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Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968
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Valid from 01/04/1993
[F186A Exclusion of powers to provide accommodation in certain cases.S
(1)Subject to subsection (3) below, no accommodation may be provided under this Act for any person who, immediately before the date on which this section comes into force, was ordinarily resident in relevant premises.
(2)In subsection (1) above “relevant premises” means—
(a)any establishment in respect of which a person is registered under section 62 of this Act;
(b)any nursing home within the meaning of the Nursing Homes Registration (Scotland) Act M11938 in respect of which a person is registered or exempt from registration under that Act;
(c)any private hospital registered under section 12 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act M21984; and
(d)such other premises as the Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe.
(3)The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that in such cases and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed subsection (1) above shall not apply in relation to such classes of persons as may be prescribed in the regulations.
(4)The Secretary of State shall by regulations prescribe the circumstances in which persons are to be treated as being ordinarily resident in any premises for the purposes of subsection (1) above.
(5)This section does not affect the validity of any contract made before the date on which this section comes into force for the provision of accommodation on or after that date or anything done in pursuance of such a contract.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 86A inserted (S.) (1.4.1993) by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 57; S.I. 1992/2975, art. 2(2), Sch.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 86A(1) restricted (1.4.1993) by S.I. 1993/477, regs. 4-9.
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M11938 c. 73(113:3).
M21984 c. 36(85).
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