The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016

51.  In section 16(1) (interpretation)

(a) in the definition of “disabled person”, for paragraph (a)(1) substitute—

“(a) in relation to Wales means a person who is disabled within the meaning of section 3 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014; and”;

(b) in the definition of “local authority”—

(i) after “1970” insert “or the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014”;

(ii) for “that Act” substitute “the 1970 Act”;

(c) in the definition of “the welfare enactments”—

(i) omit “Part III of the 1948 Act, section 2 of the 1970 Act and”;

(ii) in paragraph (za)(2), after “England,” insert “section 2 of the 1970 Act,”;

(iii) in paragraph (a)(3), for the words from “Schedule 15” to the end of the paragraph insert “Parts 4 and 6 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014”;

(d) for subsection (2)(4) substitute—

“(2) In this Act as it applies in relation to England, any reference to a child who is looked after by a local authority has the same meaning as in Part 3 of the Children Act 1989.

(2ZA) In this Act as it applies in relation to Wales, any reference to a child who is looked after by a local authority has the same meaning as in Part 6 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014.”

(1)

Paragraph (a) in the definition of “disabled person” was amended by the Children Act 1989, Schedule 13, paragraph 61 and by S.I. 2015/914, Schedule, paragraphs 36, 41(1), (3).

(2)

Paragraph (za) in the definition of “welfare enactments” was inserted by S.I. 2015/914, Schedule, paragraphs 36, 41(1), (4).

(3)

Paragraph (a) in the definition of “welfare enactments” was amended by S.I. 2015/914, Schedule, paragraphs 36, 41(1), (5) and by the Children Act 1989, Schedule 13, paragraph 61.

(4)

Section 16(2) was inserted by the Children Act 1989, Schedule 13, paragraph 61.