Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Act 2026

59 Regulations under this Act E+W

(1) A power or duty to make regulations under this Act is exercisable by Welsh statutory instrument.

(2) A power or duty to make regulations under this Act includes power—

(a) to make different provision for different purposes or different areas;

(b) to make—

(i) incidental, supplementary or consequential provision;

(ii) transitional or saving provision.

(3) The provision that may be made by virtue of subsection (2) includes provision that amends, modifies, repeals or revokes any enactment (whenever enacted or made, and including any provision of this Act).

(4) Regulations under any of the following sections are subject to the Senedd approval procedure—

(a) section 5(1)(b) (meaning of regulated visitor accommodation);

(b) section 5(7)(d) (meaning of premises);

(c) section 6(2) (meaning of fitness for visitor accommodation);

(d) section 17(1) (further conditions);

(e) section 19(3) (approval requirements);

(f) section 24(1) (breach of licence conditions: remedial notices);

(g) section‍ 25 (licence periods and renewal of licence);

(h) section 26(1) (amendment of licence);

(i) section‍ 28(3) (provisional licences);

(j) the first regulations under section 35(1) (fees in relation to visitor accommodation licences);

(k) section 37(4) (specific provision applicable in respect of campsite and caravan site licences);

(l) section 46 (power to make further provision about partnerships and unincorporated bodies);

(m) section 49(1) (power to make provision about death, incapacity and insolvency);

(n) section 50(1) (power to make provision about transfers of businesses as going concerns);

(o) section 51(1) (power to disapply certain provisions of Act);

(p) section 55(5) (penalty notices);

(q) section 57(1) (power to make consequential, transitional etc. provision), where the regulations amend, modify or repeal an enactment contained in primary legislation (including any provision of this Act).

(5) Any other regulations under this Act are subject to the Senedd annulment procedure.

(6) In subsection (4), “primary legislation” means the following—

(a) an Act of Senedd Cymru;

(b) an Assembly Measure;

(c) an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 59 in force at 28.4.2026, see s. 61(1)