Article 3 Transitional provision

For the period 9th April 2010 to 30th September 2010, article 2(1) shall be read as if the following were substituted for sub-paragraph (b)—

“(b)

a person, other than an English NHS provider or an English local authority, registered with the Care Quality Commission under the Care Standards Act 2000^f1 as carrying on an independent hospital, independent clinic, independent medical agency, care home, domiciliary care agency, nurses agency (as defined in that Act) or an adult placement scheme (as defined in the Adult Placement Schemes (England) Regulations 2004)^f2.”.