Social services functionsE+W
102 Social services functions.E+W
(1)Sections 2 to 5 of the M1Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (establishment and operation of social services committees) do not apply to a local authority (within the meaning of that Act) which are operating executive arrangements (within the meaning of Part II of this Act).
(2)Section 6(5) of that Act (social services director not to discharge non-social services functions without approval of Secretary of State) ceases to have effect.
(3)After section 1 of that Act there is inserted the following section—
“1A Meaning of “social services functions”.
For the purposes of this Act the social services functions of a local authority are—
(a)their functions under the enactments specified in the first column of Schedule 1 to this Act (being the functions which are described in general terms in the second column of that Schedule), and
(b)such other of their functions as the Secretary of State may designate by an order made under this section.”
Commencement Information
I1S. 102 wholly in force at 28.7.2001; s. 102 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 108; s. 102 in force at 26.10.2000 in relation to England only by S.I. 2000/2849, arts. 1(3), 2(a); s. 102 in force at 28.7.2001 in so far as not already in force see s. 108(4)-(6)
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