Section 42(1) to (5)

Provision of accommodation and welfare services: agency arrangements

Section 43

Exclusion of powers to provide accommodation in certain cases

Section 44

Charges for accommodation provided by local authorities

Section 47

Assessment of needs for community care services

Section 55

Duty of local authority to make assessment of needs

Section 56 (so far as not already in force)

Residential accommodation with nursing

Section 57

Exclusion of powers to provide accommodation in certain cases

In Schedule 9— 5(1), (2), (3) and (5)

Amendments of sections 21 and 26 of the National Assistance Act 19483 (duties of local authorities to provide accommodation and provision of accommodation in premises maintained by voluntary organisations)

paragraph 5(9)(a)

Amendment of section 65 of the National Assistance Act 1948 (application to Scotland)

paragraph 10(7) and (8)

Amendments of sections 59(1) and 61(1A) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 19684 (provision of residential and other establishments, and definition of “establishment”)

paragraph 11(a) and (c) (so far as not already in force)

Amendments of Schedule 1 to the Local Authority Social Services Act 19705 (enactments conferring social services functions assigned to social services committee)

paragraph 15

Amendment of section 3(1)(c) of the Child Benefit Act 19756 (meaning of “person responsible for child”, certain days of absence disregarded)

paragraph 18(14)

Amendments of Schedule 8 to the National Health Service Act 19777 (local social services authorities)

paragraph 25(1)

Amendment of section 17(2) of the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 19838 (charges for local authority services in England and Wales)

In Schedule 10 the references to the following enactments—

Sections 21(8) and 26 of the National Assistance Act 1948, paragraph 2 of Schedule 8 to the National Health Service Act 1977, sections 124 and 135(6) of the Mental Health Act 19839, paragraph 32(2) of Schedule 10 of the Act Subject matter to the Social Security Act 198610, paragraph 2(4)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Local Government Act 198811 and paragraph 9(2)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Local Government Finance Act 198812.

Repeals