Amendment of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990

8.  In section 48 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (inspection of premises used for provision of community care services)(1)—

(a) in subsection (1), for “(other than premises in respect of which any person is registered under Part II of the Care Standards Act 2000)” substitute “(other than regulated premises)”; and

(b) after subsection (1), insert—

“(1A) In subsection (1) “regulated premises” means—

(a) in relation to England, premises used for the carrying on of a regulated activity within the meaning of Part 1 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 by a person who is registered under Chapter 2 of that Part in respect of the activity; and

(b) in relation to Wales, premises in respect of which a person is registered under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000.”.

(1)

1990 c. 19; section 48(1) was amended by the 2000 Act, Schedule 4, paragraph 15.