Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

England and Wales

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Care and Support (Direct Payments) Regulations 2014 and, subject to paragraph (2), come into force immediately after section 33(1) of the Care Act 2014 comes fully into force^f1.

(2)

Regulation 11 comes into force immediately after section 33(1) of the Care Act 2014 comes fully into force unless section 75(7) of that Act comes fully into force later in which case it comes into force immediately after section 75(7) of that Act comes fully into force.

(3)

In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Care Act 2014;
“care home” has the meaning given by section 3 of the Care Standards Act 2000^f2 F1, or 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.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 1(3) inserted (W.) (2.4.2018) by The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments to Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/48), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 31(2)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 1 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1: Section 33(1) was commenced for the purpose of making regulations by S.I. 2014/2473.
f2: 2000 c.14. Section 3 was amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c.14), Schedule 5(1), paragraph 4(2) and (3).