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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Recovery of Expenditure for the Provision of Social Care Services (Scotland) Regulations 2010 and come into force on 6th April 2010.
(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.
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(1) In these Regulations—
 “accommodation with support” means accommodation that is supported, under arrangements, by services or facilities that are provided under—
(a) the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968;
(b) Part II of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (promotion of children’s welfare by local authorities etc.); or
(c) sections 25 to 27 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (local authority provision of services),to enable a person to live in that accommodation but does not include accommodation provided under any of those enactments;
 “arrangements” means arrangements of the type described in section 86(6);
 “the Act” means the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968;
 “the other authority” has the meaning assigned by section 86(6) but restricted to local authorities in Scotland; and
 “the providing authority” has the meaning assigned by section 86(6) but restricted to local authorities in Scotland.
 Any reference in these Regulations to a section is a reference to a section of the Act unless otherwise stated.
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Expenditure incurred by the providing authority under arrangements for the provision of services or facilities in accommodation with support is recoverable from the other authority.
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In determining, for the purposes of section 86(1) the ordinary residence of any person, any period in which that person is residing, under arrangements, in accommodation with support shall be disregarded.
SHONA ROBISON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
25th February 2010