Statutory Instruments

2010 No. 2567

European Communities, Wales

The Structural Funds (National Assembly for Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

Made

19th October 2010

Laid before Parliament

21st October 2010

Coming into force

11th November 2010

The Secretary of State, being a Minister designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to measures relating to the operation of the Structural Funds, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section, makes the following Regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Structural Funds (National Assembly for Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 and shall come into force on 11th November 2010.

2. In regulation 2 of the Structural Funds (National Assembly for Wales) Regulations 2006(3) for the definition of “the 2006 Structural Funds Regulation” substitute—

““the 2006 Structural Funds Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 as amended by Regulation (EU) No 539/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 2010(4)”.

Mark Prisk

Minister of State for Business and Enterprise

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

19th October 2010

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The Structural Funds (National Assembly for Wales) Regulations 2006 contains provisions to enable the National Assembly for Wales to exercise in relation Wales certain functions under Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006. These Regulations amend the 2006 Regulations to take account of an amendment to Article 48 of the 2006 Council Regulation.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

(1)

S.I. 1999/2788.

(2)

1972 c.68.

(3)

S.I. 2006/3282

(4)

OJ No L 158, 24.6.10, p.1.