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Notification (No. 708 of 2004) of the Social Service Act.

Country(ies)

Denmark

Subjects (Classification)

Social assistance and services

Adopted on (Date of text)

2004-06-29

Scope of text

National

Type of legislation (Type of text)

Law, Act

Abstract/Citation

Consolidated text with amendments through May 2004.
Part I: Introduction
Ch. 1: Object and field of application - ss. 1 to 2
Ch. 2: Counselling - s. 3
Part II: Children and youth
Ch. 3: General rules, counselling etc. - ss. 4 to 6
Ch. 4: The provision of day-care centres for children etc. - ss. 7 to 18
Ch. 5: The provision of clubs and other socio-pedagogical leisure measures for older children and youth - ss. 19 to 25
Ch. 6: Financial contributions etc. - ss. 26 to 29a
Ch. 7: Personal help etc. - ss. 30 to 31
Ch. 8: Special support for children and young persons - ss. 32 to 57 (s. 53 repealed)
Ch. 9: Procedure in connection with measures concerning children and young persons - ss. 58 to 62.
Ch. 9a: Assistance to young persons from 18 to 22 years - ss. 62a to 62b
Ch. 10: Private daycare without public subsidy - ss. 63 to 64
Part III: Adults
Ch. 11: General services, homeless persons - ss. 65 to 66
Ch. 12: Purpose of help etc. - ss. 67 to 67a
Ch. 13: Counselling - ss. 68 to 70a
Ch. 14: Personal help and care etc. - ss. 71 to 83
Ch. 15: Payment of necessary additional costs - s. 84
Ch. 16: Treatment of drug addicts etc. - ss. 85 to 86
Ch. 17: The provision of protected employment and other activities - ss. 87 to 90
Ch. 18: The provision of housing - ss. 91 to 96
Part IV: Appliances (for handicapped persons) etc.
Ch. 19: Appliances, adjustment of home, transportation - ss. 97 to 103
Ch. 19a: Care of close relative with handicap or serious illness - s. 103a
Ch. 20: Care of dying person - ss. 104 to 107
Part V: The use of force and other interferences with the right of self-determination
Ch. 21: The use of force - ss. 108 to 109m
Part VI: Administration etc.
Ch. 22: Procedure etc. - ss. 110 to 115 (ss. 110 and 113a repealed)
Ch. 23: Sanctions - ss. 116 to 117
Ch. 24: Payment and reimbursement - ss. 118 to 120
Ch. 25: Appeal and court examination - ss. 121 to 127
Ch. 26: Reimbursement and financing - ss. 128 to 137 (s. 128a repealed)
Ch. 27: Rules permitting innovation during trial period - s. 138
Ch. 28: Entry into force and transitional rules - ss. 139 to 150 (ss. 141, 146 and 148 repealed).

Date of entry into force

1998-07-01
Original Act. The Act is not applicable to the Faroe Islands and Greenland.

Basic text(s)

2003-08-26 (DNK-2003-L-66011)
Notification of the Social Service Act (No. 764 of 2003).

Implementing text(s)

2007-01-18 (DNK-2007-L-80049)
Notification (No. 58 of 2007) of the Social Services Act (No. 929 of 2006).

Amending text(s)

2004-12-20 (DNK-2004-L-69494)
Act (No. 1378 of 2004) to amend the Social Service Act (No. 708 of 2004) (duty to elaborate a plan of action for young persons below 18 years of age who suffer from drugabuse that requires treatment).

Amending text(s)

2004-12-20 (DNK-2004-L-69496)
Act (No. 1379 of 2004) to amend the Social Service Act (No. 708 of 2004) (revision of the support system and contact person for individuals suffering from mental disease).

Amending text(s)

2004-12-22 (DNK-2004-L-69521)
Act (No. 1422 of 2004) to amend Act (No. 359 of 2002) respecting leave for wage earner to take care of disabled or severely sick relative, and the Social Service Act (No. 708 of 2004).

Amending text(s)

2004-12-22 (DNK-2004-L-69522)
Act (No. 1423 of 2004) to amend the Social Service Act (No. 708 of 2004) (National guarantee for children in day care).

Amending text(s)

2004-12-22 (DNK-2004-L-69535)
Act (No. 1442 of 2004) to amend the Social Service Act (No. 708 of 2004) and the Act (No. 72 of 2004) respecting legal security and administration in the social field (reform relating to young persons and youth needing special help).

Amending text(s)

2004-12-22 (DNK-2004-L-69539)
Act (No. 1443 of 2004) to amend the Social Service Act (No. 708 of 2004).

Amending text(s)

2004-12-22 (DNK-2004-L-69540)
Act (No. 1444 of 2004) to amend the Social Service Act (No. 708 of 2004).

Amending text(s)

2004-12-22 (DNK-2004-L-69542)
Act (No. 1445 of 2004) to amend the Social Service Act (No. 708 of 2004) and other Acts.

Amending text(s)

2004-12-22 (DNK-2004-L-69543)
Act (No. 1447 of 2004) to amend the Social Service Act (No. 708 of 2004) (free choice of escort person).

Amending text(s)

2004-12-22 (DNK-2004-L-69545)
Act (No. 1448 of 2004) to amend the Social Service Act (No. 708 of 2004) (respect for guiding directions as to the future - "care testament").

Amending text(s)

2004-12-22 (DNK-2004-L-69549)
Act (No. 1450 of 2004) to amend the Social Service Act (No. 708 of 2004), the Social Pension Act (No. 42 of 2004) and the Act (No. 1164 of 2003) respecting the highest, intermediate, increased general and geneal early retirement pension (widening of group of persons entitled to compensation for care of a dying close relative).

Amending text(s)

2005-02-17 (DNK-2005-L-70108)
Notification (No. 97 of 2005) of the Social Service Act (No. 709 of 2004).

Repealing text(s)

2005-06-24 (DNK-2005-L-70908)
Social Service Act (No. 573 of 2005).

Repealing text(s)

2007-09-26 (DNK-2007-M-80475)
Notification (No. 1117 of 2007) of the Social Services Act (No. 58 of 2007).

Serial title

Lovtidende A

Date

2004-07-09

Volume

Vol. 114

Number

No. 708

Page range

pp. 4122-4165