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59 Provision of residential and other establishments by local authorities, and maximum period for repayment of sums borrowed for such provision.
(1) Without prejudice to their duties under sections 12 and 13A of this Act, it shall be the duty of a local authority to provide and maintain such residential and other establishments as may be required for their functions conferred under or by virtue of this Act sections 25 and 26 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13) , Part 2 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.36) , the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 or the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 1), or arrange for the provision of such establishments.
(2) For the purpose of discharging their duty under the foregoing subsection a local authority may—
(a) themselves provide such establishments as aforesaid; or
(b) join with another local authority in providing those establishments; or
(c) secure the provision of such establishments by voluntary organisations or other persons including other local authorities.
(3) The maximum period for the repayment of sums borrowed by a local authority for the purposes of this section shall be such period not exceeding sixty years as may be sanctioned by the Secretary of State; and accordingly in Schedule 6 to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947, at the end, there shall be added the following entry, that is to say—
Section 59 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968. | Such period not exceeding sixty years as may be sanctioned by the Secretary of State.
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59 Provision of residential and other establishments by local authorities, and maximum period for repayment of sums borrowed for such provision.
(1) Without prejudice to their duties under sections 12 and 13A of this Act, it shall be the duty of a local authority to provide and maintain such residential and other establishments as may be required for their functions conferred under or by virtue of this Act sections 25 and 26 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13) , Part 2 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.36) , the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 or the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 1), or arrange for the provision of such establishments.
(2) For the purpose of discharging their duty under the foregoing subsection a local authority may—
(a) themselves provide such establishments as aforesaid; or
(b) join with another local authority in providing those establishments; or
(c) secure the provision of such establishments by voluntary organisations or other persons including other local authorities.
(3) The maximum period for the repayment of sums borrowed by a local authority for the purposes of this section shall be such period not exceeding sixty years as may be sanctioned by the Secretary of State; and accordingly in Schedule 6 to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947, at the end, there shall be added the following entry, that is to say—
Section 59 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968. | Such period not exceeding sixty years as may be sanctioned by the Secretary of State.
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