Registered Homes Act 1984

55 Interpretation-general

In this Act—

• "local social services authority" means a council which is a local authority for the purposes of the [1970 c. 42.] Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 ;

• " maternity home " has the meaning given by section 21 above;

• " mental disorder " means mental illness, arrested or incomplete development of mind, psychopathic disorder, and any other disorder or disability of mind ;

• " mental nursing home " has the meaning given by section 22 above;

• " nursing home " has the meaning given by section 21 above ;

• " psychopathic disorder " means a persistent disorder or disability of mind (whether or not including significant impairment of intelligence) which results in abnormally aggressive or seriously irresponsible conduct on the part of the person concerned ;

• " the standard scale " means the standard scale as defined in section 75 of the [1982 c. 48.] Criminal Justice Act 1982 ; and

• " the statutory maximum " means the statutory maximum as defined in section 74 of that Act.