Section 4 Services under s. 2 of the 1978 Act: duty to consider needs of disabled persons.I1
Northern Ireland
A F1relevant authority shall, when requested to do so by—
(a)
a disabled person,
(b)
his authorised representative, or
(c)
any person who provides care for him in the circumstances mentioned in section 8,
decide whether the needs of the disabled person call for the provision by F2the authority of any services in accordance with section 2 of the M11978 Act (provision of welfare services).
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in s. 4 substituted (1.4.1994) by S.I. 1994/429 (N.I. 2), arts. 1(3), 7(1), Sch. 1
- F2
Words in s. 4 substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 127; S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)
Marginal citations
- M1