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The Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (Commencement No. 3) (Scotland) Order 1987

Type Statutory-Instrument
Publication 1987-05-13
State In force
Department Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament
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Made: 13th May 1987

The Secretary of State for Scotland, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 18(2) of the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986[^f00001], and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and interpretation

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Days specified for the coming into force of certain provisions of the Act

2

SCHEDULE 1 — PROVISIONS OF THE ACT WHICH COME INTO FORCE ON 1st JUNE 1987

(1) (2)
Provision of the Act Subject matter
Section 9 Information.
Section 10 Co-option to committees etc. of persons representing interests of disabled persons.
Section 11 Reports to Parliament.
Section 12 Amendment of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970[^f00002] and the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968[^f00003].
Section 14 Assessment and recording of children and young persons.
Section 16 Interpretation.
Section 17 Financial provisions.
Section 18 Short title, commencement, regulations, orders and extent.

SCHEDULE 2 — PROVISIONS OF THE ACT WHICH COME INTO FORCE ON 1st OCTOBER 1987

(1) (2)
Provision of the Act Subject matter
Section 4 (except (b)) Services under section 2 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970: duty to consider needs of disabled persons.
Section 8(1) Duty of local authority to take into account abilities of carer.

Signed

Glenarthur — Minister of State, Scottish Office — 13th May 1987

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force in Scotland on 1st June 1987 certain sections of the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986, namely section 9 (which amends section 1(2) of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 in relation to provision of information by local authorities), section 10 (which provides for consultation with organisations of disabled people before making appointments or co-options to certain bodies), section 11 (which provides for reports to be made to Parliament by the Secretary of State), section 12 (which amends section 29(2) of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 and section 2 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968), section 14 (which amends the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44) with regard to assessment and recording of children and young persons), section 16 (which provides for interpretation of the Act), section 17 (which provides for finance) and section 18 (which provides for the short title, commencement and extent of the Act and for procedural requirements for regulations and orders under it).

This Order also brings into force in Scotland on 1st October 1987 sections 4 except paragraph (b) and 8(1) of the 1986 Act (which respectively impose duties on a local authority to consider the needs of disabled persons when requested to do so by certain specified persons, and to take into account the abilities of the carer to continue to provide care to a disabled person).

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1986 c. 33

[^f00002]: 1970 c. 44

[^f00003]: 1968 c. 49

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