{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/residential-accommodation-relevant-premises-ordinary-residence-and-exemptions-regulations-1993/regulation-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/residential-accommodation-relevant-premises-ordinary-residence-and-exemptions-regulations-1993/regulation-8.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1993/477",
  "legislation_title": "The Residential Accommodation (Relevant Premises, Ordinary Residence and Exemptions) Regulations 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/residential-accommodation-relevant-premises-ordinary-residence-and-exemptions-regulations-1993",
  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Exemption for persons over pensionable age in residential care homes",
  "text": "Subject to the provisions of regulation 9, section 26A(1) of the 1948 Act and section 86A(1) of the 1968 Act shall not apply to a person with a preserved right who–\n(a) on 31st March 1993 was ordinarily resident in a residential care home as defined in regulation 19(3) of the Income Support Regulations as then in force; and\n(b) either–\n(i) on 31st March 1993 has attained pensionable age, or\n(ii) attains pensionable age on or after 1st April 1993 but to whom regulation 6 has ceased to apply by virtue of regulation 7(1).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "As amended by regulation 9(b) of S.I. 1988/663, regulation 7 of S.I. 1988/1445, and regulation 4 of S.I. 1988/2022."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/477/regulation/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:03:42.042053+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}