SCHEDULE 9 Minor and Consequential Amendments
Part I Miscellaneous Amendments
F1 Public Health Act 1936 (c. 49)
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So much of subsections (3) and (4) of section 143 of the Public Health Act 1936 (regulations for prevention and treatment of infectious disease etc.) as relates to the enforcement and execution of regulations under that section by officers and men employed in the coastguard shall cease to have effect.
Public Health (Scotland) Act 1945 (c. 15)
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(1)
In subsections (3) and (4) of section 1 of the Public Health (Scotland) Act 1945 (regulations for prevention and treatment of infectious diseases etc.) the words “and officers and men employed in the coastguard” shall be omitted wherever they occur.
(2)
In the proviso to subsection (3) of that section, for the words “officer, or person” there shall be substituted the words “or officer”.
(3)
In section (4) of that section after the word “Board” there shall be inserted the word “or”.
National Assistance Act 1948 (c. 29)
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“30A Research.
Without prejudice to any powers conferred on them by any other Act,—
(a)
the Secretary of State may promote research into any matter relating to the functions of local authorities under this Part of this Act, and, in particular, may participate with or assist other persons in conducting such research; and
(b)
a local authority may conduct or assist other persons in conducting research into any matter relating to the functions of local authorities under this Part of this Act.”.
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In section 41(2)(a) of the National Assistance Act 1948 (registration of charities for disabled persons) for the words “the Residential Homes Act 1980” there shall be substituted the words “Part I of Schedule 4 to the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983”.
F3 Nurseries and Child-Minders Regulation Act 1948 (c. 53)
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In subsection (3) of section 3 of the Nurseries and Child-Minders Regulation Act 1948 (by virtue of which a local social services authority are required to issue a copy of a certificate under that section which has been lost or destroyed on payment of a fee not exceeding 25p) for the words from “fee” to “authority”, in the third place where it occurs, there shall be substituted the words “reasonable fee as they”.
F5 Mental Health Act 1959 (c. 72)
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In section 128(1)(b) of the Mental Health Act 1959 (sexual intercourse with patients) for the words from “home” to the end of the subsection there shall be substituted the words “care home within the meaning of Part I of Schedule 4 to the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983”.
Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (c. 67)
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“(g)
Family Practitioner Committees, but only in so far as regards the exercise of their executive functions;”.
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 49)
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In section 10 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (financial assistance to voluntary organisations), in subsection (5)—
(a)
the word “section” shall be substituted for the words “sections 64 and”; and
(b)
after the word “1968” there shall be inserted the words “and section 16B of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978”.
F6 Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 7)
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“Registration of residential care homes.”.
Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971 (c. 62)
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“ Registration of voluntary homes under Child Care Act 1980 and children’s homes under Children’s Homes Act 1982.
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Registered Homes Tribunals constituted under Schedule 4 to the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983.”.
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“ Nursing Homes and Mental Nursing Homes Registration.
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Registered Homes Tribunals constituted under Schedule 4 to the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983.”.
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“ Residential Care Homes Registration
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Registered Homes Tribunals constituted under Schedule 4 to the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983.”.
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F11 Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
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Guardianship Act 1973 (c. 29)
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House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)
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“A member of a panel appointed under section 7 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971 of persons to act as Chairmen of Social Security Appeal Tribunals and Medical Appeal Tribunals.
The President of Social Security Appeal Tribunals and Medical Appeal Tribunals.
A regional or other fulltime Chairman of Social Security Appeal Tribunals and Medical Appeal Tribunals.”.
Adoption Act 1976 (c. 36)
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“(b)
he is—
(i)
suffering from mental disorder within the meaning of the Mental Health Act 1983; and
(ii)
resident in a residential care home, within the meaning of Part I of Schedule 4 to the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983;”.
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National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)
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So much of subsection (2) of section 100 of the National Health Service Act 1977 as requires that payments made under that section shall be in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State and approved by the Treasury shall cease to have effect.
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“ “disabled persons” means persons who are blind, deaf or dumb or who suffer from mental disorder of any description and other persons who are substantially and permanently handicapped by illness, injury or congenital deformity or such other disability as may be prescribed;”.
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“ Research
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Without prejudice to any powers conferred on them by any other Act, a local social services authority may conduct or assist other persons in conducting research into matters relating to the functions of local social services authorities under this Schedule.”.
National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29)
24
In section 105(7) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (orders, regulations and directions) for the words “or orders” there shall be substituted the words “, orders or directions”.
Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 (c. 44)
25
In paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 to the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 (National Health Service employers), for the words “Area Health Authority, District Health Authority,” there shall be substituted the words “District Health Authority, preserved Board (within the meaning of section 15(6) of the National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973),”.
F15 Foster Children Act 1980 (c. 6)
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In subsection (5) of section 2 of the Foster Children Act 1980 (exceptions to meaning of foster child for purposes of Act) for the words from “home” to end of the section there shall be substituted the words “care home within the meaning of Part I of Schedule 4 to the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983”.
Reserve Forces Act 1980 (c. 9)
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A person who is receiving treatment for mental disorder as an inpatient in any establishment in the United Kingdom and is under the supervision of a registered medical practitioner.”.
Overseas Development and Cooperation Act 1980 (c. 63)
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The words “for an area or district” shall be omitted from Part II of Schedule 1 to the Overseas Development and Cooperation Act 1980 (bodies constituted under the National Health Service Act 1977).