SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4 Registered Homes

F1Part I Residential Care Homes

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F1

Sch. 4 Pt. I (paras. 1–23), Pt. II paras. 24–37, 44, Pt. III (paras. 49–56), Sch. 9 paras. 4, 6, 9, 12–14 and 26 repealed (E.W.) by Registered Homes Act 1984 (c. 23, SIF 113:3), s. 57, Sch. 3

Meaning of “relative”

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1

In this Part of this Schedule

  • “relative” means any of the following—

a

husband or wife;

b

son or daughter;

c

father or mother;

d

brother or sister;

e

grandparent or other ascendant;

f

grandchild or other descendant;

g

uncle or aunt;

h

nephew or niece.

2

In deducing any relationship for the purposes of subparagraph (1) above—

a

any relationship by affinity shall be treated as a relationship by consanguinity, any relationship of the halfblood as a relationship of the whole blood, and the stepchild of any person as his child, and

b

an illegitimate person shall be treated as the legitimate child of his mother and reputed father.

3

In this paragraph “husband” and “wife” include a person who is living with a person carrying on or intending to carry on a residential care home as that person’s husband or wife, as the case may be, and who has been so living for a period of not less than 6 months.

4

A person, other than a relative, with whom a person carrying on or intending to carry on a residential care home ordinarily resides, and with whom that person has been ordinarily residing for a period of not less than 5 years, shall be treated for the purposes of this Part of this Schedule as if he were a relative.