# Care Standards Act 2000, Paragraph 20


In paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (persons disregarded for purposes of discount)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (1)(a), for “residential care home, nursing home, mental nursing home” there shall be substituted “ care home, independent hospital ”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (1)(b), after “home” there shall be inserted “ , hospital ”;
(c) for sub-paragraph (2), there shall be substituted—
“(2) In this paragraph—
“care home” means—
(a)a care home within the meaning of the Care Standards Act 2000; or
(b)a building or part of a building in which residential accommodation is provided under section 21 of the National Assistance Act 1948;
“hostel” means anything which falls within any definition of hostel for the time being prescribed by order made by the Secretary of State under this sub-paragraph;
“independent hospital” has the same meaning as in the Care Standards Act 2000.”
and
(d) in sub-paragraph (3), for “ “mental nursing home”, “nursing home” or “residential care home”” there shall be substituted “ “care home” or “independent hospital” ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/14/schedule/4/paragraph/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/care-standards-act-2000/schedule-4/paragraph-20
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