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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

National Assistance Act 1948 (c.29)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

There are effects on this legislation that have not yet been applied to SLD for the following years: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. See the Tables of Legislative effects and the Update status of legislation page on the SLD website.

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National Assistance Act 1948

1948 CHAPTER 29 11_and_12_Geo_6

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    Introductory

    1. 1. Supersession of existing poor law

  2. Part II

    1. 2—20... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  3. Part III

    Local Authority Services

    1. Provision of Accommodation

      1. 21. Duty of local authorities to provide accommodation

      2. 22. Charges to be made for accommodation (E+W)

      3. 22. Charges to be made for accommodation (S)

      4. 23. Management of premises in which accommodation provided

      5. 24. Authority liable for provision of accommodation

      6. 25.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. 26. Provision of accommodation in premises maintained by voluntary organisations (E+W)

      8. 26. Provision of accommodation in premises maintained by voluntary organisations (S)

      9. 26A. Exclusion of powers to provide accommodation under this Part in certain cases

      10. 27.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      11. 28.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Welfare Services

      1. 29. Welfare arrangements for blind, deaf, dumb and crippled persons, etc

      2. 30. Voluntary organisations for disabled persons’ welfare

      3. 30A. Research

      4. 31.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Financial adjustments between Local Authorities

      1. 32. Adjustments between authority providing accommodation, &c., and authority of area of residence

    4. Local and Central Authorities

      1. 33. Local Authorities for purposes of Part III

      2. 34.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 35. Central Authority for purposes of Part III

      4. 36. Default powers of Minister

  4. Part IV

    General and Supplementary

    1. Registration etc. of homes for disabled persons and the aged and charities for disabled persons

      1. 37—40... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 41.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Recovery of Expenses

      1. 42. Liability to maintain wife or husband and children

      2. 43. Recovery of cost of assistance from persons liable for maintenance (E+W)

      3. 43. Recovery of cost of assistance from persons liable for maintenance (S)

      4. 44.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 45. Recovery in cases of misrepresentation or non-disclosure

    3. Miscellaneous

      1. 46.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 47. Removal to suitable premises of persons in need of care and attention (E+W)

      3. 47. Removal to suitable premises of persons in need of care and attention (S)

      4. 48. Duty of councils to provide temporary protection for property of persons admitted to hospitals etc (E+W)

      5. 48. Duty of councils to provide temporary protection for property of persons admitted to hospitals etc (S)

      6. 49. Expenses of council officers acting as Receivers

      7. 50. Burial or cremation of the dead

      8. 51. Failure to maintain

      9. 52. False statements

    4. Supplementary

      1. 53.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 54. Inquiries

      3. 55. Provisions as to entry and inspection

      4. 56. Legal proceedings

      5. 57.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 58.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. 59. Accounts of councils of county boroughs

      8. 60. Compensation of displaced officers

      9. 61. Expenses and receipts

      10. 62. Transitional provisions, consequential adaptation of enactments

      11. 63. Regulations, rules and orders

      12. 64. Interpretation

      13. 65. General provisions as to application to Scotland

      14. 66. Application to Isles of Scilly

      15. 67. Provisions as to Northern Ireland

      16. 68. Short title and commencement

  5. FIRST AND SECOND SCHEDULES

  6. THIRD SCHEDULE

    Administrative Provisions as to Local Authorities

  7. FOURTH SCHEDULE

  8. FIFTH SCHEDULE

  9. SIXTH SCHEDULE

    Transitional Provisions

  10. SEVENTH SCHEDULE

An Act to terminate the existing poor law and to provide in lieu thereof for the assistance of persons in need by the National Assistance Board and by local authorities; to make further provision for the welfare of disabled, sick, aged and other persons and for regulating homes for disabled and aged persons and charities for disabled persons; to amend the law relating to non-contributory old age pensions; to make provision as to the burial or cremation of deceased persons; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

[13th May 1948]

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Councils of administrative counties, boroughs (except those in rural districts), urban districts, rural districts and urban parishes outside Greater London and Isles of Scilly together with municipal corporations of boroughs outside Greater London now abolished and councils of metropolitan counties, non-metropolitan counties and districts constituted by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), ss. 1, 2, Sch. 1

C2Councils of counties, counties of cities, large burghs, small burghs and districts in Scotland now abolished and regional, islands and district councils constituted by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), ss. 1, 2, Sch. 1

C3Functions of Minister of Health now exercisable by Secretary of State: S.I. 1968/1699

C4Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3

Act: transfer of functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

Commencement Information

I1Act not in force at Royal Assent see s. 68; Act wholly in force 1.2.1991

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