The Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Wales) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2023

Amendments to the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Wales) Regulations 2014

9.—(1) The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Wales) Regulations 2014(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3(1) (interpretation)—

(a) in the definition of “evidence of training and examination”, after sub-paragraph (ab), insert—

“(ac) a qualification which has been recognised under the Professional Qualifications Regulations 2023 in relation to an operation specified in regulation 6,”;

(b) after the definition of “local authority”, insert—

““the Professional Qualifications Regulations 2023” (“Rheoliadau Cymwysterau Proffesiynol 2023”) means the Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Wales) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2023;”.

(3) In regulation 22 (appeals)—

(a) after paragraph (1), insert—

“(1A) A person who has applied for recognition of a qualification under the Professional Qualifications Regulations 2023 in relation to an operation specified in regulation 6 may appeal against a decision of the competent authority not to recognise the person’s qualification for those purposes.”;

(b) after paragraph (4), insert—

“(5) In paragraph (1A), the reference to a decision of the competent authority not to recognise a person’s qualification under the Professional Qualifications Regulations 2023 is to be treated as including any failure by the competent authority to notify the applicant of its decision concerning the person’s application within the period of four months beginning with the day after the day on which the person submitted a complete application to the competent authority under the Professional Qualifications Regulations 2023.”

(1)

S.I. 2014/951 (W. 92), as amended by S.I. 2019/684 (W. 131). There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.