Title, commencement and application
1. The title of these Regulations is the Tir Gofal (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006. They come into force on 16 October 2006 and apply in relation to Wales.
Interpretation
2. In these Regulations—
(a)“the principal Regulations” (“y prif Rheoliadau”) means the Land in Care Scheme (Tir Gofal) (Wales) Regulations 1999(1);
(b)“the Countryside Council” (“y Cyngor Cefn Gwlad”) means the Countryside Council for Wales established by section 128 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990(2).
Amendment of the principal Regulations
3.—(1) The principal Regulations are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) For all references to “the Countryside Council” substitute “the National Assembly”.
(3) In Regulation 2(1)—
(a)For the definition of “the Commission Regulation” substitute ““the Commission Regulation” means Commission Regulation (EC) 817 / 2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of the Council Regulation(3);”.
(b)In the definition of “the Council Regulation” after the word “others” insert “as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1783/2003(4), Council Regulation (EC) No. 567 / 2004(5), Council Regulation (EC) No. 583 / 2004(6) and Council Regulation (EC) No. 2223 / 2004(7)”.
(c)The definition of “Countryside Council” is deleted.
(d)After the definition of “interest” insert the following definition ““the National Assembly” means the National Assembly for Wales;”.
Transfer of rights and liabilities
4. All rights and liabilities in connection with any agreement entered into pursuant to regulation 3 of the principal Regulations, to which the Countryside Council was entitled or subject immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations, are transferred to the National Assembly for Wales.
References to numbered provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1750 / 1999
5. All references in the principal regulations to numbered provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1750 / 1999(8) are to be construed in accordance with Article 74 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 817 / 2004.
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998(9)
D. Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
28 June 2006