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Welsh Statutory Instruments

2019 No. 366 (W. 88)

Animals, Wales

Animal Health

The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Made

25 February 2019

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

26 February 2019

Coming into force

28 March 2019

The Welsh Ministers have been designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to measures in the veterinary and phytosanitary fields for the protection of public health.

The Welsh Ministers make these Regulations under the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972(3).

Title and commencement

1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2019.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 28 March 2019.

Amendment of the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Wales) Regulations 2018

2.  In paragraph 9(3)(a) of Schedule 7 to the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Wales) Regulations 2018(4), for “following” substitute “before”.

Lesley Griffiths

Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers

25 February 2019

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend paragraph 9(3)(a) of Schedule 7 to the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/968 (W. 195)).

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.

(3)

Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51).