SCHEDULE 1CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS COMING INTO FORCE ON 8th FEBRUARY 2000
National Assistance Act 1948
2.
In section 24 of the National Assistance Act 1948 (authority liable for provision of accommodation)6–
(a)
in subsection (6)7, after “Secretary of State” there is inserted “, a Primary Care Trust”;
(b)
in subsection (7)8, after “1978” there is inserted “ , and “Primary Care Trust” means a Primary Care Trust established under section 16A of the National Health Service Act 1977.”