1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Care and Support (Choice of Accommodation) (Wales) Regulations 2015.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 6 April 2016 and apply in relation to Wales.
(3) In these Regulations—
“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014;
“care home accommodation” (“llety cartref gofal”) means—
accommodation in a care home within the meaning given by section 3 of the Care Standards Act 2000(1) where the accommodation is in Wales or England;
accommodation in a care home service within the meaning given by paragraph 2 of Schedule 12 to the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010(2) where the accommodation is in Scotland; or
accommodation in a residential care home within the meaning given by article 10 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003(3) where the accommodation is in Northern Ireland;
“preferred accommodation” (“llety sy’n cael ei ffafrio”) means the accommodation for which a person for whom it is to be provided expresses a preference in accordance with regulation 2(b).
2000 c. 14. Section 3 was amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14), section 95 and paragraph 4 of Schedule 5.