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Solvent Abuse (Scotland) Act 1983
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Solvent Abuse (Scotland) Act 1983
1983 CHAPTER 33
An act to amend the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 to add solvent abuse to the conditions indicating the need for compulsory measures of care.
[13th May 1983]
Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
1Solvent abuse may indicate child in need of compulsory measures of care.
In section 32(2) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (conditions which if satisfied indicate that a child may be in need of compulsory measures of care within the meaning of Part III of that Act), the following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph (g):
“(gg)he has misused a volatile substance by deliberately inhaling, other than for medicinal purposes, that substance's vapour; or”
2Expences
There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament any increase attributable to this Act in the sums so payable under any other Act.
3Short Title
(1)This Act may be cited as the Solvent Abuse (Scotland) Act 1983.
(2)This Act shall come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed.
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