The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3, Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2017

Interpretation

1.  In this Schedule—

“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016;

“the CCW” (“CGC”) means the Care Council for Wales(1);

“the CCW register” (“cofrestr CGC”) means the register maintained by the CCW under section 56 of the Care Standards Act 2000;

“SCW” (“GCC” ) means Social Care Wales(2);

“the SCW register” (“cofrestr GCC”) means the register maintained by SCW under section 80 of the Act;

“social care worker” (“gweithiwr gofal cymdeithasol”) has the meaning given in section 79 of the Act;

“transferred person” (“person a drosglwyddir”) has the meaning given by paragraph 3.

(1)

The Care Council for Wales was established by section 54 of the Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14) (“the 2000 Act”).

(2)

Section 67 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (“the Act”) repeals section 54 of the 2000 Act; but the body corporate it established, the Care Council for Wales, is renamed as Social Care Wales and its original functions are restated, modified and added to by the Act.