26The following section shall be inserted after that section—
“3AProhibition of holding out premises as nursing home, maternity home or mental nursing home.
(1)A person who, with intent to deceive any person.—
(a)applies any name to premises in England or Wales ; or
(b)in any way so describes such premises or holds such premises out,
as to indicate, or reasonably be understood to indicate, that the premises are a nursing home or maternity home, shall be guilty of an offence, unless registration has been effected under this Act in respect of the premises as such a home.
(2)A person who, with intent to deceive any person.—
(a)applies any name to premises in England or Wales ; or
(b)in any way so describes such premises or holds such premises out,
as to indicate, or reasonably be understood to indicate, that the premises are a mental nursing home, shall be guilty of an offence, unless registration has been effected under this Act in respect of the premises as such a home.”.