The Community Care (Personal Care and Nursing Care) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009
Section 1(1) of the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002 (“the 2002 Act”) provides that local authorities are not to charge for certain types of social care provided or secured by them. Regulation 2 of the Community Care (Personal Care and Nursing Care) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (“the principal Regulations”) qualifies that by modifying, for the purpose of charging, the meaning of accommodation provided under the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 49) or section 25 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13).