The Preserved Rights (Transfer of Responsibilities to Local Authorities) (Wales) Regulations 2001

Citation, commencement, interpretation and application

1.—(1) These Regulations, which may be cited as the Preserved Rights (Transfer of Responsibilities to Local Authorities) (Wales) Regulations 2001 shall come into force on 19th December 2001.

(2) In these Regulations —

(a) “the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Health and Social Care Act 2001 and references to sections are to sections of that Act;

(b) “the appointed day” (“y diwrnod penodedig”) means the day appointed under section 70 for the coming into force of section 50(1);

(c) “the Income Support Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau Cymhorthdal Incwm”) means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(1); and

(d) “responsible authority” (“awdurdod cyfrifol”) is to be construed in accordance with section 50(3).

(3) These Regulations apply to Wales only.

(1)

S.I. 1987/1967. Regulation 19 is amended by S.I. 1988/663, 1445 and 2022, S.I. 1989/1678, S.I.1991/1033, S.I. 1992/3147, S.I. 1993/2119, S.I. 1994/527 and 2139 and S.I. 1996/206 and 462.