An Act to amend the law relating to disabled persons as regards the minimum age for attendance at certain courses under the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944, as regards registration under that Act and as regards the provision by local authorities of employment or other work under special conditions.
[7th July 1958]
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Act: transfer of functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1
In sections two and three of the principal Act (which relate to the provision of vocational training courses and industrial rehabilitation courses for disabled persons, not being under the age of sixteen years) for the words “ not being under the age of sixteen years” there shall in each case be substituted the words “ being over compulsory school age for the purposes of the Education Act, 1944, or, in Scotland, over school age for the purposes of the Education (Scotland) Act, 1946”.
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C2The text of Ss. 1, 2(1) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals that may have been made prior to 1.2.1991
Textual Amendments
F1S. 2 repealed (2.12.1996) by 1995 c. 50, s. 70(5), Sch. 7 (with ss. 59, 64, 65); S.I. 1996/1474, art. 2, Sch. 3 Pt. III
(1)A local authority [F2in England or Scotland] [F3shall have power under this section to][F3may, with the approval of the Secretary of State, and to such extent as he may direct in relation to persons ordinarily resident in the authority’s area shall] make arrangements for the provision of facilities for any of the purposes mentioned in subsection (1) of section fifteen of the principal Act (which relates to the provision for registered persons who are seriously disabled of employment, or work on their own account, under special conditions, and of training for such employment or work); [F4and in relation to persons ordinarily resident in the area of a local authority, the authority shall, to such extent as the [F5Secretary of State] may direct, be under a duty to exercise their powers under this subsection.]
(2)The powers and duties of a local authority under subsection (1) of this section shall be in lieu of any power or duty of the authority to make arrangements for the same purposes under [F6section twenty-nine of the M1National Assistance Act 1948, or under F7[F8... paragraph 2 of Schedule 15 to the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006] or] [F9section 38 of the M2National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978].
(3)The arrangements made by a local authority under this section shall be carried into effect [F10subject to the approval of the Secretary of State].
(4)The Schedule to this Act shall have effect for the purpose of applying or adapting the enactments there mentioned for the purpose of this section, and for making other provisions supplementary to this section; and the foregoing subsections shall have effect subject to the provision made by that Schedule.
(5)For the purpose of this section “local authority” means as respects England F11. . ., the council of a county [F12 . . . F13, or of a metropolitan district or London borough or the Common Council of the City of London] and, as respects Scotland, [F14a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994][F15[F16and in relation to Wales, the council of a county or county borough]].
(6)This section shall come into force on the first day of January, nineteen hundred and fifty-nine.
Textual Amendments
F2Words in s. 3(1) inserted (E.W.) (6.4.2016) by The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (No. 413), regs. 2(1), 11(a)
F3Words “may, with” to “area shall” substituted (E.W.) for words “shall have” to “section to” by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 23 para. 6(1)
F4Words repealed (E.W.) by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 23 para. 6(1)
F5Words substituted by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), Sch. 27 Pt. II para. 134(a)
F6Words in s. 3(2) omitted (E.W.) (6.4.2016) by virtue of The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (No. 413), regs. 2(1), 11(b)
F7Words in s. 3(2) omitted (1.4.2015) by virtue of The Care Act 2014 and Children and Families Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/914), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 11 (with arts. 1(3), 3)
F8Words in s. 3(2) substituted (1.3.2007) by National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), s. 8(2), Sch. 1 para. 19 (with Sch. 3 Pt. 1)
F9Words substituted by virtue of National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29), Sch. 15 para. 2
F10Words substituted (S.) by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), Sch. 27 Pt. II para. 134(b)
F11Words in s. 3(5) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, ss. 22(4), 66(8), Sch. 10 para. 3, Sch. 18 (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 4, Sch. 2
F12Words substituted by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), s. 195(6), Sch. 23 para. 6(1)
F13Words repealed by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 102, Sch. 17
F14Words in s. 3(5) substituted (S.) (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 49; S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(b)(c)
F15Words in s. 3(5) added (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 22(4), Sch. 10 para. 3 (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 4, Sch. 2
F16Words in s. 3(5) omitted (E.W.) (6.4.2016) by virtue of The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (No. 413), regs. 2(1), 11(c)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C3S. 3 amended (E.W.) by Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42), s. 2, Sch. 1
C4S. 3(3) repealed (E.W.)by Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42), Sch. 3 and Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 30
C5S. 3(4) repealed (S.) by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), Sch. 2
Marginal Citations
(1)This Act may be cited as the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1958.
(2)In this Act “the principal Act” means the M3Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944, and the principal Act and this Act may be cited together as the Disabled Persons (Employment) Acts 1944 and 1958.
(3)References in this Act to any enactment shall be construed as references to that enactment as amended by or under any other enactment.
(4)This Act shall not extend to Northern Ireland.
Marginal Citations
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Textual Amendments
F17Sch. omitted (E.W.) (6.4.2016) by virtue of The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (No. 413), regs. 2(1), 12