Introductory text

Exiting The European Union, Wales

Agriculture, Wales

Food, Wales

Made 15 December 2022

Coming into force 31 December 2022

The Welsh Ministers make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—

paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 and paragraph 21(b) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018^f1, and
sections 66(1), 74A(1) and 84 of the Agriculture Act 1970^f2.

A draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, Senedd Cymru in accordance with paragraph 1(8) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018^f3.

There has been consultation as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety^f4 or, in the case of provisions relating to feed for non food-producing animals, of section 84(1) of the Agriculture Act 1970.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 2018 c. 16. See section 20(1) for the meaning of “devolved authority”. Paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 was amended by section 41(4) of, and paragraphs 38 and 53(2) of Schedule 5 to, the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1).
f2: 1970 c. 40. See section 66(1) for the meaning of “the Ministers”, “prescribed” and “regulations”. Functions formerly exercisable by “the Ministers”, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by S.I. 1999/672, and subsequently transferred to the Welsh Ministers by section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32). Section 74A was inserted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68). Section 84 was amended by S.I. 2004/3254.
f3: The references in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 to the National Assembly for Wales now have effect as references to Senedd Cymru by virtue of section 150A(2) of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32). See paragraph 38 of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 for provision about the procedure that applies to this instrument.
f4: EUR 2002/178, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.