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The Board request that the Authority will inform them at an early date
whether they propose to adopt the Model Arrangements drawn up by the Board
or not and with that, information might go as to your selection of Certifying
Officers. If you think fit, I advise that a resolution be passed to adopt the
Model Arrangements and to appoint your School Medical Officers as
Certifying Officers under the Regulations and as the medical men to act under
the Elementary Education (Defective and Epileptic Children) Act, 1899, the
Elementary Education (Blind and Deaf Children) Act, 1893, and under these
Model Arrangements.
I am, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
SIDNEY C. LAWRENCE,
School Medical Officer.
CHRONOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT 0F THE
SUBJECT.
On 9th March an order of the Privy Council transferred the powers and
duties of the Commissioners in Lunacy and their officers to the Board
of Control.
On 20th March the Mental Deficiency Act (Lunatics) provisional rules
1914 were published by the Home Secretary.
The "Form of Scheme" was published by the Lord Chancellor Haldane
and provisional rules on 20th March, 1914 with schedule for the use of
Justices of the Peace.
Provisional regulations made by the Home Secretary (Mr. McKenna) with
the concurrence of the Local Government Board under Section 30, proviso II.
of the Act, were published on March 20th, 1914 with reference to the Guardians.
The Mental Deficiency (notification of children) Regulations 1914, under
Section 2 (2) of the Mental Deficiency Act 1914, were issued by the Board of
Education dated 24th March, 1914.
Model Arrangements under Section 1 (1) of the Elementary Education
(Defective and Epileptic Children) Act, 1899, and Section 31 (1) of the Mental
Deficiency Act 1913, undated, were also issued by the Board of Education
about this time.
A Memorandum relating to both of the foregoing was issued by the
above Board, dated 30th March, 1914.