# The Annual Returns (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026, Introduction: Introductory text


social care, wales
Made 4 March 2026
Coming into force 1 April 2026
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 10(1)(b), (2A) and (4A) and 187(1)(a) of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (“the 2016 Act”), and section 28(1)(a) of the Health and Social Care (Wales) Act 2025.
These Regulations have been laid before Senedd Cymru in accordance with the Senedd approval procedure under section 10(6)(d) of the 2016 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/74/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/annual-returns-miscellaneous-amendments-wales-regulations-2026/introduction
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.