Section 24 Prohibition of holding out premises as nursing home, maternity home or mental nursing home.
England and Wales
A person who, with intent to deceive any person,—
applies any name to premises in England or Wales; or
in any way so describes such premises or holds such premises out,
as to indicate, or reasonably be understood to indicate, that the premises are a nursing home or maternity home, shall be guilty of an offence unless registration has been effected under this Part of this Act in respect of the premises as a nursing home.
A person who, with intent to deceive any person,—
applies any name to premises in England or Wales; or
in any way so describes such premises or holds such premises out,
as to indicate, or reasonably be understood to indicate, that the premises are a mental nursing home, shall be guilty of an offence, unless registration has been effected under this Part of this Act in respect of the premises as a mental nursing home.
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
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Act repealed (1.4.2002) by Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14), s. 117(2), Sch. 6; S.I. 2001/3852, art. 3(7)(j) (subject to art. 2, Sch. 1 (as amended: (27.3.2002) by S.I. 2002/1493, art. 5; (31.5.2002) by S.I. 2002/1790, art. 2; (8.12.2005) by S.I. 2005/3397, art. 2)); S.I. 2002/920, art. 3(3)(g) (subject to art. 3(5)-(10) and with art. 2, Schs. 1-3)