{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-assistance-sums-for-personal-requirements-regulations-1993/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-assistance-sums-for-personal-requirements-regulations-1993/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1993/462",
  "legislation_title": "The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) Regulations 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-assistance-sums-for-personal-requirements-regulations-1993",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NATIONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES\nMade 4th March 1993\nLaid before Parliament 9th March 1993\nComing into force 1st April 1993\nIn exercise of the powers conferred by sections 22(4), 35(1) and 64(1) of the National Assistance Act 1948 and as respects England and Wales now vested in me, the powers conferred on me by section 22(4A) of the National Assistance Act 1948 and of all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I hereby make the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1948 c. 29; sections 35(1) and 64(1) of the 1948 Act are cited for the definitions of “the Minister” and “prescribed” respectively. As respects Scotland, section 22(4) and (4A) of the 1948 Act is applied by section 87(3) and (4) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 49), as amended by paragraph 10(13) of Schedule 9 to the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19), in respect of accommodation provided under either the said 1968 Act or section 7 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 34)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See article 2 of the Secretary of State for Social Services Order 1968 (S.I. 1968/1699) which transferred all functions of the Minister of Health to the Secretary of State. See also the Transfer of Functions (Health and Social Security) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/1843)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Inserted into the Act by section 44(5) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/462/introduction",
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  },
  "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."
}