Commentary on Sections Functions relating to fluoridation of water Sections 88I to 88N of the 1991 Act -Variation and/or termination
421.Sections 88J to 88N of the 1991 Act relate to the variation or termination of arrangements for the fluoridation of water. They largely replicate the provisions concerning new fluoridation proposals in sections 88B to 88G of the 1991 Act.
422.The Secretary of State is able to vary or terminate arrangements without a proposal from a local authority, in certain limited cases. Section 88I(4) provides for regulations to be made prescribing the cases where the Secretary of State can vary or terminate arrangements without a local authority making a proposal.