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<Text>This section makes provision about the visitor accommodation provider training that applies for the purposes of—</Text>
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<Text>the condition referred to in section 15(3)(b), and</Text>
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<Text>the approval requirement referred to in section 19(2)(b).</Text>
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<Text>The Welsh Ministers must by regulations prescribe the training a VAP must complete in relation to—</Text>
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<Text>the licence conditions referred to in section‍ 15(1);</Text>
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<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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<Text>the content of‍ any code of practice issued by the Welsh Ministers under section 3;</Text>
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<Text>such other matters connected to the regulation of visitor accommodation under‍ Parts 3 to 5 of this Act (or by regulations made under those Parts) as the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate.</Text>
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<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/10/section/16/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2026/10/section/16/3" id="section-16-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
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<Text>Regulations under subsection (2) may—</Text>
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<Text>make different provision in relation to the provision of different descriptions of regulated visitor accommodation or different descriptions of premises;</Text>
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<Text>make different provision in relation to different descriptions of VAP (including in relation to corporate and non-corporate entities);</Text>
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<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
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<Text>provide for circumstances in which training is not required to be completed.</Text>
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<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
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<Text>Regulations under subsection (2) may also make provision—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>in connection with training being provided only—</Text>
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<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
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<Text>by the Welsh Ministers, or</Text>
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<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
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<Text>by persons authorised by the Welsh Ministers;</Text>
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<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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<Text>specifying fees that may be charged or a method for determining fees that may be charged—</Text>
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<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
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<Text>by the Welsh Ministers, or persons authorised by the Welsh Ministers, for providing training;</Text>
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<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
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<Text>by the Welsh Ministers for authorising a person to provide training.</Text>
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<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
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<Text>Before making regulations under this section, the Welsh Ministers must consult any persons they consider appropriate.</Text>
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