Hyperlawhypertext legal database Community Care (Direct Payments) Act 1996 current to 2017-11-19

UKPGA-1996-30 Community Care (Direct Payments) Act 1996 UK

Current to 2017-11-19

Contents
preamble

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:—

England and Wales

s. 1 — Direct payments.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

s. 2 — Relationship with other functions.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

s. 3 — Consequential amendments.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Scotland

s. 4 — Direct payments.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

s. 5 — 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 ”.

Northern Ireland

s. 6 — 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—

s. 6(a)

shall not be subject to paragraph 1(4) and (5) of that Schedule (affirmative resolution of both Houses of Parliament), but

s. 6(b)

shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

General

s. 7 — Short title, commencement and extent.
s. 7(1)

This Act may be cited as the Community Care (Direct Payments) Act 1996.

s. 7(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.

s. 7(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.

s. 7(4)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

s. 7(5)

Sections 4 and 5 above extend to Scotland only.

s. 7(6)

This Act, except this section and section 6, does not extend to Northern Ireland.