SCHEDULE 3 MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

I118Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14)

In paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (persons disregarded for purposes of discount)—

a

in sub-paragraph (1), for heads (a) and (b) there is substituted—

a

either—

i

he has as his sole or main residence a private hospital in Scotland; or

ii

a care home service provides, in Scotland, accommodation which is his sole or main residence; and

b

he is receiving care or treatment (or both) in the hospital or in the accommodation so provided.

b

in sub-paragraph (2)—

i

the definitions of “hostel", “nursing home" and “residential care home" are repealed; and

ii

after the word “paragraph—" there is inserted—

“care home service” has the same meaning as in the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 8); and

c

sub-paragraph (3) is repealed; and

d

in sub-paragraph (4)—

i

the words “nursing home", are repealed; and

ii

for the words “residential care home" there is substituted “ care home service ”.