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National Assistance Act 1948
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Recovery of ExpensesE+W+S
F1F242 Liability to maintain wife or husband and children. E+W+S
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Textual Amendments
F1S. 42 repealed (S.) (5.10.2007) by Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 10), ss. 62(1)(a), 79(3); S.S.I. 2007/334, art. 2(b), Sch. 2
F2S. 42 repealed (E.W.) (6.4.2009) by Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14), s. 170(3)(4), Sch. 15 Pt. 5 (with Sch. 13); S.I. 2009/462, art. 4(c); S.I. 2009/631, art. 2(c)
F3F443 Recovery of cost of assistance from persons liable for maintenance. E+W+S
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Textual Amendments
F3S. 43 repealed (S.) (5.10.2007) by Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 10), ss. 62(1)(a), 79(3); S.S.I. 2007/334, art. 2(b), Sch. 2
F4S. 43 repealed (E.W.) (6.4.2009) by Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14), ss. 147(1)(a), 170(3)(4), Sch. 15 Pt. 5 (with Sch. 13); S.I. 2009/462, art. 4(a)(c); S.I. 2009/631, art. 2(a)(c)
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Textual Amendments
F5S. 44 repealed (S.) by Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) Act 1986 (c. 9), s. 10(2), Sch. 2 and (E.W.) by Family Law Reform Act 1987 (c. 42, SIF 49:7), s. 33(1)(4), Sch. 2 para. 7, Sch. 4
[F645 Recovery in cases of misrepresentation or non-disclosure. E+W+S
(1)If, whether fraudulently or otherwise, any person misrepresents or fails to disclose any material fact, and in consequence of the misrepresentation or failure—
(a)F7... a local authority incur any expenditure under F7... Part III of this Act, or
(b)any sum recoverable under this Act by F7... a local authority is not recovered,
the F7... authority shall be entitled to recover the amount thereof from the said person.
F8(2)—(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ]
Textual Amendments
F6Pt. 4 omitted (except ss. 49, 68) (W.) (6.4.2016) by virtue of The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/413), regs. 2(1), 9(1) [Editorial note: This Act no longer applies in relation to England (1.4.2015) as a consequence of the Care Act 2014 (c. 23), Pt. 1 and the amendments made by The Care Act 2014 and Children and Families Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/914), Sch. paras. 1-10]
F7Words repealed by Ministry of Social Security Act 1966 (c. 20), Sch. 8
F8S. 45(2)–(4) repealed by Ministry of Social Security Act 1966 (c. 20), Sch. 8
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 45 extended (E.W.) by Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42), s. 2(1), Sch. 1
C2S. 45 amended by Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 (c. 46), s. 45(5)
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