# The Seeds (Amendment etc.) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

W.S.I. 2019/1382 · made 22 October 2019 · revised to 31 December 2020

Part 2 of these Regulations is made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972. Regulation 2 amends the Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material (Wales) Regulations 2017 to enable the Welsh Ministers to authorise the marketing of fruit plant and propagating material from countries outside the European Union in certain circumstances.

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## Introductory text

Exiting The European Union, Wales
Seeds, Wales
Made at 6:00 p.m. on 22 October 2019
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The Welsh Ministers make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—
(a)in relation to Part 1, the powers mentioned in paragraphs (b) and (c);
(b)in relation to Part 2, section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 ;
(c)in relation to Part 3, paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 .
The Welsh Ministers are designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the common agricultural policy .
The requirement in paragraph 4(a) of Schedule 2 (relating to consultation with the Secretary of State) to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 has been satisfied.
In accordance with section 59(3) of the Government of Wales Act 2006 and paragraph 1(9) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 a draft of this instrument has been laid before the National Assembly for Wales and approved by a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.

## Part 1: Introduction

## 1 Title, commencement and application

(1) The title of these Regulations is the Seeds (Amendment etc.) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
(2) They come into force as follows—
(a) as regards this Part and Part 2, on the day after the day on which these Regulations are made;
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

## Part 2: Marketing of seeds and plant propagating material: amendment of domestic legislation

## 2 The Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material (Wales) Regulations 2017

In the Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material (Wales) Regulations 2017 , in regulation 5, for paragraphs (3) and (4) substitute—
“(3) The Welsh Ministers may authorise the marketing of plant material from any country outside the European Union if satisfied that the plant material has been produced under conditions equivalent to the requirements in these Regulations for plant material.”

## Part 3: Marketing of seeds and plant propagating material: amendment of domestic legislation consequent on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union

## 3 The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

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## Signature

Lesley Griffiths
Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Part 2 of these Regulations is made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972. Regulation 2 amends the Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material (Wales) Regulations 2017 to enable the Welsh Ministers to authorise the marketing of fruit plant and propagating material from countries outside the European Union in certain circumstances.
Part 3 of these Regulations is made in exercise of the powers conferred by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. Regulation 3 amends the Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 to ensure that the amendment made by regulation 2 continues to operate effectively after 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.

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