Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001

69 Amendment of Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968: delegation of power to make grants and loans to certain voluntary organisations etc.

In section 10 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 49) (financial and other assistance to voluntary organisations etc. for social work)—

(a) after subsection (1) there is inserted—

“(1A) The Scottish Ministers may make grants and loans of such amounts, and subject to such conditions, as they may determine to a voluntary organisation engaged as is mentioned in subsection (1) above to enable that organisation (in this section referred to as the “primary organisation”) to make grants and loans (in this section referred to as “secondary grants and loans”) to other voluntary organisations, or other persons, so engaged, in circumstances where it appears to the primary organisation that the secondary grants and loans should be made; and the Scottish Ministers may require that any secondary grant be subject to such conditions (including conditions for securing the repayment in whole or in part of that grant) as they may specify.”; and

(b) in subsection (2), for the words “under the foregoing subsection” there is substituted “by the Scottish Ministers under subsection (1) or (1A) above”.