PART 3GENERAL

27General interpretation

In this Act—

• term the 2006 act + “the 2006 Act” (“Deddf 2006”) means the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42);

• term the 2014 act + “the 2014 Act” (“Deddf 2014”) means the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 4);

• term the 2016 act + “the 2016 Act” (“Deddf 2016”) means the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 2).

28Consequential and transitional provision etc.

section 28 1 + (1)The Welsh Ministers may by regulations—

section 28 1 a + (a)make provision that is incidental or supplementary to, or consequential on, any provision of this Act;

section 28 1 b + (b)make transitional or saving provision in connection with any provision of this Act.

section 28 2 + (2)Regulations under this section—

section 28 2 a + (a)may amend, modify, repeal or revoke any enactment, whenever enacted or made, including this Act;

section 28 2 b + (b)are to be made by statutory instrument.

section 28 3 + (3)A statutory instrument containing regulations made under this section that amend, modify or repeal an enactment contained in primary legislation may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, Senedd Cymru.

section 28 4 + (4)Any other statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of Senedd Cymru.

section 28 5 + (5)term primary legislation + In subsection (3), “primary legislation” means—

section 28 5 a + (a)an Act of Senedd Cymru;

section 28 5 b + (b)a Measure of the National Assembly for Wales;

section 28 5 c + (c)an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

29Coming into force

section 29 1 + (1)The following provisions come into force on the day after the day on which this Act receives Royal Assent—

section 29 1 a + (a)in Part 1—

section 29 1 a i + (i)sections 1, 16, 21 and 22 (in so far as it relates to paragraph 3(b) of Schedule 1);

section 29 1 a ii + (ii)paragraphs‍‍ 2(1) and (6), 3(b), 5(1) and (4), 7(1), (3), (4), (14) and (15) of Schedule 1;

section 29 1 b + (b)in Part 2, sections 23 and 26;

section 29 1 c + (c)this Part.

section 29 2 + (2)The other provisions of this Act come into force on a day appointed by the Welsh Ministers in an order made by statutory instrument.

section 29 3 + (3)An order under subsection (2) may make transitional or saving provision.

30Short title

The short title of this Act is the Health and Social Care (Wales) Act 2025.