Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014

33 Procedure for regulations under section 32

(1) Before making regulations under section 32(3) or (4), the Welsh Ministers must carry out the following steps.

(2) The Welsh Ministers must consult—

(a) such persons as appear to them likely to be affected by the regulations,

(b) such organisations as appear to them to represent the interests of persons likely to be affected by the regulations, and

(c) such other persons as they consider appropriate,

on the proposed draft regulations.

(3) The Welsh Ministers must—

(a) allow those persons a period of at least 12 weeks to submit comments on the proposed draft regulations,

(b) consider any comments submitted within that period, and

(c) publish a summary of those comments.

(4) The Welsh Ministers must lay a draft of the regulations before the National Assembly for Wales.

(5) Draft regulations laid under subsection (4)—

(a) must be accompanied by a statement of the Welsh Ministers giving details of any differences between the draft regulations consulted on under subsection (2) and the draft regulations laid under subsection (4), and

(b) may not be approved by a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with section 196(6) until after the expiry of the period of 60 days beginning with the day on which the draft regulations are laid.