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Part 2 · Licensing of Operators Ofsocial Residential Homes

12. Licence condition on maximum capacity of licensable SRHs

(1)

This section applies if, in granting a licence, the Director‑General specifies the maximum number of residents that a licensee may admit to the licensable SRH to which the licence relates (called in this section the maximum capacity), as a condition imposed under section 10.

(2)

The licensee may apply to the Director‑General for the Director‑General’s consent for a variation of the maximum capacity of the licensable SRH.

(3)

An application for the Director‑General’s consent under subsection (2) must be made in writing by the licensee.

(4)

After considering the matters that may be prescribed (if any), the Director‑General may —

(a)

subject to subsection (5), give consent for the variation of the maximum capacity of the licensable SRH; or

(b)

refuse (without compensation) to give consent for the variation.

(5)

Any consent under subsection (4)(a) may be given subject to compliance with any conditions that the Director‑General thinks fit to impose, which may include conditions modifying, or requiring or otherwise providing for modifications to, the conditions of the licence, but section 11(2), (3) and (4) does not apply to, or in relation to, these modifications to the conditions of the licence.

Part 3

Special Duties of Licensees

Part 4

Approval of Key Appointment Holders, Persons‑In‑Charge and Persons Performing Duties in Licensable Social Residential Homes

Part 5

Codes of Practice and Directions

Part 6

Step‑In Arrangements for Licensees

Part 7

Regulatory Actions

Part 8

Protection of Residents

Part 9

Enforcement

Part 10

Appeals

Part 11

Administration

Part 12

Miscellaneous

Part 13

Repeal, Consequential and Related Amendments to Other Acts and Final Provisions

Schedules