Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 (c. 46)

Part IV U.K. Miscellaneous Matters

Provisions applicable to England and Wales and Scotland E+W+S

[F1 64 Financial assistance by the Minister of Health and the Secretary of State to certain voluntary organisations. E+W

(1) [F2 The Secretary of State] may, upon such terms and subject to such conditions as he may, with the approval of the Treasury, determine, give to a voluntary organisation to which this section applies assistance by way of grant or by way of loan, or partly in the one way and partly in the other.

(2) This section applies to a voluntary organisation whose activities consist in, or include, the provision of a service similar to a relevant service, the promotion of the provision of a relevant service or a similar one, the publicising of a relevant service or a similar one or the giving of advice with respect to the manner in which a relevant service or a similar one can best be provided.

(3) In this section—

[F3 (a) “the relevant enactments” means—

(i) Parts III and IV of the M1 Children and Young Persons Act 1933,

(ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4

(iii) Part III of the M2 National Assistance Act 1948,

(iv) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5

(v) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F6

F7 (vi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F7 (vii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(viii) section 10 of the Mental Health Act 1959, so far as it relates to cases mentioned in paragraph (a) of that section,

F7 (ix) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(x) the M3 Children and Young Persons Act 1963, except Part II and section 56,

(xi) this Act,

(xii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F8

(xiii) section 7(4) of the M4 Family Law Reform Act 1969,

(xiv) the M5 Children and Young Persons Act 1969, . . . F9

F7 (xv) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(xvi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F10

(xvii) the M6 Children Act 1975]

[F11 (xviii) the National Health Service Act 1977]

[F12 (xviii) the M7 Adoption Act 1976]

[F13 F14 (xx) the Children Act 1989.]

[F13 (xxi) sections 63 to 66 and 92 of, and Schedules 6 and 7 to, the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000;]

(b) “relevant service” means a service which must or may, by virtue of the relevant enactments, be provided or the provision of which must or may, by virtue of those enactments, be secured by [F15 the Secretary of State] or the council of a [F16 non-metropolitan county, [F17 county borough]metropolitan district] or London borough or the Common Council of the City of London or a service for the provision of which [F18 a [F19 Primary Care Trust or] Health Authority are, by virtue of Part II of the M8 National Health Service Act 1977,], under a duty to make arrangements; and

(c) “voluntary organisation” means a body the activities of which are carried on otherwise than for profit, but does not include any public or local authority.

(4) This section shall have effect in Scotland as if, in subsection (1) thereof, for the reference to the Minister of Health, there were substituted a reference to the Secretary of State; and as if, in subsection (3) thereof, for paragraphs (a) and (b), there were substituted the following paragraphs:—

“(a) “the relevant enactments” means . . . F20 , Part III of the National Assistance Act 1948 and Part I of this Act and section 45 thereof [F21 and the National Health Service Scotland Act [F22 1978]];

(b) “relevant service” means a service which must or may, by virtue of the relevant enactments, be provided or the provision of which must or may, by virtue of those enactments, be secured by the Secretary of State or by a county council or by the town council of a large burgh; or a service for the provision of which [F23 a Health Board] is, by virtue of Part [F24 II] of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act [F24 1978] under a duty to make arrangements; and”]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 64 repealed so far as it relates to (S.) by Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41, SIF 113:3), s. 3, Sch. 10 Pt. I

F2 Words substituted by virtue of S.I. 1968/1699, arts. 2, 5(4)(a)

F3 S. 64(3)(a) substituted by Children Act 1975 (c. 72), Sch. 3 para. 46

F4 S. 64(3)(a)(ii) repealed by National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49) Sch. 16

F5 S. 64(3)(a)(iv) repealed by Child Care Act 1980 (c.5, SIF 20), s. 89, Sch. 6

F6 S. 64(3)(a)(v) repealed by Adoption Act 1976 (c. 36), s. 74(2), Sch. 4

F7 S. 64(3)(a)(vi)(vii)(ix)(xv) repealed (E.W.)(14. 10. 1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108(6)(7), Sch. 15, (with Sch. 14 paras. 1(1), 27(4)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2).

F8 S. 64(3)(a)(xii) repealed by Adoption Act 1976 (c. 36), s. 74(2), Sch. 4

F9 Words repealed by Child Care Act 1980 (c. 5, SIF 20), s. 89, Sch. 6

F10 S. 64(3)(a)(xvi) repealed by National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49), Sch. 16

F11 S. 64(3)(a)(xviii) added by National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49), Sch. 15 para. 46(c)

F12 S. 64(3)(a)(xviii) added by Adoption Act 1976 (c. 36), s. 74(2), Sch. 3 Pt. I para. 9

F13 S. 64(3)(a)(xxi) inserted (25.8.2000) by 2000 c. 6, ss. 165(1), 168(1), Sch. 9 para. 32

F14 S. 64(3)(a)(xx) substituted (E.W.) (14. 10. 1991) for s. 64(3)(a)(xix) (which was added (E.W.) by Child Care Act 1980 (c. 5, SIF 20), s. 89, Sch. 5 para. 19), by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108(5)(6), Sch. 13 para. 17(1), (with Sch. 14 para. 1(1)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2).

F15 Words substituted by virtue of S.I. 1968/1699, arts. 2, 5(4)(a)

F16 Words substituted by National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973 (c. 32, SIF 113:2), s. 57, Sch. 4 para. 125(2)

F17 Words in s. 64(3)(b) inserted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 22(4), Sch. 10 para. 5(2) (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 para. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 3, Sch. 1

F18 Words in s. 64(3)(b) substituted (28.6.1995 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 17, ss. 2(1)(3), 8(1), Sch. 1 Pt. III, para. 95(3)

F19 Words in s. 64(3)(b) inserted (1.10.2002) by 2002 c. 17, ss. 2(5), Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 40(3); S.I. 2002/2478, art. 3(1)(d) (subject to arts 3(3) and 4)

F20 Words repealed by National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29), Sch. 17

F21 Words added by National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 58), Sch. 6 para. 136(a)

F22 Word substituted by National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29), Sch. 16 para. 27(a)

F23 Words substituted by National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 58), Sch. 6 para. 136(b)

F24 Words substituted by National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29), Sch. 16 para. 27(b)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 64(1): functions of local authority not to be responsibility of an executive of the authority (1.4.2000) by virtue of S.I. 2000/695, reg. 3(2)(a), Sch. 1

S. 64(1): transfer of functions (E.) (1.4.2001) by S.I. 2001/747, regs. 2(1), Sch. 1 (with regs. 3, 4)

C2 The references to the Minister of Health in s. 64(1)(3)(b) have been replaced by references to the Secretary of State

Marginal Citations

M1 1933 c. 12.

M2 1948 c. 29.

M3 1963 c. 37.

M4 1969 c. 46.

M5 1969 c. 54.

M6 1975 c. 72.

M7 1976 c. 36.

M8 1946 c. 81.