Section 5(1).
1Without prejudice to the Secretary of State's powers apart from this paragraph, he may—
(a)by arrangement with any local education authority, provide for any medical or dental inspection or treatment of—
(i)senior pupils in attendance at any educational establishment, other than a school, which is maintained by the authority and at which full-time further education is provided, or
(ii)any child or young person who, in pursuance of special arrangements made for him by the authority by virtue of section 56 of the [1944 c. 31.] Education Act 1944, is receiving primary or secondary education otherwise than at a school;
(b)by arrangement with the proprietor of any educational establishment which is not maintained by a local education authority, make any such provision in respect of junior or senior pupils in attendance at the establishment.
2A local education authority shall not arrange in pursuance of paragraph 1 above in respect of such an establishment as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (a)(i) of that paragraph except by agreement with the governors of the establishment; and an arrangement in pursuance of sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 1 may provide for payments by the proprietor in question.
3It is the duty of the local education authorities by which schools (other than voluntary schools) are maintained and of the managers or governors of voluntary schools to make available to the Secretary of State such accommodation as is appropriate for the purpose of assisting him so to provide as is mentioned in paragraph (a) of section 5(1) above for pupils in attendance at the schools.
4In paragraph (a) of section 5(1) above, and in this Schedule expressions to which meanings are given by section 114(1) of the Education Act 1944 have those meanings.