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The Infrastructure Act 2015 (Commencement) (Wales) Regulations 2015
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Welsh Statutory Instruments
2015 No. 990 (W. 67) (C. 67)
Wildlife, Wales
The Infrastructure Act 2015 (Commencement) (Wales) Regulations 2015
Made
24 March 2015
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 57(4)(b) of the Infrastructure Act 2015(1), make the following Regulations.
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1. The title of these Regulations is the Infrastructure Act 2015 (Commencement) (Wales) Regulations 2015.
Provision coming into force on 12 April 2015
2. Part 4 of the Infrastructure Act 2015 (environmental control of animal and plant species) comes into force on 12 April 2015 so far as it relates to Wales.
Carl Sergeant
Minister for Natural Resources, one of the Welsh Ministers
24 March 2015
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations, which apply in relation to Wales, are made under the Infrastructure Act 2015 (c.7) (“the 2015 Act”).
Regulation 2 brings Part 4 of the 2015 Act (environmental control of animal and plant species), namely sections 23, 24 and 25, into force on 12 April 2015 in relation to Wales.
Section 23 of the 2015 Act inserts a new subsection 14(4A) into the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c.69) (“the 1981 Act”) providing for measures relating to species control agreements and species control orders to be contained in a new Schedule 9A to that Act.
Section 24 of the 2015 Act amends Part I of Schedule 9 to the 1981 Act so that it is divided into three distinct Parts.
Section 25 of the 2015 Act makes consequential changes to the 1981 Act.
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.
NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The following provisions of the Infrastructure Act 2015 were brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.
| Provision of the Act | Date of commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Part 1 Sections 1 to 20 (remainder) | 5 March 2015 | 2015/481 (C. 26) |
| Section 23 (in relation to England only) | Prospectively commenced on 12 April 2015 | 2015/481 (C. 26) |
| Sections 24 and 25 (in relation to England only) | 5 March 2015 | 2015/481 (C. 26) |
| Section 26 | Prospectively commenced on 12 April 2015 | 2015/758 (C. 41) |
| Section 28 (remainder) | Prospectively commenced on 14 July 2015 | 2015/758 (C. 41) |
| Section 41 | Prospectively commenced on 12 April 2015 | 2015/481 (C. 26) |
| Section 42 | Prospectively commenced on 12 April 2015 | 2015/481 (C. 26) |
| Schedule 7 | Prospectively commenced on 12 April 2015 | 2015/481 (C. 26) |
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