Health-related functions of local authorities6

The health-related functions are –

a

the functions specified in Schedule 1 to the Local Authorities Social Services Act 197010 except for functions under –

i

sections 22, 23(3), 26(2) to (4), 43, 45 and 49 of the National Assistance Act 194811;

ii

sections 6 and 7B of the Local Authorities Social Services Act 1970;

iii

sections 1 and 2 of the Adoption Act 197612;

iv

sections 114 and 115 of the Mental Health Act 1983;

v

the Registered Homes Act 198413; and

vi

Parts VII to X and section 86 of the Children Act 198914;

b

the functions under sections 5, 7 or 8 of the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 198615 except in so far as they assign functions to a local authority in their capacity of a local education authority;

c

the functions of providing, or securing the provision of recreational facilities under section 19 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 197616;

d

the functions of local education authorities under the Education Acts as defined in section 578 of the Education Act 199617;

e

the functions of local housing authorities under Part I of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 199618; and under Parts VI and VII of the Housing Act 199619;

f

the functions of local authorities under section 126 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996;

g

the functions of waste collection or waste disposal under the Environmental Protection Act 199020;

h

the functions of providing environmental health services under sections 180 and 181 of the Local Government Act 197221;

i

the functions of local highway authorities under the Highways Act 198022 and section 39 of the Road Traffic Act 198823; and

j

the functions under section 63 (passenger transport) and section 93 (travel concession schemes) of the Transport Act 198524.