Local Government Act 1972

2 (1) In section 21 of the M1 National Assistance Act in subsection (1), for the words from the beginning to “to provide” there shall be substituted the words “ Subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Part of this Act, a local authority may with the approval of the Secretary of State, and to such extent as he may direct shall, make arrangements for providing ” ; in subsection (2) of that section for the words “the exercise of their said duty” there shall be substituted the words “ making any such arrangements ”; subsection (3) of that section shall be, omitted ; and in subsection (4) of that section, for the words “said functions” there shall be substituted the words “ functions under this section ” and for the words “specified in the scheme” there shall be substituted the words “ determined in accordance with the arrangements ”. E+W

(2) In section 24 of that Act, in subsections (1) . . . F1 for the word “liable” there shall be substituted the word “ empowered ” ; in subsection (3) for the word “duty” there shall be substituted the word “ power ” ; and in subsection (4) of that section for the word “scheme” there shall be substituted the word “ arrangements ”.

(3) In section 26 of that Act, [F2 in subsection (1) for the words “a scheme under section twenty-one thereof may provide that” there shall be substituted the words “ arrangements under section 21 thereof may include provision whereby ” and] in subsection (2) [F2 of that section] for the words “such arrangements as aforesaid” there shall be substituted the words “ arrangements made by virtue of subsection (1) of this section ”.

(4) In section 29 of that Act, in subsection (1), for the words “shall have power to” there shall be substituted the words “ may, with the approval of the Secretary of State, and to such extent as he may direct in relation to persons ordinarily resident in the area of the local authority shall ”; and subsections (2) and (3) of that section shall be omitted.

(5) In section 30(1) of that Act, for the words “if the scheme under the last foregoing section so provides” there shall be substituted the words “ in accordance with arrangements made under section 29 of this Act ”.

(6) In section 33(1) of that Act, for the words “the council of a county or county borough” there shall be substituted the words “ a council which is a local authority for the purposes of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 ”.

[F3 (7) In section 35(2) of that Act, the words from the beginning to “this Act”, in the first place where those words occur, shall be omitted.]

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(10) In section 48 of that Act, in subsection (4), for the words “the council of the county, county borough or large burgh” there shall be substituted the words “ the council which is the local authority for the purposes of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 and ”.

(11) In section 49 of that Act, for the words “the council of a county or county borough” there shall be substituted the words “ any such council as is referred to in section 48(4) of this Act ”.

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(13) In section 56 of that Act, for subsection (3) there shall be substituted the following subsection:—

“(3) Offences under this Act, other than offences under section 47(11) of this Act, may be prosecuted by any council which is a local authority for the purposes of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 and offences under section 47(11) of this Act may be prosecuted by the councils referred to in section 47(12) of this Act.”

Textual Amendments

F1 Words repealed by Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977 (c. 48, SIF 61), s. 20(4), Sch.

F2 Words repealed (prosp.) by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), ss. 66(2), 67(2), Sch. 10

F3 Sch. 23 para. 2(7) repealed (prosp.) by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), ss. 66(2), 67(2), Sch. 10

F4 Sch. 23 para. 2(8) repealed by Residential Homes Act 1980 (c. 7, SIF 81:1), s. 11(5), Sch. 2

F5 Sch. 23 para. 2(9) repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. X Gp. 1.

F6 Sch. 23 para. 2(12) repealed by Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (c. 22, SIF 100:1), s. 78, Sch. 3

Marginal Citations

M1 1948 c. 29.