PART IGeneral

Title, commencement and interpretation2

1

In these Regulations —

  • “the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Act 20061;

  • “arrangements in relation to advocacy, complaints or whistle-blowing” (“trefniadau mewn perthynas ag eiriolaeth, cwynion neu chwythu'r chwiban”) means arrangements falling within subsections (4), (5) and (6) of section 5 of the Act as the case may be;

  • “the Assembly” (“y Cynulliad”) means the National Assembly for Wales;

  • “the Commissioner” (“y Comisiynydd”) means the Commissioner for Older People in Wales;

  • “the First Minister” (“y Prif Weinidog”) means the person appointed from time to time as the First Minister for Wales under section 46(1) of the Government of Wales Act 2006;

2

In these Regulations, a reference —

a

to a numbered regulation is to the regulation in these Regulations bearing that number;

b

in a regulation to a numbered paragraph is to the paragraph in that regulation bearing that number;

c

in a paragraph to a lettered or numbered sub-paragraph is to the sub-paragraph in that paragraph bearing that letter or number.