44E+WThe Health and Social Care Act 2008 is amended as follows.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 15 para. 44 in force at 1.8.2012 by S.I. 2012/1319, art. 2(4)
45(1)In section 124 (regulation of social care workers)—E+W
(a)in subsection (1), for “appropriate Minister”, in each place it appears, substitute “Welsh Ministers”,
(b)in that subsection, for “their regulation” substitute “the regulation of social care workers”, and
(c)in subsection (3), omit the definition of “the appropriate Minister”.
(2)For the title to that section substitute “Regulation of social care workers: Wales”.
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I2Sch. 15 para. 45 in force at 1.8.2012 by S.I. 2012/1319, art. 2(4)
46E+WSection 125 (standard of proof in proceedings relating to registration of social care worker)—
(a)in subsection (2), for “a committee of a Council, a Council itself or any officer of a Council” substitute “the Care Council for Wales, a committee of the Council or any officer of the Council”, and
(b)in subsection (3), omit paragraph (a).
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I3Sch. 15 para. 46 in force at 1.8.2012 by S.I. 2012/1319, art. 2(4)
47(1)Section 126 (education and training of approved mental health professionals) is amended as follows.E+W
(2)In subsection (1)—
(a)for “appropriate Minister” substitute “Welsh Ministers”, and
(b)omit “the General Social Care Council or”.
(3)In subsection (4), omit the definition of “the appropriate Minister”.
(4)For the title to section 126 substitute “Education and training of approved mental health professionals: Wales”.
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I4Sch. 15 para. 47 in force at 1.8.2012 by S.I. 2012/1319, art. 2(4)
48E+WIn section 171(4) (provisions which Welsh Ministers have power to commence), before paragraph (a) insert—
“(za)sections 124 and 125 and Schedule 9 (regulation of social care workers: Wales) and section 126 (education and training of approved mental health professionals: Wales),”.
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I5Sch. 15 para. 48 in force at 1.8.2012 by S.I. 2012/1319, art. 2(4)
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
I6Sch. 15 para. 49 in force at 1.8.2012 by S.I. 2012/1319, art. 2(4)