The Care and Support (Deferred Payment) (Wales) Regulations 2015

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014;

“the 2011 Act” (“Deddf 2011”) means the Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011(1);

“the Charging Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau Gosod Ffioedd”) means the Care and Support (Charging) (Wales) Regulations 2015(2);

“adequate security” (“sicrwydd digonol”) means a charge by way of a legal mortgage for an amount which is at least equal to the adult’s required amount and any interest or administration costs which are to be treated in the same way as the adult’s required amount and which is capable of being registered as a first legal charge in favour of the local authority in the land register(3);

“assessed income” (“incwm asesedig”) has the meaning given in the Charging Regulations;

“capital limit” (“terfyn cyfalaf”) is the amount specified in regulation 11(2) of the Charging Regulations;

“care and support plan” (“cynllun gofal a chymorth”) means a plan prepared in accordance with section 54 of the Act, or a plan which a local authority prepares when it meets an adult’s needs for care and support under section 36 of the Act;

“deferred payment agreement” (“cytundeb ar daliad gohiriedig”) has the meaning given in section 68(2) of the Act;

“required amount” (“swm gofynnol”) is so much of the charge that the adult is required (or is going to be required) to pay under section 59 of the Act and any amount the adult is required to pay in accordance with regulations made under section 57(2) of the Act as is specified or determined in accordance with regulation 5;

“specified time” (“amser penodedig”) means the time specified in regulation 7.

(1)

2011 c. 4.

(2)

S.I. 2015/1843 (W. 271).

(3)

See the Land Registration Act 2002 (c. 9), section 132(1) for the meaning of “charge”, “legal mortgage” and “register”.