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NURSING HOMES AND NURSING AGENCIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1971 - SECT 1

1.(1) Any person who carries on a nursing home without being duly registered
in respect thereof shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on
summary conviction

(a)for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding #50;

(b)for a second or subsequent offence, to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding three months or to a fine not exceeding #50, or to both.

(2) An application for registration of a nursing home shall be made in writing
in the prescribed form to the [Health and Social Services Board] and shall be
accompanied by [such fee as may be prescribed].

(3) Subject as provided in this Part, the [Health and Social Services Board]
shall, on the receipt of an application for registration of a nursing home,
register the applicant in respect of the nursing home specified in the
application and issue to him a certificate of registration.

© 1971 Crown Copyright

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