# The Equine Identification (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 W.S.I. 2020/1240 · made 6 November 2020 These Regulations are made in exercise of the power conferred by paragraph 11M(1) of Schedule 2 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16). The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in the withdrawal agreement requires that the EU legislation listed in Annex 2 to that Protocol is implemented in Northern Ireland. These Regulations therefore amend the Equine Identification (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/250 (W. 62)) in order to implement the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland and for the purposes of dealing with matters arising out of, or related to, that Protocol. Made under: European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Schedule 2 paragraph 11M) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/equine-identification-wales-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2020/pdf/wsi_20201240_mi.pdf ## Introductory text Exiting The European Union, Wales Animals, Wales Made 6 November 2020 Laid before Senedd Cymru 10 November 2020 Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 11M(1) of Schedule 2 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, make the following Regulations. ## 1 Title and commencement (1) The title of these Regulations is the Equine Identification (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. (2) These Regulations come into force immediately before implementation period completion day. ## 2 Amendment of the Equine Identification (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (1) Regulation 2 of the Equine Identification (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 is amended as follows. (2) In paragraph (3), for the substituted text substitute “Great Britain from a country other than Northern Ireland or a member State”. (3) For paragraph (4) substitute— “(4) In regulation 13(3)(b), for “another member State” substitute “a member State or Northern Ireland”.” ## Signature Lesley Griffiths Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers 6 November 2020 ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations are made in exercise of the power conferred by paragraph 11M(1) of Schedule 2 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16). The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in the withdrawal agreement requires that the EU legislation listed in Annex 2 to that Protocol is implemented in Northern Ireland. These Regulations therefore amend the Equine Identification (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/250 (W. 62)) in order to implement the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland and for the purposes of dealing with matters arising out of, or related to, that Protocol. These Regulations amend the Equine Identification (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which make amendments to the Equine Identification (Wales) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/57 (W. 20)) to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. 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. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1240 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/equine-identification-wales-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2020 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.