Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970

Advisory committees, etc. U.K.

9 Central advisory committee on war pensions. U.K.

(1) The Secretary of State shall ensure that the central advisory committee constituted under section 3 of the M1 War Pensions Act 1921 includes the [F1 chairman of at least one] of the committees established [F2 by regulations under section 25 of the Social Security Act 1989] and includes at least one war disabled pensioner, and shall cause that central advisory committee to be convened at least once in every year.

(2) This section extends to Northern Ireland.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 9 substituted (1.1.2001) by 2000 c. 19, s. 61(1); S.I. 2000/2994, art. 2(5)

F2 Words substituted by Social Security Act 1989 (c. 24, SIF 113:1), s. 25(5)

Marginal Citations

M1 1921 c. 49.

[F3 10 Housing Advisory Committees. E+W+S

In the appointment of persons to be members of the . . . F4 Scottish Housing Advisory Committee set up under section 167 of the M2 Housing (Scotland) Act 1966, regard shall be had to the desirability of that Committee’s including one or more persons with knowledge of the problems involved in housing the chronically sick and disabled and to the person or persons with that knowledge being or including a chronically sick or disabled person or persons.]

Textual Amendments

F3 S. 10 repealed (S.) by Tenants' Rights, Etc. (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 52, SIF 61), Sch. 5

F4 Words repealed by Housing Rents and Subsidies Act 1975 (c. 6), Sch. 6 Pt. IV

Marginal Citations

M2 1966 c. 49.

11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5 E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F5 S. 11 repealed by Social Security Act 1973 (c. 38), Sch. 28 Pt. I

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 11: power to continue in force, with or without prescribed modifications, or for temporarily retaining the effect of provision for transitional purposes conferred (1.7.1992) see Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6), ss. 5, 7(2), Sch. 3 Pt. II para.15 and Social Security Act 1973 (c. 38), s. 100(2)(b), Sch. 28

12 Industrial Injuries Advisory Council. E+W+S

The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council shall include at least one person with experience of work among and of the needs of the chronically sick and disabled and in selecting any such person regard shall be had to the desirability of having a chronically sick or disabled person.

13 Youth employment service. E+W+S

F6 (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2) In the appointment of persons [F7 in pursuance of section 5(2)(a) of the M3 Employment and Training Act 1973 to advise the Secretary of State with respect to the performance of the functions conferred on him by virtue of [F8 section 10(6)] of that Act] regard shall be had to the desirability of . . . F9 including one or more persons with experience of work among, and the special needs of, young disabled persons and to the person or persons with that experience being or including a disabled person or persons.

Textual Amendments

F6 S. 13(1) repealed (1.4.1994 for England and Scotland, 1.4.1995 for Wales) by 1993 c. 19, s. 51, Sch.10; S.I. 1993/2503, art. 2(3), Sch.3

F7 Words substituted by Employment and Training Act 1973 (c. 50), Sch. 3 para. 11(2)

F8 Words in s. 13(2) substituted (1.4.1994 for England and Scotland, 1.4.1995 for Wales) by 1993 c. 19, s. 49(2), Sch. 8 para.3; S.I. 1993/2503, art. 2(3), Sch.3

F9 Words repealed by Employment and Training Act 1973 (c. 50), Sch. 3 para. 11(2), Sch. 4

Marginal Citations

M3 1973 c. 50.

14 Miscellaneous advisory committees. U.K.

(1) In the appointment of persons to be members of any of the following advisory committees or councils, that is to say, the Transport users’ Consultative Committees [F10 or][F11 the [F12 London Transport Users’ Committee]], F13 . . ., the F13 . . . F14 . . . [F15 and the Domestic Coal Consumers’ Council], regard shall be had to the desirability of the committee or council in question including one or more persons with experience of work among, and the special needs of, disabled persons and to the person or persons with that experience being or including a disabled person or persons.

F16 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F10 Word in s. 14(1) substituted (24.7.2005) by Railways Act 2005 (c. 14), s. 60(2), Sch. 12 para. 3; S.I. 2005/1909, art. 2, Sch.

F11 Words inserted by London Regional Transport Act 1984 (c. 32, SIF 126), s. 40(12), Sch. 3 para. 12

F12 Words in s. 14 substituted (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 252(2), Sch. 19 para. 2 (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/801, art. 2(2)(c), Sch. Pt. 3

F13 Words in s. 14(1) repealed (7.11.2000) by 2000 c. 27, s. 108, Sch. 8; S.I. 2000/2974, art. 2, Sch.

F14 Words in s. 14(1) repealed (1.1.2001) by 2000 c. 26, s. 127(6), Sch. 9; S.I. 2000/2957, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 Table

F15 Words in s. 14(1) repealed (E.W.S) (1.3.1995) by 1994 c. 21, s. 67(8), Sch. 11 Pt. III (with s. 40(7)); S.I. 1995/273, art. 2

F16 S. 14(2) repealed (1.1.2001) by 2000 c. 26, s. 127(6), Sch. 9; S.I. 2000/2957, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 Table

15 Co-option of chronically sick or disabled persons to local authority committees. E+W+S

Where a local authority within the meaning of the M4 Local Government Act 1933 or the M5 Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947 appoint a committee of the authority under any enactment, and the members of the committee include or may include persons who are not members of the authority, then in considering the appointment to the committee of such persons regard shall be had, if the committee is concerned with matters in which the chronically sick or disabled have special needs, to the desirability of appointing to the committee persons with experience of work among and of the needs of the chronically sick and disabled, and to the person or persons with that experience being or including a chronically sick or disabled person or persons.

Marginal Citations

M4 1933 c. 51.

M5 1947 c. 43.

16 Duties of national advisory council under Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944. E+W+S

The duties of the national advisory council established under section 17(1)(a) of the M6 Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944 shall include in particular the duty of giving to the Secretary of State such advice as appears to the council to be necessary on the training of persons concerned with—

(a) placing disabled persons in employment; or

(b) training disabled persons for employment.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2 S. 16 amended (temp.from 2.12.1996 to 1.4.1998) by 1995 c. 50, s. 60(8) (with ss. 59, 64, 65); S.I. 1996/1474, art. 2(3), Sch. Pt. III; S.I. 1998/565, art. 2

Marginal Citations

M6 1944 c. 10.