Welsh Statutory Instruments

2012 No. 948 (W.125)

AGRICULTURE, WALES

The Beef and Pig Carcase Classification (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

Made

26 March 2012

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

28 March 2012

Coming into force

18 April 2012

The Welsh Ministers being designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the EU, make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by that section.

Title, application and commencement

1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Beef and Pig Carcase Classification (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

(3) These Regulations come into force on 18 April 2012.

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations, “the 2011 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2011”) means the Beef and Pig Carcase Classification (Wales) Regulations 2011(3).

Amendment of regulation 2(1) of the 2011 Regulations

3.  In regulation 2(1) of the 2011 Regulations, in the Welsh text, after the definition of “darpariaeth eidion Ewropeaidd” (“European beef provision”), insert—

Alun Davies

Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and European Programmes, under authority of the Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science, one of the Welsh Ministers

26 March 2012

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Beef and Pig Carcase Classification (Wales) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1826 (W.198)) (“the 2011 Regulations”).

Specifically these Regulations amend section 2(1) in the Welsh text of the 2011 Regulations to insert a definition of “darpariaeth moch Ewropeaidd” (“European pig provision”).

(1)

By virtue of article 3 of the European Communities (Designation) (No. 5) Order 2010, S.I. 2010/2690.

(2)

1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51).