# The Special Procedures Approved Premises and Vehicles (Wales) Regulations 2024, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) In these Regulations—
“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017;
“acupuncture” (“aciwbigo”) has the meaning given in section 94(1) of the Act;
“applicable mandatory approval conditions” (“amodau cymeradwyo mandadol cymwys”) means the mandatory approval conditions to which an approval certificate is subject to from the date of issue of that certificate;
“application fee” (“ffi am gais”) means the fee set by the local authority to accompany an application for an approval certificate;
“application interview” (“cyfweliad ymgeisio”) has the meaning given in regulation 8(3);
“approval certificate” (“tystysgrif gymeradwyo”) has the same meaning given in section 70(1) of the Act;
“approval certificate number” (“rhif y dystysgrif gymeradwyo”) means the reference number given by the local authority to the approval certificate which is unique to that certificate, and which is specified in it;
“approval certificate period” (“cyfnod y dystysgrifcymeradwyo”), in relation to an approval certificate, means the period during which the approval certificate authorises the performance of a special procedure at a premises or in a vehicle as set out in section 70(5) of the Act;
“approval date” (“dyddiad cymeradwyo”) has the same meaning as in section 70(5) of the Act;
“certificate holder” (“deiliad tystysgrif”) means the person whose application for an approval certificate a local authority has approved under section 70 of the Act and whose name is listed on the approval certificate;
“client” (“cleient”) means a person on whom a special procedure is performed;
“licence holder” (“deiliad trwydded”) has the meaning given in section 59(8)(b) of the Act;
“local authority” (“awdurdod lleol”) means the local authority as defined by section 124(1) of the Act;
“mandatory approval conditions” (“amodau cymeradwyo mandadol”) means the conditions set out in Schedules 3 and 4;
“premises” (“mangre”) has the meaning given in section 94(1) of the Act;
“special procedure” (“triniaeth arbennig”) has the meaning given in section 57 of the Act;
“temporary approval certificate” (“tystysgrif gymeradwyo dros dro”) means an approval certificate that authorises the performance of a special procedure (or special procedures) from an approved premises or vehicle for a period of no longer than seven days;
“vehicle” (“cerbyd”) has the meaning given in section 94(1) of the Act.
(2) Except as otherwise provided, a requirement under these Regulations to give a notice (or to notify) is a requirement to give written notice.
(3) A document or notice required by virtue of these Regulations to be “written” includes an electronic communication, as defined in section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2024/1229/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/special-procedures-approved-premises-and-vehicles-wales-regulations-2024/regulation-2
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