Section 29 Additional registration conditions.
England and Wales
It shall be a condition of the registration of any person in respect of a nursing home or mental nursing home that the number of persons kept at any one time in the home (excluding persons carrying on or employed in, the home, together with their families) does not exceed such number as may be specified in the certificate of registration.
Without prejudice to subsection (1) above, any such registration may be effected subject to such conditions (to be specified in the certificate of registration) as the Secretary of State may consider appropriate for regulating the age, sex or other category of persons who may be received in the home in question.
The Secretary of State may make regulations—
as to the variation of any condition for the time being in force in respect of a nursing home or mental nursing home by virtue of this Part of this Act; and
as to the imposition of additional conditions.
If any condition for the time being in force in respect of a home by virtue of this Part of this Act is not complied with, the person carrying on the home shall be guilty of an offence.
Annotations
Modifications
- C1
S. 29(2)(3): transfer of functions (E.) (1.4.2001) by S.I. 2001/747, regs. 2(1), 3, 4, Sch. 1
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
- F1
Act repealed (1.4.2002) by Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14), s. 117(2), Sch. 6; S.I. 2001/3852, art. 3(7)(j) (subject to art. 2, Sch. 1 (as amended: (27.3.2002) by S.I.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)