Regulation 1 Title, commencement, application and interpretationI1

The title of these Regulations is the Care and Support (Choice of Accommodation) (Wales) Regulations 2015.

These Regulations come into force on 6 April 2016 and apply in relation to Wales.

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014;

• “care home accommodation” (“llety cartref gofal”) means—

  1. (za)

     F1accommodation in Wales in a place at which a care home service, within the meaning of Part 1 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016, is provided wholly or mainly to adults;

  2. (b)

     accommodation in a care home within the meaning given by section 3 of the Care Standards Act 2000^f1 where the accommodation is in F2... England;

  3. (c)

     accommodation in a care home service within the meaning given by paragraph 2 of Schedule 12 to the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010^f2 where the accommodation is in Scotland; or

  4. (d)

     accommodation in a residential care home within the meaning given by article 10 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003^f3 where the accommodation is in Northern Ireland;

• “preferred accommodation” (“llety sy’n cael ei ffafrio”) means the accommodation for which a person for whom it is to be provided expresses a preference in accordance with regulation 2(b).

• F3“short term” (“byrdymor” ) means a period not exceeding 8 weeks.