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Welsh Statutory Instruments
2019 No. 597 (W. 126)
Exiting The European Union, Wales
Animals, Wales
Animal Health
The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Sift requirements satisfied
11 February 2019
Made
25 February 2019
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
27 February 2019
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 F1, make the following Regulations.
The requirements of paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 7 to that Act (relating to the appropriate National Assembly for Wales scrutiny procedure for these Regulations) have been satisfied.
Title, commencement and applicationE+W
1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
(2) These Regulations come into force on exit day.
(3) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 1 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
The Bovine Semen (Wales) Regulations 2008E+W
2.—(1) The Bovine Semen (Wales) Regulations 2008 F2 are amended as follows.
(2) In these Regulations—
(a)for “an EC”, in each place it occurs, substitute “ a licensed ”;
(b)for “EC”, in each place it occurs, substitute “ licensed ”.
(3) In regulation 2(1)—
(a)at the appropriate place insert—
““licensed” (“trwyddedig”) means licensed by the Welsh Ministers”;
(b)in the definition of “unlicensed processing premises” “(mangre brosesu sydd heb ei thrwyddedu)”, in paragraph (a)(ii) for “intra-Community trade” substitute “ trade with a member State ”.
(4) In regulation 3—
(a)in paragraph (2), in the words after sub-paragraph (c), for “intra-Community trade” substitute “ trade with a member State ”; and
(b)omit paragraph (4).
(5) In regulation 4—
(a)in paragraph (b), in sub-paragraph (i) and (ii), for “intra-Community trade” substitute “ trade with a member State ”;
(b)in paragraph (c), in sub-paragraph (i) and (ii), for “intra-Community trade” substitute “ trade with a member State ”.
(6) In regulation 29(c), for “in another member State or in a third country” substitute “ outside of the United Kingdom ”.
(7) In regulation 30—
(a)for the heading substitute “ Trade in semen to a member State ”;
(b)in paragraph (1)—
(i)in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “for intra-Community trade” substitute “ to a member State ”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (b), for “another member State or imported from a third country in accordance with the Directive” substitute “ outside the United Kingdom ”;
(c)in paragraph (2), for the words “for intra-Community trade” to the end, substitute “ to a member State must ensure that it is accompanied by the animal health certificate as published by the Welsh Ministers from time to time. ”
(8) In regulation 38(1), for “another” substitute “ a ”.
(9) In Schedule 3—
(a)in Part 2—
(i)in paragraph 2—
(aa)in sub-paragraph (1), for “supplied for intra-Community trade” substitute “ placed on the market ”;
(bb)in sub-paragraph (2), for “the subject of intra-Community trade” substitute “ placed on the market ”;
(ii)in paragraph 3, for “intra-Community trade” substitute “ trade with a member State ”;
(b)in Part 3, in paragraphs 1(b)(i) and (c), for “intra-Community” substitute “ other ”.
(10) In Schedule 5, in Part 3, in paragraph 1—
(a)in sub-paragraph (a)(ii), for “another”, in the second place it occurs, substitute “ in a ”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (b), for the words from “marking” to the end substitute “ distinct marking that is different to marking used at licensed collection and storage centres ”.
(11) In Schedule 8, in Part 1, in sub-paragraphs (a)(ii) and (b)(ii), for “another” substitute “ a ”.
F2S.I. 2008/1040 (W. 110) as amended by S.I. 2013/398 (W. 48); there are other amendments which are not relevant to these Regulations.
Commencement Information
I2Reg. 2 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
Prospective
The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) Regulations 2011E+W
F33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F3Reg. 3 omitted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by virtue of The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1612), regs. 1(2), 34
Lesley Griffiths
Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) in order 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.
These Regulations make amendments to subordinate legislation, which applies in relation to Wales, relevant to the trade in animals and related products.
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.