Welsh Statutory Instruments
Exiting The European Union, Wales
Animals, Wales
Approved by Senedd Cymru
Made
22 March 2021
Laid before Senedd Cymru
24 March 2021
Coming into force
31 March 2021
The Welsh Ministers make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018(1).
The Welsh Ministers are of the opinion that, by reason of urgency, it is necessary to make these Regulations without a draft of the instrument being laid before, and approved by resolution of, Senedd Cymru(2).
1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 31 March 2021.
2.—(1) The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) Regulations 2011(3) are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 5—
(a)in paragraph 5(3), for “1 April 2021” substitute “31 July 2021”;
(b)in paragraph 6(1)(c), for “1 April 2021” substitute “31 July 2021”.
Lesley Griffiths
Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers
22 March 2021
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c.16) to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular the deficiencies referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d) and (g) of section 8(2)) arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
These Regulations amend deficiencies in the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2379) (W. 252) (“the 2011 Regulations”) as a consequence of EU Exit. Regulation 2 amends the 2011 Regulations to change the date from which transitional prior notification requirements for products of animal origin apply from 1 April 2021 to 31 July 2021.
The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.
2018 c. 16; see section 20(1) for the definition of “devolved authority”. Paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 was amended by section 41(4) of, and paragraph 53(2) of Part 2 of Schedule 5 to, the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c.1).
The references in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 to the National Assembly for Wales now have effect as references to Senedd Cymru, by virtue of section 150A(2) of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32).
S.I. 2011/2379 (W. 252). Schedule 5 was inserted by regulation 32 of S.I. 2020/1612 (W. 337). There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.