PART 2

CLIMATE CHANGE

Regulations: procedure and advice

Requirement to obtain advice about proposals to make regulations
49
1
Before laying draft regulations before the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with section 48, the Welsh Ministers must—
a
request advice from the advisory body about the proposal to make the regulations, and
b
take the advisory body’s advice into account.
2
When the Welsh Ministers request advice from the advisory body under this section, they must specify a reasonable period within which the advice must be provided.
3
The advisory body must provide the advice within that period.
4
The advisory body’s advice must set out the reasons for the advice.
5
The Welsh Ministers must publish the advisory body’s advice as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving it.
6
If the draft regulations laid before the National Assembly for Wales make different provision from that recommended by the advisory body, the Welsh Ministers must also lay before the National Assembly a statement setting out the reasons why.
7
This section does not apply to regulations under section 44.