Welsh Statutory Instruments
2020 No. 44 (W. 5)
Agriculture, Wales
Animals, Wales
Plant Health, Wales
The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health Fees etc.) (Wales) Regulations 2020
Made
21 January 2020
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
22 January 2020
Coming into force
31 January 2020
The Welsh Ministers are designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Union(2), and in relation to the veterinary and phytosanitary fields for the protection of public health(3).
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, and, with the consent of Treasury, in exercise of powers conferred by section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973(4).
As required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety(5) there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation of these Regulations.
1972 c. 68. section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51), and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7), and prospectively repealed by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) with effect from exit day (see section 20 of that Act).
1973 c. 51; section 56(1) was amended by S.I. 2011/1043, and prospectively amended by paragraph 17 of Schedule 8 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 from a date and time to be appointed.
OJ No. L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1, as last amended by Regulation (EU) 2019/1243 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No. L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 241).