Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Act 2025

66 Interpretation

(1) In this Act—

• “night” (“noson”) means a period starting on one day and ending on the next day;

• “overnight stay in visitor accommodation” (“arhosiad dros nos mewn llety ymwelwyr”) is to be interpreted in accordance with section 29;

• “partnership” (“partneriaeth”) means—

  (a)

  a partnership within the Partnership Act 1890 (c. 39),

  (b)

  a limited partnership registered under the Limited Partnerships Act 1907 (c. 24), or

  (c)

  a partnership or entity of a similar character formed under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom;

• “principal council” (“prif gyngor”) means a council for a county or a county borough in Wales;

• “provide” (“darparu”), in relation to the provision of visitor accommodation, is to be interpreted in accordance with section 3;

• “return” (“ffurflen”) means a return of the kind mentioned in section 36;

• “vessel” (“llestr”) means a ship, boat, raft, or other apparatus constructed or adapted for floating on water, designed or adapted for human habitation;

• “visitor accommodation” (“llety ymwelwyr”) has the meaning given by section 2;

• “visitor accommodation provider” (“darparwr llety ymwelwyr”) and “VAP” (“DLlY”) are to be interpreted in accordance with section 3;

• “WRA” (“ACC”) means the Welsh Revenue Authority.

(2) For the purposes of this Act, the managing members of an unincorporated body are—

(a) each member of the unincorporated body holding office as president, chair, treasurer, secretary or any similar office;

(b) if there is no such office, each member holding office as a member of a committee by which the affairs of the body are managed;

(c) if there is no such office or committee, each member of the body.

(3) Where this Act imposes a duty on a principal council to publish a decision, report or other document other than a notice, the decision, report or other document must be—

(a) published—

(i) on the principal council’s website, and

(ii) in such other manner as the principal council considers appropriate;

(b) made available for inspection (without charge) at the offices of the principal council for at least 12 months after it is first published.