HC Deb 06 August 1913 vol 56 cc1686-7

In addition to the existing powers and duties of a district lunacy board, a district board of control are hereby empowered, and it shall be their duty, subject to the provisions of this Act and to regulations made by the Board, with the approval of the Secretary for Scotland,—

  1. (a) to provide suitable and sufficient accommodation for defectives when sent to certified institutions by orders under this Act or by school boards or parish councils within the, district with consent of parents or guardians, to contribute towards the expenses of maintenance in an institution of defectives so sent to the extent hereinafter provided, and to provide for the conveyance of such persons to and from such institutions;
  2. (b) to contribute towards the expenses of maintenance of defectives placed under guardianship by orders under this Act or by school boards or parish councils within the district, with consent of parents or guar- 1687 dians, to the extent hereinafter provided; and
  3. (c) to make to the Board such reports as the Board may require:

Provided that nothing in this Act relating to defectives shall affect the powers and duties of district boards under the Lunacy Acts, with respect to any defectives who may be dealt with under those Acts, nor shall district boards have any duties or powers under this Act with respect to defectives who for the time being are, or who might be, provided for under the Lunacy Acts except to such extent as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Board with the approval of the Secretary for Scotland:

Provided that nothing in this Act shall be construed as imposing any obligation on a district board of control, or a parish council, or a school board, to contribute towards the maintenance of defectives in institutions or under guardianship, where the contribution out of moneys provided by Parliament under this Act towards the cost of maintenance of the said defectives is less than one-half of the net amount of the cost of such maintenance.

Amendments made: In Sub-section (3), after the word "guardians" ["with consent of parents or guardians"], insert the words "and to provide for the conveyance of such persons to or from guardianship."

In the second proviso: Leave out the words "towards the cost of maintenance of the said defectives is less than one-half of the net amount of the cost of such maintenance," and insert instead thereof the words "is less than one-half of the net amount (as approved by the Board) of the cost of maintenance of the said defectives, or of the annual expenditure on providing institutions for defectives, as the case may be, including in such expenditure any expenditure out of income by the district board by way of interest on or repayment of capital raised, or by way of rent or other similar payment for the purposes of the provision of the institution."—[Mr. McKinnon Wood.]