Part IV Community Care: Scotland

58 Power of Secretary of State to make grants.

After section 92 of the 1968 Act there shall be inserted the following section—

“92A Power of the Secretary of State to make grants.

The Secretary of State may, with the approval of the Treasury, make grants out of money provided by Parliament towards any expenses of local authorities in respect of their functions under—

(a)

Part II of this Act; and

(b)

sections 7 and 8 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984,

in relation to persons suffering from mental illness.”