100.Section 26 makes it an offence for a person to describe any premises as a particular kind of establishment or agency when it is not registered as such. This would catch, for example, an unscrupulous hotel proprietor who tried to pretend his hotel was a nursing home. It would also catch registered persons who misrepresent the nature of their establishment, by claiming it is suitable for a particular category of resident when it is not. The penalty on summary conviction is a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
Commentary on Sections Offences Section 26 False descriptions of establishments and agencies.