Community Care (Residential Accommodation) Act 1998
Restriction on capital taken into account when determining need for residential accommodation.
In section 21 of the National Assistance Act 1948 (duty of local authorities to provide residential accommodation for elderly persons etc. in need of care and attention), after subsection (2) there shall be inserted—
Restriction on capital taken into account when determining need for residential accommodation: Scotland.
In section 12 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (general social welfare services), after subsection (3) there shall be inserted—
Short title, commencement, and extent.
subsection section-3-1
This Act may be cited as the Community Care (Residential Accommodation) Act 1998.
subsection section-3-2
This Act shall come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed.
subsection section-3-3
Section 1 extends to England and Wales only.
subsection section-3-4
Section 2 extends to Scotland only.
subsection section-3-5
This section extends to England and Wales and Scotland.