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PART 3SOCIAL CARE WALES

Rules made by SCW under this Act

73Rules: general

(1)Any power conferred on SCW by or under this Act to make rules must be exercised by an instrument in writing.

(2)An instrument containing rules must specify the provision under which the rules are made.

(3)To the extent that an instrument containing rules does not comply with subsection (2) it is void.

(4)Any power of SCW to make rules conferred by or under this Act may be exercised—

(a)so as to make different provision for different purposes;

(b)so as to make incidental, supplemental, consequential and transitional provision.

(5)SCW must—

(a)publish rules made by it, and

(b)ensure the rules are publicly available until such time as they cease to have effect.

(6)SCW may charge a fee for providing a person with a copy of rules made by it.

74Rules: fees

(1)SCW may by rules make provision for the payment of fees to SCW in connection with the discharge of functions by—

(a)SCW;

(b)the registrar (see section 81).

(2)In particular, the rules may make provision for the payment of fees in connection with—

(a)the provision of advice or other assistance under section 69;

(b)registration in the register (see Part 4);

(c)the approval of courses under section 114 (approval of courses for persons who are or wish to become social care workers);

(d)the provision of training under section 116 (training provided or secured by SCW);

(e)the provision of copies of codes of practice or copies of, or extracts from, the register.

(3)But the rules may not make provision for the payment of fees in connection with registration in the visiting European part of the register.