{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-assistance-act-1948/section-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-assistance-act-1948/section-1.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo6/11-12/29",
  "legislation_title": "National Assistance Act 1948",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-assistance-act-1948",
  "path": "section/1",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Supersession of existing poor law.",
  "text": "The existing poor law shall cease to have effect, and shall be replaced by the provisions ... of Part III of this Act as to accommodation and other services to be provided by local authorities, and the related provisions of Part IV of this Act.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 1 omitted (W.) (6.4.2016) by virtue of The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/413), regs. 2(1), 7"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words repealed by Ministry of Social Security Act 1966 (c. 20), Sch. 8"
    },
    {
      "type": "X",
      "label": "X1",
      "text": "[Editorial note: This Act no longer applies in relation to England (1.4.2015) as a consequence of the Care Act 2014 (c. 23), Pt. 1 and the amendments made by The Care Act 2014 and Children and Families Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/914), Sch. 1 paras. 1-10]"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/11-12/29/section/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:23:20.245114+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}