F1SCHEDULE A1Direct payments: after-care under the Mental Health Act 1983
Modifications to section 51
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For subsection (1) of section 51 substitute—
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Regulations may require or allow a local authority to make payments to a person in respect of a child to whom section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (after-care) applies that are equivalent to the cost of providing or arranging the provision of after-care services for the child under that section.
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In subsection (3)(a) and (b) of that section, for “who has needs for care and support” (in each place it occurs) substitute
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to whom section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 applies
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In subsection (5)(a) of that section, for “meeting the child's needs” substitute
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discharging its duty towards the child under section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983
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Sch. A1 inserted (6.4.2016) by The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/413), regs. 2(6), 323