In Schedule 5 to the Act of 1977, Part I, paragraph 1(2) (c), after the words " medical practitioners ", there shall be inserted the words " including medical practitioners qualified in homoeopathy ".
Section 195 of the [1972 c. 70.] Local Government Act 1972 (which amends existing enactments conferring social services functions, including the [1948 c. 29.] National Assistance Act 1948, so as to vest those functions in the authorities which are local authorities for the purposes of the [1970 c. 42.] Local Authority Social Services Act 1970) shall have effect, and be deemed always to have had effect, as if at the end of the section there were added the following subsection—
“(7)In section 64(1) of the National Assistance Act 1948 (interpretation), in the definition of " local authority ", the words " county borough " shall be omitted and, after the word " district " , there shall be inserted the words " or London borough or the Common Council of the City of London."”
There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament—
(a)any expenses incurred by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Act, and
(b)any increase attributable to the provisions of this Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided,
and any sums received by the Secretary of State by virtue of this Act shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.
(1)In this Act—
" the Act of 1976 " means the [1976 c. 83.] Health Services Act 1976 ;
" the Act of 1977 " means the [1977 c. 49.] National Health Service Act 1977; and
" the Scottish Act of 1978 " means the [1978 c. 29.] National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.
(2)Schedule 12 to the Act of 1977 and Schedule 11 to the Scottish Act of 1978 (additional provisions as to regulations for the making and recovery of charges) shall be amended as provided in Parts I and II respectively of Schedule 5 to this Act.
(3)The minor amendments specified in Schedule 6 to this Act shall have effect.
(4)The enactments specified in Schedule 7 to this Act (which include enactments that are spent or unnecessary) are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.
(1)This Act may be cited as the Health Services Act 1980.
(2)The following provisions of this Act, namely—
(a)section 14 ;
(b)section 16 and Schedule 4 ;
(c)section 21 ;
(d)section 25(2) and Schedule 5 ; and
(e)in Schedule 7, the repeals in the [1938 c. 73.] Nursing Homes Registration (Scotland) Act 1938, the [1975 c. 37.] Nursing Homes Act 1975 and the [1979 c. 36.] Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979 (and section 25(4) so far as it relates to those repeals),
shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may appoint by order made by statutory instrument and different days may be appointed under this subsection for different provisions.
(3)With the exception of the provisions specified in subsection (2) above, this Act shall come into force on its passing.
(4)This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.