Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970

29 Short title, extent and commencement. E+W+S

(1) This Act may be cited as the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970.

[F1 (2) [F2 Sections 1(1) and (2)] and 2(1) of this Act shall apply to Scotland so however that—

X1 [F3 ( a ) any references to functions under section 29 of the National Assistance Act M1 1948 shall be construed as references to duties to—

(i) chronically sick or disabled persons; or

(ii) persons suffering from mental disorder,

(being persons in need) to whom section 12 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act M2 1968 applies [F4 except that in case of persons under eighteen years of age such references shall instead be construed as references to duties to disabled children (within the meaning of Chapter 1 of Part II of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995) ] ; ]

[F5 (b) any references to services provided under arrangements made by a local authority under the said section 29 shall be construed as references to services for—

(i) such chronically sick or disabled, or such mentally disordered, persons provided by virtue of the said section 12; or

(ii) such disabled children provided under section 23(1) of the said Act of 1995,

by a local authority;]

(c) in section 2(1) as originally enacted—

(i) the words “ who is ordinarily resident in their area ” shall be omitted;

(ii) for the words from “notwithstanding” to “ that Act ” where those words secondly occur there shall be substituted the words “subject to the provisions of section 5 of the said Act of 1968 (which requires local authorities to exercise their functions under that Act”. ]

(3) Save as otherwise expressly provided by sections 9, 14 and 23, this Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.

(4) This Act shall come into force as follows:—

(a) sections 1 and 21 shall come into force on the day appointed thereunder;

(b) sections 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 shall come into force at the expiration of six months beginning with the date this Act is passed;

(c) the remainder shall come into force at the expiration of three months beginning with that date.

Editorial Information

X1 S. 29(2)(a) containing paras. (i) and (ii) substituted (S.) for s. 29(2)(a) first appearing by Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c. 33, SIF 103), s. 12(1)

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 29(2) substituted by Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 51), s. 1(1)

F2 Words in s. 29(2) substituted (1.4.2015) by The Care Act 2014 and Children and Families Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/914), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 23 (with arts. 1(3), 3); S.I. 2015/993, art. 2

F3 S. 29(2)(a) containing paras. (i) and (ii) substituted (S.) for s. 29(2)(a) first appearing by Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c. 33, SIF 103), s. 12(1)

F4 Words in s. 29(2)(a) added (S.) (1.4.1997) by 1995 c. 36, s. 105(4), Sch. 4 para. 17(3)(a) (with Sch. 3 paras. 4, 6); S.I. 1996/3201, art. 3(7)

F5 S. 29(2)(b) substituted (S.) (1.4.1997) by 1995 c. 36, s. 105(4), Sch. 4 para. 17(3)(b) (with Sch. 3 paras. 4, 6); S.I. 1996/3201, art. 3(7)

Marginal Citations

M1 1948 c.29(81:3).

M2 1968 c.49(81:3).