Health Services and Public Health Act 1968

67 Power of the Minister of Health and the Secretary of State to purchase goods for supply to local authorities and Executive Councils

(1) The Minister of Health may—

(a) purchase and store and, on such terms as may be agreed between him and them, supply to authorities which are local health authorities for the purposes of Part III of the [1946 c. 81.] National Health Service Act 1946 any goods or materials required by them for the discharge of their functions as local health authorities ;

(b) purchase and store and, on such terms as he may deter-1 mine, supply to Executive Councils any goods or materials required by them for the discharge of their functions under section 24 of this Act;

(c) purchase and store and, on such terms as may be agreed between him and them, supply to local authorities any goods or materials required by them for the discharge of their functions under any of the following enactments, namely, sections 21, 29 and 31 of the [1948 c. 29.] National Assistance Act 1948 and section 45 of this Act;

(d) purchase and store and, on such terms as may be agreed between him and them, supply to councils of county districts by which functions of councils of counties are for the time being exercisable by virtue of a scheme made under section 46 of the [1958 c. 55.] Local Government Act 1958 any goods or materials required by those councils of county districts for the discharge of such of the said functions as are for the time being so exercisable by them ;

(e) purchase and store and, on such terms as may be agreed between him and them, supply to local education authorities any goods or materials required by them for the discharge of their functions under section 48 of the [1944 c. 31.] Education Act 1944 (medical inspection and treatment of pupils) or section 4 of the [1953 c. 33.] Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1953 (dental treatment of pupils).

(2) The foregoing subsection shall have effect in Scotland as if—

(a) for any reference therein to the Minister of Health, there were substituted a reference to the Secretary of State;

(b) for the reference in paragraph (a) thereof to Part III of the [1946 c. 81.] National Health Service Act 1946, there were substituted a reference to Part III of the [1947 c. 27.] National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1947 ;

(c) paragraph (d) thereof were omitted ;

(d) for the reference in paragraph (e) thereof to section 48 of the Education Act 1944, there were substituted a reference to sections 58 and 60 of the [1962 c. 47.] Education (Scotland) Act 1962 ; and

(e) for the reference in paragraph (e) thereof to section 4 of the Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1953, there were substituted a reference to sections 59 and 60 of the said Act of 1962.