Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5 E+W Part 1: amendments of other enactments

National Assistance Act 1948 (c. 29) E+W

3 (1) Section 24 (local authority's liability for provision of accommodation) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsections (6A) and (6B)—

(a) after “by a” insert “clinical commissioning group or”, and

(b) omit “Primary Care Trust or”.

(3) After subsection (6B), insert—

“(6C) The references in subsections (6A) and (6B) to a clinical commissioning group are, so far as necessary for the purposes of regulations under section 117(2E) of the Mental Health Act 1983, to be read as references to the National Health Service Commissioning Board.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 5 para. 3 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)