Part 6Venture capital trusts

Chapter 4Qualifying holdings

Excluded activities

309Excluded activities: nursing homes and residential care homes

1

This section supplements section 303(1)(k).

2

“Nursing home” means any establishment which exists wholly or mainly for the provision of nursing care—

a

for persons suffering from sickness, injury or infirmity, or

b

for women who are pregnant or have given birth.

3

“Residential care home” means any establishment which exists wholly or mainly for the provision of residential accommodation, together with board and personal care, for persons in need of personal care because of—

a

old age,

b

mental or physical disability,

c

past or present dependence on alcohol or drugs,

d

any past illnesses, or

e

past or present mental disorder.

4

The activities of a person are not to be taken to fall within section 303(1)(k) unless that person has an estate or interest in, or is in occupation of, the nursing home or residential care home in question.