Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016

73 Rules: general

(1) Any power conferred on SCW by or under this Act to make rules must be exercised by an instrument in writing.

(2) An instrument containing rules must specify the provision under which the rules are made.

(3) To the extent that an instrument containing rules does not comply with subsection (2) it is void.

(4) Any power of SCW to make rules conferred by or under this Act may be exercised—

(a) so as to make different provision for different purposes;

(b) so as to make incidental, supplemental, consequential and transitional provision.

(5) SCW must—

(a) publish rules made by it, and

(b) ensure the rules are publicly available until such time as they cease to have effect.

(6) SCW may charge a fee for providing a person with a copy of rules made by it.