Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c. 24)

Part 2 E+W+S Disabled people: right to control provision of services

Supplementary E+W+S

50 Interpretation of Part 2 E+W+S

In this Part—

• “community care services” means—

  (a)

  [F1 in relation to England, services under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014 or section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983;

  (aa)

  in relation to Wales], community care services as defined by section 46(3) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19)

  (b)

  in relation to Scotland, community care services as defined by section [F2 12A(8)] of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 49);

• “employment” includes self-employment;

• “enactment” means an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under—

  (a)

  an Act of Parliament,

  (b)

  an Act of the Scottish Parliament, or

  (c)

  a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales;

• “prescribed” means specified in, or determined in accordance with, regulations under section 41;

• “relevant authority” has the meaning given by section 40;

• “relevant services” has the meaning given by section 39.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 50 substituted (1.4.2015) by The Care Act 2014 and Children and Families Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/914), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 94 (with arts. 1(3), 3)

F2 Word in s. 50 substituted (S.) (1.4.2015) by The Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Modifications and Saving) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/157), art. 1(1), sch. para. 9