# The Commission for Social Care Inspection (Explanation and Co-operation) Regulations 2004, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement, application and interpretation


(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Commission for Social Care Inspection (Explanation and Co-operation) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st April 2004.
(2) Regulations 1 and 3 apply to England and Wales.
(3) Regulation 2 applies to England only.
(4) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003;
“service provider” means a person other than a local authority who provides, has provided or has agreed to provide an English local authority social service.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/555/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/commission-for-social-care-inspection-explanation-and-co-operation-regulations-2004/regulation-1
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