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<Text>In this Act the following terms have the following meanings—</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-approval-requirements">approval requirements</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>gofynion cymeradwyo</Emphasis></Term>”) has the meaning given in section 19(1);</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-building">building</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>adeilad</Emphasis></Term>”) includes a chalet, lodge, cabin or similar structure;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-fire-and-rescue-authority">fire and rescue authority</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>awdurdod tân ac achub</Emphasis></Term>”) means a fire and rescue authority constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/21" id="c00034" Year="2004" Number="21" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct">2004 (c. 21)</Citation> or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-fitness-for-visitor-accommodation">fitness for visitor accommodation</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>ffitrwydd i fod yn llety ymwelwyr</Emphasis></Term>”) has the meaning given in section 6;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-general-fitness-standard">general fitness standard</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>safon gyffredinol o ran ffitrwydd</Emphasis></Term>”) has the meaning given in section 7;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-premises">premises</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>mangre</Emphasis></Term>”) has the meaning given in section 5(7);</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-providing">providing</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>darparu</Emphasis></Term>”) or “<Term id="term-offering-to-provide">offering to provide</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>yn cynnig darparu</Emphasis></Term>”), in the context of visitor accommodation, has the meaning given in section 5(7);</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-provisional-visitor-accommodation-licence">provisional visitor accommodation licence</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>trwydded llety ymwelwyr dros dro</Emphasis></Term>”) means a licence granted under section 27;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-registered">registered</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>cofrestredig</Emphasis></Term>”) means, unless the context requires otherwise, registered under Part 2 of the Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2025/5" id="c00035" Year="2025" Number="5" Class="WelshParliamentAct">2025 (asc 5)</Citation> and references to the register or to an entry in the register are to be construed accordingly;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-regulated-visitor-accommodation">regulated visitor accommodation</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>llety ymwelwyr rheoleiddiedig</Emphasis></Term>”) has the meaning given in section 5(1);</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-short-term-basis">short-term basis</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>ar sail tymor byr</Emphasis></Term>”) has the meaning given in section 5(7);</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-specific-fitness-standards">specific fitness standards</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>safonau ffitrwydd penodol</Emphasis></Term>”) has the meaning given in section 8;</Text>
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<Text>“tourist amenities, facilities and services in Wales”<Emphasis> (“amwynderau, cyfleusterau a gwasanaethau i dwristiaid yng Nghymru”) </Emphasis>have the meaning given in section 2(4);</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-visitor">visitor</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>ymwelydd</Emphasis></Term>”) has the meaning given in section 5(7);</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-visitor-accommodation">visitor accommodation</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>llety ymwelwyr</Emphasis></Term>”) has the meaning given in section 5(7);</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-visitor-accommodation-contract">visitor accommodation contract</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>contract llety ymwelwyr</Emphasis></Term>”) has the meaning given in section 38;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-visitor-accommodation-licence">visitor accommodation licence</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>trwydded llety ymwelwyr</Emphasis></Term>”) has the meaning given in section 14(1);</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-visitor-accommodation-provider">visitor accommodation provider</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>darparwr llety ymwelwyr</Emphasis></Term>”) (or “<Term id="term-vap">VAP</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>DLlY</Emphasis></Term>”)) has the meaning given in section 5(7);</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-wra">WRA</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>ACC</Emphasis></Term>”) means the Welsh Revenue Authority.</Text>
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<Text>In this Act, a reference to something done under this Act, or under a provision of this Act, includes something done by virtue of this Act or that provision as the case may be.</Text>
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