PART 1

SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT

The duty

Welsh Ministers’ duty in relation to the objectives
2
1
The Welsh Ministers must exercise each function referred to in this section in the way they consider best contributes to achieving the sustainable land management objectives, so far as consistent with the proper exercise of the function (but see section 3).
2
The functions referred to are—
a
functions under this Act;
b
functions under any other enactment that require or allow the Welsh Ministers to provide support for—
i
agriculture (see section 51), or other activities carried out on land used for agriculture, or
ii
ancillary activities (see section 52);
c
functions under any other enactment that require or allow the Welsh Ministers to regulate—
i
agriculture, or other activities carried out on land used for agriculture, or
ii
ancillary activities.
3
Subsection (1) applies to the functions referred to in subsections (2)(b) and (2)(c) only to the extent that those functions are exercised to provide support for or to regulate—
a
agriculture, or other activities carried out on land used for agriculture, or
b
ancillary activities.
S. 2 in force at 17.10.2023, see s. 56(2)(a)