Territorial Application: Wales
5.All parts of the Act affect the powers of the National Assembly for Wales.
Part 1 – Delayed discharge payments
6.The Act gives the power to make regulations to the National Assembly for cases where both the local authority and NHS body involved in a case of delayed discharge are located in Wales. In cases involving an English local authority and a Welsh NHS body, and a Welsh local authority and an English NHS body, the power to make regulations is given jointly to the Secretary of State and the Welsh Assembly.
Part 2 – Local authority community care services
7.The power to make regulations under this Part relating to local authorities in Wales rests with the National Assembly.