Explanatory note

These Regulations amend regulations 2 and 4 of the Abortion Regulations 1991^f1 (“the principal Regulations”) in order to reflect the changes upon the title of the Chief Medical Officer for Wales consequential to the establishment of the Welsh Assembly Government in accordance with the Government of Wales Act 2006^f2.

They also amend regulations 2 and 5 of the principal Regulations to reflect the changes made by the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007^f3 which establishes an independent statistics board which is responsible for the statistical functions previously carried out by the Registrar General through its administrative arm, the Office of National Statistics.

No regulatory impact assessment has been prepared in relation to these Regulations.