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Title and introductory text
Community Care (Direct Payments) Act 1996
1996 c. 30
An Act to enable local authorities responsible for community care services to make payments to persons in respect of their securing the provision of such services; and for connected purposes.
[4th July 1996]
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:—
Propose a change1 Direct payments.
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Propose a change2 Relationship with other functions.
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Propose a change3 Consequential amendments.
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Propose a change4 Direct payments.
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Propose a change5 Consequential amendment.
In section 13 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (power of local authority to assist certain persons in disposal of produce of work), for the words “the last foregoing section” there shall be substituted the words “ section 12 of this Act ”.
Propose a change6 Corresponding provision: parliamentary procedure.
An Order in Council under paragraph 1(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974 (legislation for Northern Ireland in the interim period) which contains a statement that it is made only for purposes corresponding to the purposes of sections 1 and 2 above—
(a) shall not be subject to paragraph 1(4) and (5) of that Schedule (affirmative resolution of both Houses of Parliament), but
(b) shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
Propose a change7 Short title, commencement and extent.
(1) This Act may be cited as the Community Care (Direct Payments) Act 1996.
(2) This Act, except section 6, shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be so appointed for different purposes.
(3) The Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument provide that this Act shall have effect in its application to the Isles of Scilly with such modifications as are specified in the order.
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(5) Sections 4 and 5 above extend to Scotland only.
(6) This Act, except this section and section 6, does not extend to Northern Ireland.
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