Agriculture (Wales) Act 2023

5 Steps to be taken in preparing or revising indicators and targets

(1) In preparing or revising a statement under section 4, the Welsh Ministers must take the steps set out in subsections (2) and (3).

(2) The Welsh Ministers must have regard to—

(a) any national indicators (as revised from time to time) published under section 10 of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 2) that they consider to be relevant,

(b) the most recent state of natural resources report published under section 8 of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 3), so far as it relates to agriculture, other activities carried out on land used for agriculture, or ancillary activities,

(c) the most recent national natural resources policy published under section 9 of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016, so far as it relates to agriculture, other activities carried out on land used for agriculture, or ancillary activities,

(d) the most recent Impact Report (if any) published under section 14, and

(e) any other matters (including, among other things, any statistics published by the Welsh Ministers on agricultural production or the income of agricultural businesses, deriving from surveys of the sector) the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate.

(3) The Welsh Ministers must consult—

(a) the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, and

(b) any other persons they consider appropriate.