National Health Service Act 1977

SCHEDULE 1 E+W+S Additional Provisions as to the Medical and Dental Inspection and Treatment of Pupils [F1 and their education in dental health]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words added by Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49, SIF 113:2), s. 25(1), Sch. 2 para. 7(1)

1 Without prejudice to the Secretary of State’s powers apart from this paragraph, he may—

(a) by arrangement with any local education authority, provide for any medical or dental inspection or treatment [F2 or for education in dental health] of—

(i) senior pupils in attendance at any educational establishment, other than a school, which is maintained by the authority and at which full-time further education is provided, or

(ii) any child or young person who, in pursuance of special arrangements made for him by the authority by virtue of section 56 of the M1 Education Act 1944 [F3 or the M2 Education Act 1981] is receiving primary or secondary education otherwise than at a school;

(b) by arrangement with the proprietor of any educational establishment which is not maintained by a local education authority, make any such provision in respect of junior or senior pupils in attendance at the establishment.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words inserted by Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49, SIF 113:2), s. 25(1), Sch. 2 para. 7(2)

F3 Words inserted by Education Act 1981 (c. 60, SIF 41), s. 21(4), Sch. 3 para. 13

Marginal Citations

M1 1944 c. 31(41:1).

M2 1981 c. 60(41:1).

2 E+W+S A local education authority shall not arrange in pursuance of paragraph 1 above in respect of such an establishment as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (a)(i) of that paragraph except by agreement with the governors of the establishment; and an arrangement in pursuance of sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 1 may provide for payments by the proprietor in question.

3 It is the duty of the local education authorities by which schools (other than voluntary schools) are maintained [F4 , of the governors of voluntary schools or (as the case may be) of the governing bodies of grant–maintained schools] to make available to the Secretary of State such accommodation as is appropriate for the purpose of assisting him so to provide as is mentioned in [F5 section 5] above for pupils in attendance at the schools.

Textual Amendments

F4 Words substituted by Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40, SIF 41:1), ss. 231(7), 235(6), 237(1), Sch. 12 para. 21

F5 Words substituted by Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49, SIF 113:2), s. 25(1), Sch. 2 para. 7(3)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 1 para. 3 applied (1.4.1994) by S.I. 1994/653, reg. 42(1), Sch. Pt. I

Sch. 1 para. 3 applied (9.5.1994) by S.I. 1994/1084, reg. 8(1), Sch. 2 Pt. I

4 In [F6 section 5] above, and in this Schedule expressions to which meanings are given by section 114(1) of the Education Act 1944 have those meanings.

Textual Amendments

F6 Words substituted by Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49, SIF 113:2), s. 25(1), Sch. 2 para. 7(4)