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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part I Residential Care Homes

    1. Registration and conduct of residential care homes

      1. 1. Requirement of registration.

      2. 2. Offence of carrying on home without registration.

      3. 3. Registration of managers etc. and persons in control.

      4. 4.Registration in respect of small home registered under Part II.

      5. 5. Registration—general.

      6. 6. Death of only person registered in respect of home.

      7. 7. Inspection of registers.

      8. 8. Annual fee for registration.

      9. 8A. Annual return in respect of small home.

      10. 9. Refusal of registration.

      11. 10. Cancellation of registration.

      12. 11. Urgent procedure for cancellation of registration etc.

      13. 12. Ordinary procedure for registration etc. under Part I.

      14. 13. Right to make representations.

      15. 14. Decision of local authority.

      16. 15. Appeals.

      17. 16. Regulations as to conduct of residential care homes.

      18. 17. Inspection of homes.

      19. 18. Defences.

    2. Provisions supplementary to Part I

      1. 19. Meaning of “relative”.

      2. 20. General interpretation.

  3. Part II Nursing Homes and Mental Nursing Homes

    1. Interpretation

      1. 21. Meaning of “nursing home”.

      2. 22. Meaning of “mental nursing home”.

    2. Registration and conduct of nursing homes and mental nursing homes

      1. 23. Registration of nursing homes and mental nursing homes.

      2. 24. Prohibition of holding out premises as nursing home, maternity home or mental nursing home.

      3. 25. Refusal of registration.

      4. 26. Regulations as to conduct of nursing homes and mental nursing homes.

      5. 27. Supplementary regulations.

      6. 28. Cancellation of registration.

      7. 29. Additional registration conditions.

      8. 30. Urgent procedure for cancellation of registration etc.

      9. 31. Ordinary procedure for registration etc. under Part II.

      10. 32. Right to make representations.

      11. 33. Decision of Secretary of State.

      12. 34. Appeals.

      13. 35. Inspection of mental nursing homes and visiting of patients.

      14. 36. Effect of cancellation or death on mental nursing home registration.

    3. Miscellaneous and supplemental

      1. 37. Power to exempt Christian Science homes.

      2. 38. Ancillary provisions of Mental Health Act 1983.

  4. Part III Registered Homes Tribunals

    1. 39. Preliminary.

    2. 40. Constitution of panels for chairmen and members.

    3. 41. Constitution of tribunals—general.

    4. 42. Tribunals for appeals relating to nursing homes (including maternity homes) and mental nursing homes.

    5. 43. Procedure of tribunals.

    6. 44. Staff for tribunals.

    7. 45. Fees, allowances and expenses.

  5. Part IV Offences

    1. 46. Failure to register.

    2. 47. Failure to affix certificate of registration.

    3. 48. Breach of conditions as to registration.

    4. 49. Contravention of regulations.

    5. 50. Contravention of section 24.

    6. 51. Obstruction.

    7. 52. Bodies corporate and their officers.

    8. 53. Proceedings.

  6. Part V Supplementary

    1. 54. Service of documents.

    2. 55. Interpretation—general.

    3. 56. Regulations and orders.

    4. 57. Consequential amendments, transitional provisions, savings and repeals.

    5. 58. Extent.

    6. 59. Short title and commencement.

  7. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Consequential Amendments

      1. National Assistance Act 1948 (c. 29)

        1. 1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. Mental Health Act 1959 (c. 72)

        1. 2.In section 128(1)(b) of the Mental Health Act 1959 for...

      3. London Government Act 1963 (c. 33)

        1. 3.The following paragraph shall be substituted for section 40(4)(i) of...

      4. Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42)

        1. 4.In Schedule 1 to the Local Authority Social Services Act...

      5. Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971 (c. 62)

        1. 5.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. Child Care Act 1980 (c. 5)

        1. 6.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. Foster Children Act 1980 (c. 6)

        1. 7.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      8. Children’s Homes Act 1982 (c. 20)

        1. 8.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      9. Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20)

        1. 9.In paragraph (b) of section 24(3) of the Mental Health...

        2. 10.In section 34(2) of that Act for the words “3(4)(b)...

        3. 11.In section 145(1) of that Act, in the definitions of...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Transitional Provisions and Savings

      1. 1.Where a person’s registration in respect of a home was...

      2. 2.(1) In the case of a nursing home which was...

      3. 3.Where an offence, for the continuance of which a penalty...

      4. 4.(1) The Secretary of State may— (a) by regulations make...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Repeals

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