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[F128A Power to make payments towards expenditure on community services.E+W+S

(1)This section applies to the following [F2[F3bodies]

(a)a Health Authority;]. . .

[F4(b)a Primary Care Trust[F5; and]]

[F6(c)a Local Health Board.]

(2)[F7A body to which] this section applies may, if they think fit, make payments—

(a)to a local social services authority towards expenditure incurred or to be incurred by them in connection with [F8any social services functions (within the meaning of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970)], other than functions under section 3 of the M1Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1958;

(b)to a district council, [F9or to a Welsh county council or county borough council,]towards expenditure incurred or to be incurred by them in connection with their functions under section 8 of the M2Residential Homes Act 1980 or Part II of Schedule 9 to the M3Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (meals and recreation for old people);

(c)to an authority who are a local education authority for the purposes of [F10the Education Act 1996], towards expenditure incurred or to be incurred by them in connection with their functions under [F11the Education Acts (within the meaning of that Act)], in so far as they perform those functions for the benefit of disabled persons;

[F12(d)to a local housing authority within the meaning of the M4Housing Act 1985, towards expenditure incurred or to be incurred by them in connection with their functions under Part II of that Act (provision of housing); and]

(e)to the following bodies, in respect of expenditure incurred or to be incurred by them in connection with the provision of housing accommodation,—

[F13(i)a registered social landlord within the meaning of the Housing Act 1985 (see section 5(4) and (5) of that Act);.]

(ii)the Commission for the New Towns;

(iii)a new town development corporation;

(iv)an urban development corporation established under the M5Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980;

(v)the Housing Corporation; F14. . .

F14(vi). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F15(vii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F16(2A)A body to which this section applies may, if they think fit, make payments to a local authority towards expenditure incurred or to be incurred by the authority in connection with the performance of any of the authority’s functions which, in the opinion of the body,—

(a)have an effect on the health of any individuals,

(b)have an effect on, or are affected by, any NHS functions, or

(c)are connected with any NHS functions.

(2B)In this section “NHS functions” means functions exercised by a [F17Strategic Health Authority,] Health Authority, Special Health Authority, Primary Care Trust [F18, Local Health Board] or NHS trust.]

(3)A payment under this section may be made in respect of expenditure of a capital or of a revenue nature or in respect of both kinds of expenditure.

[F19(4)No payment shall be made under this section in respect of any expenditure unless the expenditure has been recommended for a payment under this section by a joint consultative committee on which the authority proposing to make the payment are represented.]

(5)The Secretary of State may by directions prescribe conditions relating to payments under this section.

(6)The power to give such directions may be exercised so as to make, as respects the cases in relation to which it is exercised, the same provision for all cases, or different provision for different cases or different classes of case, or different provision as respects the same case or class of case for different purposes.

(7)Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (5) above, the power may be exercised—

(a)so as to make different provision for England and Wales and different provision for different [F20areas] in either; and

(b)so as to require, in such circumstances as may be specified,—

(i)repayment of the whole or any part of a payment under this section;

(ii)payment, in respect of property acquired with money paid under this section, of an amount representing the whole or part of an increase in the value of the property which has occurred since its acquisition.

(8)No payment shall be made under this section in respect of any expenditure unless the conditions relating to it—

[F19(a)accord with the advice given by the joint consultative committee in making the recommendation for a payment under this section in respect of the expenditure in question; and]]

(b)conform with the conditions prescribed for payments of that description under subsection (5) above.

(9)Where [F21the expenditure in respect of which a payment under this section is proposed to be made] is expenditure in connection with services to be provided by a voluntary organisation—

(a)the [F22body] who are to make the payment may make payments to the voluntary organisation towards the expenditure incurred or to be incurred by the organisation in connection with the provision of those services, instead of or in addition to making payments under subsection (2) [F23or (2A)] above; and

(b)an authority of one of the descriptions specified in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) of subsection (2) above [F24, or in subsection (2A) above,] and who have received payments under that subsection may make out of the sums paid to them payments to the voluntary organisation towards expenditure incurred or to be incurred by the organisation in connection with the provision of those services,

but no payment shall be made under this subsection except subject to conditions [F25which conform with the conditions prescribed for payments of that description under subsection (5) above.]

Textual Amendments

F2Words in s. 28A(1) substituted (28.6.1995 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 17, ss. 2(1)(3), 8(1), Sch. 1 para. 17(a)

F3Word in s. 28A(1) substituted (1.11.1999 for E., 1.12.2000 for W. for specified purposes and otherwise prosp.) by 1999 c. 8, ss. 29(2)(a), 67(2); S.I. 1999/2793, art. 2(1)(a), Sch. 1; S.I. 2000/2991, art. 2(1), Sch. 1

F4S. 28A(1)(b) substituted (1.4.2000 for E. and otherwise prosp.) by 1999 c. 8, ss. 29(2)(b), 67(2); S.I. 1999/2793, art. 2(3)(b)

F7Words in s. 28A(2) substituted (1.11.1999 for E. and 1.12.2000 for W.) by 1999 c. 8, ss. 65(1), Sch. 4 para. 14(2); S.I. 1999/2793, art. 2(1)(a), Sch. 1; S.I. 2000/2991, art. 2(1), Sch. 1

F8Words in s. 28A(2)(a) substituted (E.W.) (26.10.2000 for E. and 28.7.2001 for W.) by 2000 c. 22, ss. 107, 108(4), Sch. 5 para. 17; S.I. 2000/2849, art. 2(1)

F13S. 28A(2)(e)(i) substituted (E.W.) (1.10.1996) by S.I. 1996/2325, art. 5(1), Sch. 2 para. 9(2)

F14S. 28A(2)(e)(vi) and word “and” immediately preceding repealed (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 152, Sch. 18 Pt. IV (with ss. 137(1), 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 4

F16S. 28A(2A)(2B) inserted (1.11.1999 for E., 1.12.2000 for W. for specified purposes and otherwise prosp.) by 1999 c. 8, ss. 29(3), 67(2); S.I. 1999/2793, art. 2(1)(a), Sch. 1; S.I. 2000/2991, art. 2(1), Sch. 1

F19S. 28A(4)(8)(a) omitted (1.11.1999 for E. for specified purposes, 1.4.2000 for specified other purposes, 1.12.2000 for W. for specified purposes, and 1.1.2001 for other specified purposes) by virtue of 1999 c. 8, ss. 65(1), Sch. 4 para. 14(3); S.I. 1999/2793, art. 2(1)(a)(3)(c)(i), Sch. 1; S.I. 2000/2991, art. 2(1)(2), Schs. 1, 2

F20Word in s. 28A(7)(a) substituted (28.6.1995 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 17, ss. 2(1)(3), 8(1), Sch. 1 para. 17(b)

F21Words in s. 28A(9) substituted (1.11.1999 for E., 1.4.2000 for W. for specified purposes and otherwise 1.1.2001) by 1999 c. 8, ss. 65(1), Sch. 4 para. 14(4)(a); S.I. 1999/2793, art. 2(1)(a)(3)(c)(i), Sch. 1; S.I. 2000/2991, art. 2(1)(2), Schs. 1, 2

F22Word in s. 28A(9)(a) substituted (1.11.1999 for E. and 1.12.2000 for W.) by 1999 c. 8, ss. 65(1), Sch. 4 para. 14(4)(b); S.I. 1999/2793, art. 2(1)(a), Sch. 1; S.I. 2000/2991, art. 2(1), Sch. 1

F25Words in s. 28A(9)(b) substituted (1.11.1999 for E. for specified purposes, 1.4.2000 for specified other purposes, 1.12.2000 for W. and for specified other purposes, 1.1.2001) for s. 28A(b)(i)(ii) by 1999 c. 8, ss. 65(1), Sch. 4 para. 14(4)(e); S.I. 1999/2793, art. 2(1)(a)(3)(c)(i), Sch. 1; S.I. 2000/2991, art. 2(1)(2), Schs. 1, 2

Marginal Citations

M31983 c. 41(113:3).

M51980 c. 65(81:1, 2) (103:1, 2) (123:1, 2, 3, 4).

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