Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 15 U.K. Part 7: consequential amendments and savings

PART 1 E+W Abolition of The General Social Care Council

Amendments to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14) E+W

49 (1) Schedule 9 (regulation of social care workers) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In paragraph 1 (interpretation), for the definition of “the appropriate Council” substitute—

““the Council” means the Care Council for Wales.”

(3) In paragraph 2 (matters generally within the scope of regulations), in paragraphs (a) and (h), for “the appropriate Council” substitute “the Council”.

(4) In paragraph 5 (payments), in paragraph (b), for “the appropriate Council” substitute “the Council”.

(5) In paragraph 6 (sub-delegation), in paragraph (a), omit the words from “Ministers of the Crown” to “Welsh Ministers, on”.

(6) In paragraph 8 (matters outside the scope of regulations)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1), omit “the General Social Care Council or”,

(b) in sub-paragraph (2), for “either of those Councils” substitute “the Council”, and

(c) in that sub-paragraph, for “that Council” substitute “the Council”.

(7) Omit paragraph 9 (preliminary procedure for making regulations: England).

(8) For the title to that Schedule substitute “Regulation of social care workers: Wales”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 15 para. 49 in force at 1.8.2012 by S.I. 2012/1319, art. 2(4)