Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c. 33)

Part III E+W+S Scotland

12 Amendment of the 1970 Act and the 1968 Act, 1948 c. 29 E+W+S

(1) In section 29 of the 1970 Act in subsection (2) (which extends the Act to Scotland) for paragraph (a) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(a) any references to functions under section 29 of the National Assistance Act 1948 shall be construed as references to duties to—

(i) chronically sick or disabled persons; or

(ii) persons suffering from mental disorder,

(being persons in need) to whom section 12 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 applies;”.

(2) In section 2 of the 1968 Act (social work committees and functions referred to them) in paragraph (a) of subsection (2) after the word “Act” there shall be inserted the words “as read with sections 1 and 2(1) of the M1 Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 and the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986”.

(3) The foregoing provisions of this section extend to Scotland only.

Marginal Citations

M1 1970 c. 44.

F1 13 Disabled persons leaving special education: Scotland. E+W+S

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Textual Amendments

F1 S. 13 repealed (14.11.2005) by Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 4), s. 35(1), sch. 3 para. 5(a); S.S.I. 2005/564, art. 2

14 Assessment and recording of children and young persons. E+W+S

(1) The 1980 Act is amended in accordance with the provisions of this section.

(2) In section 4 (duty of education authorities to provide child guidance service)—

(a) for the words “a child guidance service in child guidance clinics” there shall be substituted the words “a regional or island authority psychological service in clinics”; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (c) the words “child guidance” shall be omitted.

F2 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F2 (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F2 (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F2 (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(7) The foregoing provisions of this section extend to Scotland only.

Textual Amendments

F2 S. 14(3)-(6) repealed (14.11.2005) by Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 4), s. 35(1), sch. 3 para. 5(b); S.S.I. 2005/564, art. 2

F3 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F3 S. 15 repealed by National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 66, SIF 113:2), s. 5(2)