Article 4 Amendment to the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001
In section 25(3) of the Act for sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) of paragraph (a) substitute–
“(i)if the service is a care home servicef1, at least twice in the period of 12 months which immediately follows registration and at least twice in each subsequent period of 12 months;
(ii)if the service is a school care accommodation servicef2, at least twice in the period of 24 months which immediately follows registration and at least twice in each subsequent period of 48 months;
(iii)if the service is a secure accommodation servicef3, at least twice at the period of 12 months which immediately follows registration and at least twice in each subsequent period of 12 months; and
(iv)if the service is an independent health care servicef4 which provides overnight accommodation, at least twice in the period of 24 months which immediately follows registration and at least twice in each subsequent period of 24 months; and”.
Annotations
Footnotes
- f1
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“Care home service” has the meaning given by section 2(3) of the Act.
- f2
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“School care accommodation service” has the meaning given by section 2(4) of the Act as amended by section 82 of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 14).
- f3
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“Secure accommodation service” has the meaning given by section 2(9) of the Act.
- f4
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“Independent health care service” has the meaning given by section 2(5) of the Act.