Regulation 2 Title, commencement and interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the National Assembly” (“y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol”) means the National Assembly for Wales as constituted by the Government of Wales Act 1998^f1;

• “the Commissioner” (“y Comisiynydd”) means the Commissioner for Older People in Wales;

• “the First Secretary” (“y Prif Ysgrifennydd”) means the person elected from time to time as the Assembly First Secretary pursuant to section 53(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998;

• “the First Minister” (“y Prif Weinidog”) means the person appointed from time to time as the First Minister for Wales under section 46(1) of the Government of Wales Act 2006;

• “the initial period” (“y cyfnod cychwynnol”) means the initial period as defined in section 161(5) of the Government of Wales Act 2006 ;

• “relevant older persons” (“ pobl hyn berthnasol ”) means such older people resident in Wales as are selected for the purposes of a particular appointment by and in such manner—

  1. (a)

     as the relevant committee may determine in accordance with the terms of reference of the committee, or

  2. (b)

     in the absence of such a determination, as the First Secretary may determine;

• “a relevant committee” (“pwyllgor perthnasol”) means such a committee as may be established from time to time by the National Assembly under section 54(1)(b) of the Government of Wales Act 1998 for the purpose of providing advice and determining matters relating to the appointment of the Commissioner.

In these Regulations, a reference —