INTERPRETATION

HC Deb 11 April 1986 vol 95 cc502-3

'In this Act—

• "the 1948 Act" means the National Assistance Act 1948;
• "the 1968 Act" means the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968;
• "the 1970 Act" means the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970;
• "the 1977 Act" means the National Health Service Act 1977;
• "the 1978 Act" means the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978;
• "the 1983 Act" means the Mental Health Act 1983;
• "the 1984 Act" means the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984;
• "authorised representative" has the meaning given by section (Authorised representatives of disabled persons) (5) below;

"disabled person"—

1. (a) in relation to England and Wales, means a person to whom section 29 of the 1948 Act applies; and
2. (b) in relation to Scotland, means—
1. (i) a chronically sick or disabled person, or
2. (ii) a person suffering from mental disorder,

(being a person in need) to whom section 12 of the 1968 Act applies;

"local authority" (except in section (Authorised representatives of disabled persons) (9))—

1. (a) in relation to England and Wales, means a council which is a local authority for the purposes of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 or, so long as an order under section 12 of that Act is in force, the Council of the Isles of Scilly; and
2. (b) in relation to Scotland, means a regional or islands council on whom functions are imposed by sections 1 and 2 of the 1968 Act;

"mental disorder"—

1. (a) in relation to England and Wales, has the meaning given by section 1 of the 1983 Act; and
2. (b) in relation to Scotland, has the meaning given by section 1(2) of the 1984 Act;

"services" includes facilities;

"the welfare enactments" means Part III of the 1948 Act, section 2 of the 1970 Act and—

1. (a) in relation to England and Wales, Schedule 8 to the 1977 Act, and
2. (b) in relation to Scotland, section 27 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1947, the 1968 Act and the 1984 Act.'.—[Mr. Hayhoe.]

Brought up, and read the First time.

Mr. Hayhoe

I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.

Mr. Deputy Speaker

With this it will be convenient to take amendment No. 9.

Mr. Hayhoe

New clause 4 is a purely technical clarification. This is the interpretation clause. It has been necessary to make those changes. I hope that there will be no difficulty in the House accepting new clause 4.

Amendment No. 9 deletes clause 9. Again, that is a purely technical deletion, as part of the intentions for applying part I of the Bill to Scotland by way of the appropriate references to Scotland in each clause as necessary. In Committee, an undertaking was given that the substantive provisions of the Bill as finally amended