# The Care and Support (Sight-impaired and Severely Sight-impaired Adults) Regulations 2014, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Section 77(1) of the Care Act 2014 sets out the requirement on local authorities to establish and maintain a register of adults who are ordinarily resident in their area and are sight-impaired or severely sight-impaired. These Regulations specify the persons who are to be treated as being sight-impaired and severely sight-impaired for the purposes of that section.
A separate impact assessment has not been prepared for these Regulations. These Regulations are part of a package of legislative measures and the relevant impact assessment can be requested via careactconsultation@dh.gsi.gov.uk or Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall, London SW1A 2NS and is available online at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2854/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/care-and-support-sight-impaired-and-severely-sight-impaired-adults-regulations-2014/note
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