EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make amendments consequential on the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Wales) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/951) (W. 92).

They make consequential amendments to three Acts of Parliament and one statutory instrument to provide that those Acts and instrument refer to certificates of competence and licences issued under the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Wales) Regulations 2014.

No regulatory impact assessment has been prepared in respect of this instrument as no costs to the business or voluntary sector is foreseen.