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Agriculture (Wales) Act 2023

2023 asc 4 · Enacted 17 August 2023 · Extends to England and Wales

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An Act of Senedd Cymru to make provision about sustainable land management; to make provision for and in connection with support for agriculture; to amend the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 and the Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995 in connection with resolution of disputes about agricultural tenancies; to make provision about matters relating to agriculture and agricultural products; to amend the Forestry Act 1967 in connection with tree felling licences; and to amend the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 in connection with prohibitions relating to snares and traps etc.

[17 August 2023]

Having been passed by Senedd Cymru and having received the assent of His Majesty, it is enacted as follows:

Contents

  1. Part 1: SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT
  2. The objectives
  3. 1The sustainable land management objectives
  4. The duty
  5. 2Welsh Ministers’ duty in relation to the objectives
  6. 3Exceptions from the duty in section 2
  7. Monitoring and reporting
  8. 4Sustainable land management indicators and targets
  9. 5Steps to be taken in preparing or revising indicators and targets
  10. 6Sustainable land management reports
  11. 7Steps to be taken in preparing reports
  12. Part 2: SUPPORT FOR AGRICULTURE ETC.
  13. Chapter 1: WELSH MINISTERS’ POWER TO PROVIDE SUPPORT
  14. 8Welsh Ministers’ power to provide support
  15. 9Further provision about support under section 8
  16. 10Power to make provision about publication of information about support
  17. 11Multi-annual support plans
  18. 12Power to make provision about checking eligibility for support, etc.
  19. 13Annual report about support provided under section 8
  20. 14Impact Report
  21. 15Steps to be taken in preparing report under section 14
  22. Chapter 2: POWERS TO MODIFY LEGISLATION RELATING TO FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUPPORT
  23. 16Power to modify legislation governing the basic payment scheme
  24. 17Power to modify legislation relating to the common agricultural policy
  25. 18Power to modify legislation relating to support for apiculture
  26. 19Power to modify legislation relating to support for rural development
  27. 20Relationship with other powers to modify legislation
  28. Chapter 3: INTERVENTION IN AGRICULTURAL MARKETS
  29. 21Declaration relating to exceptional market conditions
  30. 22Exceptional market conditions: powers available to Welsh Ministers
  31. 23Power to modify retained direct EU legislation relating to public market intervention and private storage aid
  32. Chapter 4: AGRICULTURAL TENANCIES
  33. 24Agricultural Holdings: dispute resolution relating to financial support
  34. Part 3: MATTERS RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
  35. Chapter 1: COLLECTION AND SHARING OF DATA
  36. 25Agri-food supply chains: requirement to provide information
  37. 26Meaning of “agri-food supply chain”
  38. 27Relevant activity: requirement to provide information
  39. 28Meaning of “relevant activity”
  40. 29Requirement to specify purposes for which information may be processed
  41. 30Duty to publish requirement under section 25(1) or 27(1) in draft
  42. 31Provision of required information and limitations on its processing
  43. 32Enforcement of information requirements
  44. 33Review of operation and effect of sections 25 to 32
  45. Chapter 2: MARKETING STANDARDS: AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
  46. 34Marketing standards
  47. Chapter 3: CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN CARCASSES ETC.
  48. 35Carcass classification
  49. Part 4: FORESTRY
  50. 36Overview of Part
  51. 37Conditions of tree felling licences
  52. 38Amendment of tree felling licences by agreement
  53. 39Varying, suspending or revoking tree felling licences
  54. 40Tree Preservation Orders
  55. 41Appeals and compensation
  56. 42Penalty for felling without licence
  57. 43Service of documents
  58. 44Consequential amendments to the Forestry Act 1967
  59. Part 5: WILDLIFE
  60. 45Overview of Part
  61. 46Prohibition on use of snares and glue traps
  62. 47Modification of prohibitions on use of other methods to kill or take wild animals
  63. 48Consequential amendments to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
  64. Part 6: GENERAL
  65. 49Power to make consequential, transitional etc. provision
  66. 50Regulations under this Act
  67. 51Meaning of “agriculture” and related references
  68. 52Meaning of “ancillary activity”
  69. 53Power to amend sections 51 and 52
  70. 54Other interpretation
  71. 55Consequential amendments and repeals etc.
  72. 56Coming into force
  73. 57Short title
  74. Schedule 1: AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS RELEVANT TO MARKETING STANDARDS PROVISIONS
  75. 1Milk and milk products
  76. 2Spreadable fats
  77. 3Beef and veal
  78. 4Poultry and poultrymeat
  79. 5Eggs and egg products
  80. 6Fruit and vegetables, other than olives
  81. 7Olive oil and table olives
  82. 8Hops
  83. 9Wine
  84. 10Aromatised wine
  85. 11Interpretation
  86. Schedule 2: MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS ETC. RELATING TO PARTS 1 TO 3
  87. Part 1: AMENDMENTS, REPEALS AND SAVINGS RELATING TO THE AGRICULTURE ACT 2020
  88. 1Agriculture Act 2020 (c. 21)
  89. 2Agriculture Act 2020 (c. 21)
  90. Part 2: AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS
  91. 3Environment Act 1995 (c. 25)
  92. 4Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (c. 37)
  93. 5Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5)
  94. 6Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 3)
  95. Schedule 3: CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS ETC. TO THE CMO REGULATION
  96. Part 1: AMENDMENTS RELATING TO CHAPTER 3 OF PART 2 (INTERVENTION IN MARKETS)
  97. 1Exceptional market conditions
  98. 2Exceptional market conditions
  99. Part 2: AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SECTION 34 (MARKETING STANDARDS)
  100. 3‍Marketing standards
  101. 4Marketing standards
  102. 5Marketing standards
  103. 6Marketing standards
  104. 7Marketing standards
  105. 8Marketing standards
  106. 9Marketing standards
  107. 10Marketing standards
  108. 11Marketing standards
  109. 12Marketing standards
  110. Part 3: AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SECTION 35 (CARCASS CLASSIFICATION)
  111. 13‍Carcass classification
  112. 14Carcass classification
  113. 15Carcass classification
  114. 16Carcass classification
  115. Part 4: SAVING PROVISION
  116. 17Paragraph 17
  117. 18Paragraph 18