The Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42) The Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42) England and Wales Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below: Sch. 13 para. 33(1) 65(1) repealed (EW) (prosp.) by Family Law Act 1996 s. 66(3) Sch. 10 26Paragraph 26 The Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42)