L.30/2004
Nursing and
Residential Homes (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey)
Law 2004
A LAW to amend further the Nursing and Residential Homes (Jersey)
Law 1994.
Adopted by the
States 21st July 2004
Sanctioned by
Order of Her Majesty in Council 13th October 2004
Registered by the
Royal Court 12th
November 2004
THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have
adopted the following Law –
1 Interpretation
In this Law, “principal
Law” means the Nursing and Residential Homes (Jersey) Law 1994.[1]
2 Article
6 amended
(1) In
Article 6(2) of the principal Law[2] –
(a) in
sub-paragraph (a) for the words “or other category” there shall be
substituted the words “and other category”;
(b) in
sub-paragraph (a) for the words “in question; or” there shall be
substituted the words “in question; and”; and
(c) for
the words “sub-paragraph (a)” there shall be substituted the words
“sub-paragraphs (a) and (b)”.
(2) After
Article 6(2A) of the principal Law[3] there shall be inserted the
following paragraphs –
“(2B) Paragraph (2C) applies where a person who
is registered under this Law to carry on a residential care home –
(a) makes an application for registration in
respect of a nursing home; and
(b) intends to receive and keep in that nursing
home persons who are residents of the residential care home in respect of which
that person is registered.
(2C) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraphs (1)
and (2), a registration to which this paragraph applies may be effected subject
to such additional conditions as the Committee may consider appropriate for
regulating –
(a) the category of person who may be kept in
that nursing home; and
(b) the category of nursing care to be provided
by that nursing home,
and any condition imposed by
virtue of this paragraph shall be specified in the certificate of
registration.”.
3 Article
15 amended
(1) In
Article 15(2)(m) of the principal Law[4] for the word
“relates.” there shall be substituted the word
“relates;”.
(2) After
Article 15(2)(m) of the principal Law[5] there shall be added the
following sub-paragraph –
“(n) as to a requirement arising
out of a condition imposed under Article 6(2C).”.
4 Citation
and commencement
This Law may be cited as the Nursing and Residential Homes (Amendment
No. 2) (Jersey) Law 2004 and shall come into force on the fourteenth day
following its registration.
A.H. HARRIS
Deputy Greffier of the States.
[1] Volume 1994-1995, page 85, Volume
1996-1997, pages 564 and 565, Volume 1999, page 516 and Volume 2003, page 7.
[2] Volume 1994-1995, page 97.
[3] Volume 1994-1995, page 97 and Volume 1996-1997,
page 565.
[4] Volume 1994-1995, page 107.
[5] Volume 1994-1995, page 107.