4.—(1) Section 5 of the Act (requirement to register) does not apply to an existing provider during the transition period in respect of a relevant service.
(2) In this regulation—
“existing provider” (“darparwr presennol”) means a person who provides a special school residential service immediately before the date of coming into force of these regulations;
“relevant service” (“gwasanaeth perthnasol”) means a special school residential service provided at a place which is the subject of an application to register under section 6 of the Act made to the Welsh Ministers before 1 July 2024;
“transition period” (“cyfnod trosiannol”) means the period beginning with the date of coming into force of these regulations and ending either—
on the date when the application to the Welsh Ministers is determined; or
in the event that the determination by the Welsh Ministers is subject to an appeal to the tribunal or to a subsequent appeal, on the date on which that or any subsequent appeal is determined;
“the tribunal” has the same meaning as in section 189 of the Act.