# Children Act (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2002, Regulation 7: Amendment of the Children (Secure Accommodation) Regulations 1991


The Children (Secure Accommodation) Regulations 1991 shall be amended as follows—
(a) in regulation 2(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “children’s home”, for “registered” substitute “private”;
(b) in regulation 5 (children to whom section 25 of the Act shall not apply), in paragraph (1), for “section 53” to the end of that paragraph, substitute “section 90 or 91 of the Powers of the Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (detention at Her Majesty’s pleasure or for specified period).”; and
(c) in regulation 7 (children to whom section 25 of the Act shall apply and have effect subject to modifications)—
(i) in each of paragraphs (1)(b) and (3)(b), for “residential care homes, nursing homes or mental nursing homes” substitute “care homes or independent hospitals”; and
(ii) in paragraph (3)(a) for “residential care home, a nursing home or a mental nursing home” substitute “care home or an independent hospital”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/546/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-miscellaneous-amendments-england-regulations-2002/regulation-7
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