Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968

5SIn this Schedule—

(a)transferor” means a body or person from whom a function has been transferred under this Act and from whom any property, right, liability or obligation has been so transferred, and

(b)transferee” means a local authority to whom a function or any property, right, liability or obligation has been so transferred,

and “transfer of function” includes the giving of a function to a local authority which was previously performed by another body including another local authority.