1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Advertising and Trading) (Wales) Regulations 2012.
(2) They come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
(3) They cease to have effect at the end of 14 August 2012.
(4) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.
2.—(1) The following provisions bind the Crown—
(a)regulations 5 to 11, and
(b)regulations 3, 4, 16 and 17 to the extent that they relate to advertising activity.
(2) But nothing in these Regulations makes the Crown liable for an offence.
3. In these Regulations—
“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006;
“article” (“eitem”) includes a living thing;
“building” (“adeilad”) means a permanent building but excludes a telephone kiosk;
“event period” (“cyfnod digwyddiad”) means each of the following periods—
the period beginning at 00:01 on 24 July 2012 and ending at 23:59 on 28 July 2012,
the period beginning at 00:01 on 30 July 2012 and ending at 23:59 on 4 August 2012, and
the period beginning at 00:01 on 9 August 2012 and ending at 23:59 on 10 August 2012;
“event zone” (“parth digwyddiadau”) means the Millennium Stadium zone, being the area bounded externally by a dotted green line, including the airspace above that area, shown on the map signed on behalf of the Welsh Ministers, bearing the name of the event zone, the title of these Regulations, and the date September 2011, of which prints are deposited and available for inspection at the offices of the Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ, and at the offices of Cardiff Council at County Hall, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff, CF10 4UW, and at City Hall, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3ND;
“licence” (“trwydded”) includes any kind of consent, certificate, permission or authority (by whatever name) granted by a landowner, local authority or other person in accordance with any enactment, Charter or other document;
“newspaper or periodical” (“papur newydd neu gyfnodolyn”) does not include a newspaper or periodical intended specifically to advertise one or more of the following within the event zone during an event period—
goods or services,
a person who provides goods or services;
“receptacle” (“daliedydd”) means anything which is used (whether or not constructed or adapted for such use) as a container for or for the display of any article, including—
any vehicle, trailer or barrow, or
any basket, bag, box, vessel, stall, stand, easel, board, or tray;
“telephone kiosk” (“caban ffôn”) means any kiosk, booth, acoustic hood, shelter or similar structure which is erected or installed for the purpose of housing or supporting electronic communications apparatus and at which an electronic communications service is provided (or is to be provided) by an electronic communications code operator; and
“the 1992 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 1992”) means the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 1992(1).
4. Nothing in these Regulations—
(a)authorises a person to do anything that is prohibited (whether in a particular place or generally) by or under any enactment or rule of law, or
(b)affects a requirement of any enactment or rule of law that a person hold a licence before engaging in activity for which that licence is required (whether in a particular place or generally).