# The Representations Procedure (Wales) Regulations 2014, Regulation 2: Interpretation

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In these Regulations—
“the 1989 Act” (“Deddf 1989”) means the Children Act 1989;
“the 2002 Act” (“Deddf 2002”) means the Adoption and Children Act 2002;
“the 2005 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2005”) means the Representations Procedure (Children)(Wales) Regulations 2005;
“advocate” (“eiriolwr”) means a person who provides assistance under arrangements made by a local authority pursuant to section 178(1) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014;
“former representations procedure” (“gweithdrefn sylwadau flaenorol”) means the representations procedure established under the provisions of the 2005 Regulations;
“independent investigator” (“ymchwilydd annibynnol”) means the person, being neither a member nor officer of the local authority to which representations have been made, or the spouse or civil partner of such a person but does include a person with whom the local authority has entered into a contract for services in order to conduct an investigation;
“independent person” (“person annibynnol”) means the person, being neither a member nor officer of the local authority to which representations have been made, or the spouse or civil partner of such a person, who takes part in the consideration of the representations and in any subsequent discussions, in accordance with section 174(6) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014;
“local authority” (“awdurdod lleol”) means a county council or county borough council in Wales;
“representations” (“sylwadau”) means representations made under section 174 or 175 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 or paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 7 to the 1989 Act;
“to consider representations” (“ystyried sylwadau”) means to consider representations under the procedure set out in these Regulations;
“working day” (“diwrnod gwaith”) means a day except Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Good Friday, or a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2014/1795/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/representations-procedure-wales-regulations-2014/regulation-2
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