Where as respects any county such a scheme as is mentioned in section sixty-three of the Local Government Act, 1929, has not been prepared before the commencement of this Act, the county council shall, for the purpose of securing the provision of suitable means for the proper isolation and treatment of persons suffering from infectious disease, make a survey of the hospital accommodation for the treatment of infectious disease provided by the council and by any of the councils of county districts within the county.
Upon the completion of the survey, the county council shall prepare, in consultation with the councils of all county districts in the county, and, if they deem it desirable, with the council of any county borough adjoining the county, and submit to the Minister for his approval, a scheme for the provision of adequate hospital accommodation for the treatment of persons suffering from infectious disease within the county.
The scheme may provide—
When a scheme has been submitted to the Minister under this section, the Minister, after considering any representations with respect to the scheme which may be submitted to him by any council affected, may approve the scheme with or without modifications, but until so approved no such scheme shall be of any effect.
If a county council fail to submit to the Minister a scheme under this section within six months after being required by him so to do, the Minister may, after consulting the county council and the councils of all county districts within the county, himself make a scheme for the purpose, and any scheme so made shall have effect as if it were a scheme submitted by the county council and approved by the Minister.
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