Abbeyfield Homemeans an establishment run by the Abbeyfield Society including all bodies corporate or incorporate which are affiliated to that Society;
accommodationmeans accommodation provided by a local authority in a home owned or managed by that local authority— i under sections 21 to 24 of the National Assistance Act 1948 (provision of accommodation), ii in Scotland, under section 13B or 59 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (provision of residential or other establishment), or iii under section 25 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (care and support services etc.), where the accommodation is provided for a person whose stay in that accommodation has become other than temporary;”
residential accommodationmeans accommodation which is a care home, an Abbeyfield Home or an independent hospital;”
voluntary organisationshall mean a body the activities of which are carried out otherwise than for profit, but shall not include any public or local authority;”