HC Deb 12 June 1973 vol 857 cc1442-7

Amendments made: No. 62, in page 64, leave out line 32 and insert: ' "excluding Part VI except section 198." '

No. 136, in page 69, line 42, leave out from Council ' to end of line 43 and insert: 'of which the district includes any part of the Authority's area'.

No. 63, in page 72, line 35, leave out from '1973' to end of paragraph.

No. 64, in page 73, line 9, leave out from 'Wales' to end of line 10 and insert: ', of a special health authority or of a Health Board," '.

No. 65, in page 74, line 41, leave out '23(2) of the Midwives Act 1951' and insert: '11 of the Midwives Act 1951 (which prohibits unqualified persons from acting for gain as maternity nurses in any area on and after the date on which that section is applied to the area by an order under subsection (2) of that section), subsection (2) and the words from "on or after" to "therein" in subsection (1) shall cease to have effect. 60A. In section 23(2) of that Act'.

No. 66, in page 74, line 47, at end insert: '60B. Sections 26 and 27 of that Act (which authorise a local supervising authority to aid the training of midwives and to provide residential accommodation for pupil midwives) shall cease to have effect'.

No. 67, in page 75, line 32, leave out from 'words' to end of line 36 and insert: 'from "Regional" to "Council" there shall be substituted the words "Regional" Health Authority, Area Health Authority or Family Practitioner Committee

No. 68, in page 76, line 28, leave out 'such a health centre as is referred to' and insert: 'a health centre provided as mentioned'.

No. 69, in page 77, line 10, leave out from first 'the' to 'and' in line 12 and insert: 'words from "approved" to "for the area" there shall be substituted the words "approved" by a regional nurse—training committee"'

No. 70, in page 77, line 42, at end insert: 'of attending persons in their homes" '

No. 71, in page 78, line 5, leave out 'paragraph 1 (f)' and insert: 'sub-paragraph (f) of paragraph 1'.

No. 72, in page 78, line 6, leave out 'paragraph' and insert 'sub-paragraph'.

No. 73, in page 78, line 12, leave out paragraph 1(g)' and insert: 'sub-paragraph (g) of paragraph 1'

No. 74, in page 78, line 13, leave out 'paragraph' and insert 'sub-paragraph'.

No. 75, in page 79, line 12, leave out from 'for' to end of line 34 and insert: 'paragraphs (a) to (d) there shall be substituted the words "of services under section 2 or 3 of the National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973 or section 2, 5 or 6 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972 or Article 5, 8, or 9 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 and services at health centres provided under the said section 2 or Article 5" '.

No. 76, in page 80, line 9, leave out from 'Health)' to end of paragraph and insert: 'before the words "Welsh Board of Health" there shall be inserted the words— records of property passing to Regional or Area Health Authorities or special health authorities under sections 23 and 26 of the National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973, records of property held by a Regional or Area Health Authority or special health authority under section 21 and 22 of the said Act of 1973" '.

No. 77, in page 81, line 33, after 'local', insert 'health'.

No. 78, in page 83, line 24, at end insert: ', and in this sub-paragraph "local authorities" means authorities established by or under the Local Government Act 1972 or the London Government Act 1963.'.

No. 79, in page 83, line 35, leave out: 'British Medical Association and the'.

No. 80, in page 83, line 37, leave out 'medical practitioners' and insert: 'specialists in community medicine'.

No. 81, in page 83, line 37, at end insert:

'The London Government Act 1963

100A. Subsections (1) to (6) of section 32 of the London Government Act 1963 (which relate to the co-ordination of school and other health services in inner London) shall cease to have effect.'.

No. 82, in page 84, line 10, leave out 'or special health authority' and insert: ',special health authority, Health Board or the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service'.

No. 83, in page 84, line 20, at end insert:

'The General Rate Act 1967

104A. In section 45 of the General Rate Act 1967 (which provides for relief from rates in respect of facilities for disabled persons), for the words "local health authority" in paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the words "local social services authority".'.

No. 84, in page 84, line 26, after 'Committee', insert 'or Board of Management'.

No. 85, in page 84, line 29, at end insert: ', a Health Board or the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service'.

No. 86, in page 84, line 35, leave out from ' and ' to end of line 39 and insert: 'in paragraph (b) for the words "Act of 1946" there shall be substituted the words "Acts of 1946 to 1973" '.

No. 87, in page 87, line 41, leave out from 'section' to end of line 15 on page 88 and insert: 'at the end a the definition of "the relevant enactments" there shall be inserted the words "and the National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973" '.

No. 88, in page 88, line 18, leave out from 'organisations' to end of line 21 and insert: 'at the end of subsection (3)(a) there shall be inserted the words "the National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973"'.

No. 89, in page 88, line 29, leave out from 'organisations' to end of line 32 and insert: 'at the end of subsection (3)(b) there shall be inserted the words "the National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973" '.

No. 90, in page 89, line 2, leave out from 'words' to end of line 4 and insert: 'from "a local health authority" onwards there shall be substituted the words "the Secretary of State or the Ministry of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland".'.

No. 91, in page 89, line 9, at end insert: 'and for the words "Health Services Acts (Northern Ireland) 1948 to 1967" there shall be substituted the words "Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972".'.

No. 92, in page 89, line 13, at end insert: 'and for the words "section 17 of the Health Services Act (Northern Ireland) 1948" there shall be substituted the words "Article 5 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972".'.

No. 93, in page 89, line 25, at end insert: `and in paragraph (c) of that definition for the words from "means" onwards there shall be substituted the words "means a Health and Social Services Board, the Northern Ireland Central Services Agency for the Health and Social Services or the Northern Ireland Staffs Council for the Health and Social Services established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972".'.

No. 94, in page 90, line 20, at end insert: `or section 34A of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972'.

No. 95, in page 90, line 38, leave out 'word "1946" ' and insert words "1946 or" '.

No. 96, in page 90, line 39, leave out from 'words' to end of line 40 and insert '"by a Health Board"'.

No. 97, in page 90, leave out line 43 and insert: ', Family Practitioner Committee or Health Board" '

No. 98, in page 91, line 3, after 'Authority' insert 'or special health authority'.

No. 99, in page 91, line 4, at end insert: `or to the Secretary of State if no such authority is so responsible'.

No. 100, in page 91, line 5, leave out sub-paragraph (2) and insert: '(2) Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) of that section shall be omitted '.

No. 101, in page 91, line 21, at end insert: '133A. In section 22 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972 (supply of goods and services to local authorities, etc.), after subsection (2) there shall be added the following subsection: (3) The Secretary of State may by order provide that, in relation to a vehicle which is made available by him in pursuance of this section and is used in accordance with the terms on which it is so available, the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 and Part VI of the Road Traffic Act 1972 shall have effect with such modifications as are specified in the order.". 133B. In section 23 of that Act (assistance to voluntary organisations), after subsection (1) there shall be added the following subsection: (1A) The Secretary of State may by order provide that, in relation to a vehicle which is made available by him in pursuance of this section and is used in accordance with the terms on which it is so available, the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 and Part VI of the Road Traffic Act 1972 shall have effect with such modifications as are specified in the order.". 133C. In section 34(2) of that Act (transfer of other staff), after paragraph (f) there shall be inserted the following paragraph: (g) an education authority wholly or mainly as a speech therapist for the purposes of providing special education in pursuance of sections 1 and 3A of the Education (Scotland) Act 1962."'.

No. 102, in page 91, line 22, leave out 'the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972' and insert 'that Act'.

No. 103, in page 91, line 39, leave out first 'the'.

No. 104, in page 94, line 4, leave out 'Northern Ireland' and insert 'Wales'.

No. 105, in page 94, line 5, after '48(5)' insert: ',50(1), paragraphs 104, 128, 130, 143 to 145 and 152 of Schedule 6, Schedule 7 so far as it relates to paragraphs 3 and 5 of Schedule 3 to the Redundancy Payments Act 1965'.

No. 106, in page 94, line 6, at end insert: '140A. After section 65(3) of that Act there shall be inserted the following subsection: (4) The following provisions of this Act shall extend to Northern Ireland, namely, this subsection, sections 42(4), 47, 48(5), 50(1), paragraphs 104, 128, 130, 143 to 145 and 152 of Schedule 6 and subsection (1) of this section so far as it relates to the other provisions mentioned in this subsection. 140B. In Schedule 6 to that Act (minor and consequential amendments to enactments), after paragraph 20 there shall be inserted the following paragraph: 20A. In section 18(5) (application to Scotland of provisions in respect of superannuation of officers of certain hospitals), at the end there shall be added the words ", for the reference to Regional Hospital Boards or Area Health Authorities of a reference to Health Boards and for the reference to services under the National Health Service Acts 1946 to 1973 of a reference to services under the National Health Service (Scotland) Acts 1947 to 1973". 140C. In Schedule 6 to that Act (minor and consequential amendments to enactments), after paragraph 156 there shall be inserted the following paragraph:

The Road Traffic Act 1972

156A.—(1) In section 156(1)(c) of the Road Traffic Act 1972 (which provides that payment for hospital treatment of a traffic casualty will be made payable to the Secretary of State or to a Regional Hospital Board or Board of Management), for the words from "Regional" to "Management" there shall be substituted the words "Health Board".'—[Mr. Alison.]

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