(1)In section 1(3) of the Nursing Homes Registration (Scotland) Act 1938 (c. 73) (“the 1938 Act”), after paragraph (d) there shall be inserted—
“(e)that the applicant does not maintain financial procedures and controls adequate to ensure the safeguarding of any property of a resident of the home which the applicant will be required to manage.”.
(2)In section 4(1)(a) of the 1938 Act, after sub-paragraph (ii) there shall be inserted “; and
(iii)the financial procedures and controls relating to residents' property.”.
(3)In section 62(3) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 49), after paragraph (c) there shall be inserted—
“(d)that the applicant does not maintain financial procedures and controls adequate to ensure the safeguarding of any property of a resident of the establishment which the applicant will be required to manage.”.
(4)In section 13(1) of the 1984 Act, after paragraph (a) there shall be inserted—
“(aa)that the person proposing to carry on the establishment maintains financial procedures and controls adequate to ensure the safeguarding of any property of a resident of the hospital which that person will be required to manage.”.