The London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Advertising and Trading) (Wales) Regulations 2012

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2012 No. 60 (W.14)

OLYMPIC GAMES AND PARALYMPIC GAMES, WALES

The London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Advertising and Trading) (Wales) Regulations 2012

Made

10 January 2012

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 19, 20(1), 22(8), 25, 26(1) and 28(6) of the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006(1), and now vested in them(2), make the following Regulations.

The Welsh Ministers have consulted in accordance with the requirements set out in sections 20(3) and 26(3) and have had regard to the matters referred to in sections 19(2) and 25(2) of that Act.

A draft of these Regulations was laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with sections 20(2) and 26(2) of that Act(3).

(1)

2006 c. 12. Sections 19, 20, 25 and 26 were amended by paragraph 6 of the Schedule to S.I. 2007/2129 and paragraph 8 of the Schedule to S.I. 2010/1551.

(2)

Section 41(4) of the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 provides that in their application to things done in Wales, sections 19 to 30 have effect as if a reference to the Secretary of State were a reference to the National Assembly for Wales. The functions of the National Assembly for Wales were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 162 of, and paragraphs 30(1) and 30(2)(c) of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).

(3)

Sections 20(2) and 26(2) of the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 provide that regulations made under sections 19 and 25 respectively of that Act may not be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament. Section 41(4) of that Act provides that in their application to things done in Wales, sections 19 to 30 have effect as if a reference to a resolution of each or either House of Parliament were a reference to a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.