Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017;

• “applicant” (“ceisydd”) means a person who makes an application;

• “application” (“cais”) means an application made pursuant to Schedule 3 to the Act for the issue, renewal or variation of a special procedure licence;

• “approval certificate” (“tystysgrif gymeradwyo”) has the meaning given in section 70(1) of the Act;

• “designation” (“dynodiad”) means where a local authority has given notice to an individual under section 61(1) of the Act;

• “hearing” (“gwrandawiad”) means the hearing referred to in column 1 of the table in the Schedule as the case may be;

• “licence holder” (“deiliad trwydded”) has the meaning given in section 59(8)(b) of the Act;

• “local authority” (“awdurdod lleol”) means a local authority as defined by section 124(1) of the Act;

• “notice of decision” (“hysbysiad o benderfyniad”) means a notice given in accordance with paragraph 16 or 17 of Schedule 3 to the Act;

• “notice of hearing” (“hysbysiad o wrandawiad”) means the notice given to a party in accordance with regulation 5;

• “party” (“parti”) means—

  1. (a)

     a person to whom a notice of hearing is given in accordance with regulation 5(1), and

  2. (b)

     the local authority who has issued the warning notice;

• “relevant committee” (“pwyllgor perthnasol”) means a licensing committee to which functions are delegated by virtue of paragraph 21(1) of Schedule 3 to the Act or a licensing sub-committee empowered to discharge such functions by arrangement under paragraph 21(2)(b) of Schedule 3 to the Act;

• “representations” (“sylwadau”) means representations made in accordance with paragraph 15 of Schedule 3 to the Act in response to a warning notice issued by a local authority;

• “revocation” (“dirymu”) is to be interpreted in accordance with section 68 or section 73 of the Act;

• “special procedure” (“triniaeth arbennig”) has the meaning given in section 57 of the Act;

• “special procedure licence” (“trwydded triniaeth arbennig”) has the meaning given in section 59 of the Act;

• “warning notice” (“hysbysiad rhybuddio”) means a notice issued in accordance with paragraph 15(3) of Schedule 3 to the Act.

In these Regulations, a reference to a section, or a paragraph of a Schedule, is a reference to a section of, or the paragraph of the Schedule to, the Act.

In these Regulations, a reference to a hearing of a relevant committee held through remote means is to a hearing held by means of any equipment or other facility which enables persons who are not in the same place to speak and be heard by each other (whether or not the equipment or facility enables those persons to see or be seen by each other).

Except as otherwise provided, a requirement under these Regulations to give a notice (or to notify) is a requirement to give written notice.

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^f1.