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Explanatory note

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(This note does not form part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make provision for the district health authority in which a person is usually resident to be the health authority whose consent must be obtained before nursing care accommodation (other than urgent temporary nursing care accommodation) can be provided by a local authority pursuant to section 26 of the National Assistance Act 1948 (provision of accommodation in premises maintained other than by local authorities).