The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) (Wales) Order 2009

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 780 (W.68)

WILDLIFE, WALES

The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) (Wales) Order 2009

Made

24 March 2009

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

26 March 2009

Coming into force

23 April 2009

For the purposes of section 26(4)(a) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(1) the Welsh Ministers consider that no local authority is affected by this Order.

The Welsh Ministers have —

(a) in accordance with that provision, given any other person affected an opportunity to submit objections or representations with respect to the subject matter of this Order;

(b) in accordance with section 26(4)(b) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, consulted with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, being the advisory body(2) which the Welsh Ministers consider is best able to advise as to whether this Order should be made.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 22(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(3), the Welsh Ministers(4) make the following Order:

(1)

1981 c. 69.

(2)

See the definition of “advisory body” in sections 23(3) and 27(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The Joint Nature Conservation Committee was established under section 128(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43) and continues in existence (albeit reconstituted) under section 31 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16).

(3)

Section 22(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 was amended by sections 47(1) and (5) of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006.

(4)

The powers of the Secretary of State under section 22(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by Article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) and thereafter transferred to the Welsh Ministers by section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).