The Mental Deficiency Act, 1913 : together with the regulations and rules made under the provisions of that Act, the departmental circulars, the Elementary (Defectice and Epileptic Children) Acts, 1899 and 1914, and, introduction and annotations / by R.A. Leach.
- Date:
- 1914
Licence: In copyright
Credit: The Mental Deficiency Act, 1913 : together with the regulations and rules made under the provisions of that Act, the departmental circulars, the Elementary (Defectice and Epileptic Children) Acts, 1899 and 1914, and, introduction and annotations / by R.A. Leach. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![holding ofiEioe in a school or college aided, provided, or maintained by the council. JOINT AcrriON, 29—(1) Where on such application as is hereinafter mentioned it appears to the Secretary of State that two or more local authori- ties should join for the purpose of the exercise and performance of any of their powers and duties under this Act, the Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Local Government Board, shall have power by order to make such provisions as appear to him necessary or expedient, by the constitution of a joint com- mittee or joint board or otherwise, for the joint exercise and performance of all or any of the powers under this Act of such local authorities; and any such order may provide how, and in what proportions, and out of what funds or rates, the expenses incurred in the joint exercise and performance of such powers are to be defrayed, and may contain such incidental, consequen- tial, and supplemental provisions (including provisions adapting any of the provisions of this Act to the case of any committee or but that disqualification is now removed by the Qualification of Women (County and Borough Councils) Act, 1907—7 Edw. 7, c. 33. Notes to Section 29. “ It will often be expedient that two or more local authorities should join for the purposes of the execution of all or some of their duties under the Act, and by section 29 provision is made to enable this to be done.” [Home Office Circular, December, 1913, to County and County Borough Councils—2JOst.] In section 38 (1) (a) there is provision made for combination with respect to institutions for defectives. See Note to that section. The expression “ local authorities ” in this section should be taken as meaning the local authorities “ for the purposes of this Act,” as other authorities are mentioned in the Act. (See section 30 (ii.), fiii.), and (iv.) and section 31.) Section 29 evidently has been incorporated in the Act to meet Recommendations XXXVII. and XXXIX. of the Royal Commis- sion on the Care and Control of the Feeble-minded. The two Recommen- dations read :— Recommendation XXXVII.—“ That with a view to promoting a com- mon policy in the treatment and care of mentally defective persons in the administrative County and County Boroughs, and also for the supply of sufficient and suitable accommodation at the least expense, it is desirable that advantage should be taken of section 81 of the Local Government Act, 1888, by these authorities, adequate powers being given by statute to Joint Committees so appointed.” Recommendation XXXIX.—“ That it is desirable that, in accordance with the principle of section 242 of the Lunacy Act, 1890, Councils of Administrative Counties and County Boroughs, acting through their Committees for the care of the mentally defective, should associate in any way they may think best for the supply of accommodation for any class or classes of the mentally defective, subject to the approval of the Board of Control and, as to financial arrangements, subject to the approval of the Local Government Board.”](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29010172_0063.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
