The Seeds and Vegetable Plant Material (Nomenclature Changes) (Wales) Regulations 2014

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 519 (W. 61)

Seeds, Wales

The Seeds and Vegetable Plant Material (Nomenclature Changes) (Wales) Regulations 2014

Made

5 March 2014

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

7 March 2014

Coming into force

31 March 2014

The Welsh Ministers are 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 European Union.

The Welsh Ministers make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 16(1), (1A), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (5A) and 36 of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964(3), after consultation in accordance with section 16(1) of that Act with representatives of such interests as appear to be concerned.

The Welsh Ministers make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972(4).

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Welsh Ministers that it is expedient for the reference in these Regulations to Annex II to Council Directive 2008/72/EC(5) on the marketing of vegetable propagating and planting material, other than seed to be construed as a reference to that Annex as amended from time to time.

(1)

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), and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7).

(3)

1964 c.14. Section 16 has been amended by section 4 of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68); S.I. 1977/1112; and section 2 of the Agriculture Act 1986 (c. 49). See section 38(1) for the definition of “the Minister”. Under the Transfer of Functions (Wales) (No 1) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/272) article 2(1) and Schedule 1, the functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 were so far as they are exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the Secretary of State and under the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672), article 2 and Schedule 1, the functions transferred to the Secretary of State by the 1978 Order were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales. By virtue of paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 those functions are now exercisable by the Welsh Ministers.

(4)

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

(5)

OJ No L 205, 1.8.2008, p.28, as last amended by Commission Directive 2013/45/EU, OJ No L 213, 8.8.2013 p.20.