The Wireless Telegraphy (Television Licence Fees) Regulations 1991

General

1.  In this Schedule–

“disabled person” means a person who is blind, deaf or dumb or who is substantially and permanently handicapped by illness, injury or congenital deformity;

“a group of specially provided dwellings” means a group of at least four dwellings–

(a)

which are provided for occupation by disabled persons, mentally disordered persons or retired persons of pensionable age;

(b)

which have been erected or converted for the purposes of such occupation;

(c)

for which there is a person whose functibn is to care for the needs of the persons referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above and who either lives in one of the dwellings within the group or works in that group for at least 30 hours per week; and

(d)

which fall within a common and exclusive boundary:

Provided that the condition in sub-paragraph (a) above does not cease to be satisfied if any dwelling is–

(i) also occupied by any member of the family of any person referred to in that sub-paragraph; or

(ii) occupied by the person referred to in sub-paragraph (c) above-or a member of his family;

“a resident” means a disabled person, a mentally disordered person or a retired person of pensionable age who is ordinarily resident in accommodation for residential care, but does not include a person in charge thereof or otherwise employed therein or a member of the family of either of them.