The Residential Care Homes and the Nursing Homes and Mental Nursing Homes (Amendment) Regulations 1998

• Citation: S.I. 1998/902
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Residential Care Homes and the Nursing Homes and Mental Nursing Homes (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st May 1998.

Section 2 Amendment of the Residential Care Homes Regulations 1984

(1) The Residential Care Homes Regulations 1984 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3 (registration fees)—

(a) in paragraph (1)(a), for “£230” substitute “£261”;

(b) in paragraph (1)(b), for “£840” substitute “£952”; and

(c) in paragraph (2), for “£230” substitute “£261”.

(3) In regulation 5 (annual fee)—

(a) in paragraph (2), for “£41” substitute “£46”;

(b) in paragraph (3), for “£30” substitute “£34”; and

(c) in paragraph (4), for “£610” substitute “£691”.

Section 3 Amendment of the Nursing Homes and Mental Nursing Homes Regulations 1984

(1) The Nursing Homes and Mental Nursing Homes Regulations 1984 are amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 1 (fees to accompany applications)—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) the words “Subject to paragraph 2,” are omitted, and

(ii) for “£678” substitute “£952”; and

(b) paragraph (2) is omitted.

(3) In Schedule 3 (annual fees)—

(a) in paragraph 1, for “£22” substitute “£46”; and

(b) in paragraph 4, for “£190” substitute “£215”.

Section 4 Revocations

The Nursing Homes and Mental Nursing Homes (Amendment) Regulations 1990 and the Residential Care Homes (Amendment) Regulations 1992 are hereby revoked.