Agriculture (Wales) Act 2023

29 Requirement to specify purposes for which information may be processed E+W

(1) This section applies to a requirement imposed under section 25(1) or (2) or 27(1) or (2).

(2) The requirement must specify the purposes for which the information may be processed.

(3) Each purpose specified must be in, or covered by, the list of purposes in subsection (4).

(4) The list of purposes is—

(a) helping persons in agri-food supply chains or persons carrying on relevant activities to—

(i) increase productivity,

(ii) manage risks (including, but not limited to, financial risks, non-financial trading risks, climatic risks, and risks of or from disease or pollution), or

(iii) manage market volatility;

(b) promoting transparency or fairness in agri-food supply chains or relevant activities;

(c) promoting the health, welfare or traceability of animals of a kind kept for the production of food, drink, fibres or leathers;

(d) promoting the health or quality of plants or soil;

(e) minimising adverse environmental effects of activities connected with agri-food supply chains or relevant activities;

(f) minimising waste arising from activities connected with agri-food supply chains or relevant activities;

(g) monitoring, or analysing, markets connected with agri-food supply chains or relevant activities;

(h) monitoring or analysing supply sources for food (including the availability to the public of food from those sources).

(5) For the meaning of “agri-food supply chain” (and “person in” such a chain) see section 26.

(6) For the meaning of “relevant activity” see section 28.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 29 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 56(4)

I2 S. 29 in force at 17.10.2023 by S.I. 2023/1092, art. 2(b)