Paragraph 6

In relation to the Isle of Man—

• “accommodation for residential care” means either—

  1. (a)

     any establishment the sole or main object of which is, or is held to be, the provision of accommodation, whether for reward or not, for disabled persons, mentally disordered persons or retired persons of pensionable age and which—

     1. (i)

        is provided under section 22 of the National Health Service (Isle of Man) Act 1948; or

     2. (ii)

        is provided under section 22(1) of the National Assictance (Isle of Man) Act 1951; or

     3. (iii)

        is carried on by a person who is duly registered in respect thereof under section 29 of that Act or under section 24 of the Local Government Act 1949^f1 or under the Nursing and Residential Homes Act 1988 or who would be so registered but for section 1(2), (3) or 5 of the Act; or

  2. (b)

     a group of at least four dwellings within a common and exclusive boundary specially provided for disabled persons, mentally disordered persons or retired persons of pensionable age and which is provided or managed—

     1. (i)

        under section Piv of the Housing Act 1955; or

     2. (ii)

        by a housing association under Part II of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976;

  “mentally disordered person” means a person who is suffering from any mental disorder within the meaning of the Mental Health Act (Isle of Man) Act 1974;

• “pensionable age” has the same meaning as in the Social Security Act 1975.