# The Agricultural Subsidies and Grants Schemes (Appeals) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 W.S.I. 2025/1271 · made 3 December 2025 These Regulations amend the Agricultural Subsidies and Grants Schemes (Appeals) (Wales) Regulations 2006 to remove the maximum £100 fee limit that the Welsh Ministers can currently charge persons whose appeal relates to the basic payment scheme, the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy or support for rural development. For these appeals, the Welsh Ministers can charge such fee as they may determine. Made under: Agriculture (Wales) Act 2023 (Section 16, Section 17, Section 19) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/agricultural-subsidies-and-grants-schemes-appeals-wales-amendment-regulations-2025/pdf/wsi_20251271_mi.pdf ## Introductory text Agriculture, Wales Made 3 December 2025 Coming into force 1 January 2026 The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 16(1), 17(1) and 19(1) of the Agriculture (Wales) Act 2023 (“the 2023 Act”). In accordance with section 50(6) of the 2023 Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, Senedd Cymru. ## 1 Title and coming into force (1) The title of these Regulations is the Agricultural Subsidies and Grants Schemes (Appeals) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2025. (2) These Regulations come into force on 1 January 2026. ## 2 Amendment of the Agricultural Subsidies and Grants Schemes (Appeals) (Wales) Regulations 2006 (1) The Agricultural Subsidies and Grants Schemes (Appeals) (Wales) Regulations 2006 are amended as follows. (2) In regulation 3(4)(b), after “determine”, insert “subject to paragraph (5)”. (3) After regulation 3(4) insert— “(5) As far as the appeal fee relates to a pre-2023 Act scheme, the Welsh Ministers may charge any person whose appeal is considered under any such procedure as is mentioned in paragraph (3) such fee as the Welsh Ministers may determine. (6) In this regulation, “a pre-2023 Act scheme” means any scheme operating under legislation referred to in section 16(2), 17(2) or 19(2) of the Agriculture (Wales) Act 2023.” ## Signature Huw Irranca-Davies Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers 3 December 2025 ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations amend the Agricultural Subsidies and Grants Schemes (Appeals) (Wales) Regulations 2006 to remove the maximum £100 fee limit that the Welsh Ministers can currently charge persons whose appeal relates to the basic payment scheme, the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy or support for rural development. For these appeals, the Welsh Ministers can charge such fee as they may determine. The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations. A copy can be obtained from Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ and is published on www.gov.wales. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2025/1271 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/agricultural-subsidies-and-grants-schemes-appeals-wales-amendment-regulations-2025 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.