(1)The council of a county or county borough may grant exemption from the operation of the provisions of this Part of this Act relating to nursing homes in respect of any hospital or institution not carried on for profit, and may attach conditions to any exemption granted by them.
(2)An exemption granted under this section, or under any enactment repealed by this Act, in respect of any hospital or institution may be withdrawn at any time and, unless previously withdrawn, shall cease to have effect on the expiration of one year from the date on which it is granted, without prejudice, however, to the power of the council to grant a further exemption :
Provided that, if a council deem it convenient that all such exemptions should expire on the same date in any year, they may, for the purpose of securing that object, grant exemptions for any period not being less than six months and not exceeding eighteen months.
(3)Any person aggrieved by the refusal of a council to grant an exemption under this section, or by any conditions attached by them to an exemption, or by their withdrawal of an exemption, may appeal to the Minister, and the Minister, after considering the matter, shall give such directions as he thinks proper, and the council shall comply with any directions so given.