2023 No. 1092 (W. 187) (C. 68)
The Agriculture (Wales) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 1 and Savings Provisions) Order 2023
Made
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 56(4) of the Agriculture (Wales) Act 20231, make the following Order:
Title and interpretation 1
1
The title of this Order is the Agriculture (Wales) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 1 and Savings Provisions) Order 2023.
2
In this Order, “the Act” means the Agriculture (Wales) Act 2023.
Part 1Provisions coming into force
Provisions coming into force on 17 October 2023 2
The following provisions of the Act come into force on 17 October 2023—
a
sections 21 to 23 (Intervention in agricultural markets);
b
sections 25-33 (Collection and sharing of data);
c
section 34 (Marketing Standards);
d
section 35 (Carcass classification);
e
section 55 (Consequential amendments and repeals etc.);
f
Schedule 1 (Agricultural products relevant to marketing standards provisions);
g
Schedule 2 (Minor and Consequential Amendments etc. relating to Parts 1 to 3) to the extent it is not already in force;
h
Schedule 3 (Consequential amendments etc. to the CMO Regulation).
Provisions coming into force on 1 April 2024 3
The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1 April 2024—
a
sections 36-44 (Forestry) to the extent that they are not already in force.
Part 2Saving provisions
4
Despite the repeal of Schedule 5 to the Agriculture Act 2020 by paragraph 1(9) of Schedule 2 to the Act, regulations and declarations specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order continue in force and have effect as if they had been made under the section of the Act specified in Column 2 of the Schedule.
SCHEDULEContinuation in force of regulations or declarations made under the Agriculture Act 2020 and corresponding provisions in the Act.
Column 1 | Column 2 |
---|---|
Regulations/Declarations made under Schedule 5 to the Agriculture Act 2020 | Relevant section under which provisions are to have effect as if made under the Act |
Paragraph 4(1) | Section 17 |
Paragraph 5(1) | Section 18 |
Paragraph 6(1) | Section 19 |
Paragraph 7(1) | Section 21 |
Paragraph 16(1) | Section 34 |
(This note is not part of the Order)