# Registered Homes Act 1984 (repealed), Section 55: Interpretation—general.

Extent: E+W

In this Act—
“local social services authority” means a council which is a local authority for the purposes of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970;
“maternity home” has the meaning given by section 21 above;
“mental disorder” means mental illness, arrested or incomplete development of mind, psychopathic disorder, and any other disorder or disability of mind;
“mental nursing home” has the meaning given by section 22 above;
“nursing home” has the meaning given by section 21 above;
“psychopathic disorder” means a persistent disorder or disability of mind (whether or not including significant impairment of intelligence) which results in abnormally aggressive or seriously irresponsible conduct on the part of the person concerned;
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/23/section/55 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/registered-homes-act-1984-repealed/section-55
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