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(1)This section applies for the purposes of this Act.
(2)“Domiciliary care” means personal care provided in their own homes for persons who by reason of illness, infirmity or disability are unable to provide it for themselves without assistance.
(3)“Domiciliary care provider” means a person who carries on an activity which involves the provision of domiciliary care, but it does not include an individual who—
(a)carries on the activity otherwise than in partnership with others,
(b)is not employed by a body corporate or unincorporated association to carry it on,
(c)does not employ any other person to carry out the activity, and
(d)provides or arranges the provision of domiciliary care to fewer than four persons.
(4)Action is to be treated as action taken by a domiciliary care provider if it is taken by—
(a)a person employed by that provider,
(b)a person acting on behalf of that provider, or
(c)a person to whom that provider has delegated any functions.
(5)Action is also to be treated as action taken by a domiciliary care provider if—
(a)that provider provides domiciliary care by means of an arrangement with another person, and
(b)the action is taken by or on behalf of the other person in carrying out the arrangement.
Commencement Information
I1S. 63 in force at 23.7.2019 by S.I. 2019/1096, reg. 2
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