SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5Further amendments relating to Part 1

Part 1Amendments of Care Standards Act 2000

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(1)

Section 20 of the 2000 Act (urgent procedure for cancellation etc) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1)—

(a)

after “If” insert “ in respect of an establishment or agency for which the CIECSS is the registration authority ”,

(b)

in paragraph (a), for “the registration authority” substitute “ the CIECSS ”, and

(c)

in sub-paragraph (i) of that paragraph, for “an” substitute “ the ”.

(3)

In subsection (3), for “the registration authority” substitute “ the CIECSS ”.

(4)

In subsection (5), for “the registration authority” substitute “ the CIECSS ”.

(5)

For subsection (6) substitute—

“(6)

For the purposes of this section the appropriate authorities are—

(a)

the local authority in whose area the establishment or agency is situated; and

(b)

any other statutory authority whom the CIECSS thinks it appropriate to notify.”

(6)

Accordingly, for the heading of section 20 substitute “ Urgent procedure for cancellation, variation etc: England ”