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49Restrictions on provision of paymentsE+W
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(1)A local authority may not provide payments to meet a person's needs for care and support or a carer's needs for support under sections 35 to 45 unless—
(a)the payments are direct payments (see sections 50 to 53),
(b)the authority considers—
(i)that the person's needs are urgent, and
(ii)that it would not be reasonably practicable to meet those needs in any other way,
(c)the payments are provided under or by virtue of a contract, or
(d)the payments are provided in circumstances specified in regulations.
(2)A local authority may not provide payments in the discharge of its duty under section 15(1) unless—
(a)the authority considers—
(i)that the payments would achieve one or more of the purposes mentioned in section 15(2), and
(ii)that it would not be reasonably practicable to achieve that purpose or those purposes in any other way,
(b)the payments are provided under or by virtue of a contract which relates to the provision of services for the authority's area, or
(c)the payments are provided in circumstances specified in regulations.
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