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Part IVS Residential and other Establishments

Registration of certain residential and other establishmentsS

61 Restriction on carrying on of establishments.S

[F1(1)The following provisions of this Part of this Act apply to any residential or other establishment the whole or a substantial part of whose function is to provide persons with such personal care or support, whether or not combined with board, and whether for reward or not, as may be required for the purposes of this Act.

(1A)For the purposes of subsection (1) above–

(2)[F4Subject to section 62(8) and (8A) below] An establishment shall not be carried on by any person unless he is for the time being registered in respect of it in a register kept for the purposes of this section by a local authority or, as the case may be, by the Secretary of State.

(3)Any person who carries on an establishment in contravention of the provisions of subsection (2) of this section shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding [F5level 4 on the standard scale] and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to a fine not exceeding [F5level 4 on the standard scale] or to both such imprisonment and such fine.