Welsh Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 1756 (W.188)

SOCIAL CARE, WALES

The Adult Placement Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2004

Made

7 July 2004

Coming into force

1 August 2004

The National Assembly for Wales, having consulted such persons as it considers appropriate(1), hereby makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by the following sections of the Care Standards Act 2000(2) —

[a]

sections 3(3), 42(1), 118(5) and (7); and

[b]

by virtue of Regulation 3 of, and Schedule 1 to, these Regulations(3), sections 22(1), 22 (2)(a) to (d) and (f) to (j), 22(5), 22(7)(a) to (j), 25(1), and 34(1)(4).

(1)

See section 22(9) of the Care Standards Act 2000 for the requirement to consult.

(2)

2000 c. 14. The powers are conferred upon the “appropriate Minister”. “Appropriate Minister” means the Assembly in relation to Wales, it means the Secretary of State in relation to England, Scotland and Northern Ireland: see section 121(1) of the 2000 Act. “Assembly” means the National Assembly for Wales: see section 5(b) of the 2000 Act. See section 121(1) for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(3)

Section 42(1) of the Act, under which regulation 3 is made, provides that regulations may apply the provisions of Part II of the Act to persons prescribed by these regulations (being persons to which sub-sections (2) and (3) apply) with such modifications as may be specified in the regulations.

(4)

See paragraphs 1 and 2 and Part II of Schedule 1 to these Regulations.