The Mental Health (Approval of Persons to be Approved Mental Health Professionals) (Wales) Regulations 2008

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

• “the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Mental Health Act 1983;

• “AMHP” (“GPIMC”) means an approved mental health professional;

• except in the context of regulation 3, “approve” (“cymeradwyo”) and “approval” (“cymeradwyaeth”) include “re-approve” (“ail gymeradwyo”) and “re-approval” (“ail gymeradwyaeth”);

• “approving LSSA” (“AGCLl sy'n cymeradwyo”) means the LSSA that has approved the person to be an AMHP;

• “Care Council for Wales” (“Cyngor Gofal Cymru”) has the meaning given by section 54(1) of the Care Standards Act 2000(1);

• “LSSA” (“AGCLl”) means a local social services authority in Wales;

• “professional requirements” (“gofynion proffesiynol”) means the requirements set out in Schedule 1;

• “relevant competencies” (“cymwyseddau perthnasol”) means the skills set out in Schedule 2.

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2000 c. 14.