(1)Section 28A of the 1977 Act (power to make payments towards expenditure on community services) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1) (authorities to which section applies)—
(a)for “authorities” there is substituted “bodies”,
(b)for paragraph (b) (which specifies a Special Health Authority established for a London Post-Graduate Teaching Hospital) there is substituted—
“(b)a Primary Care Trust”.
(3)After subsection (2) there is inserted—
“(2A)A body to which this section applies may, if they think fit, make payments to a local authority towards expenditure incurred or to be incurred by the authority in connection with the performance of any of the authority’s functions which, in the opinion of the body,—
(a)have an effect on the health of any individuals,
(b)have an effect on, or are affected by, any NHS functions, or
(c)are connected with any NHS functions.
(2B)In this section “NHS functions” means functions exercised by a Health Authority, Special Health Authority, Primary Care Trust or NHS trust.”