The Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2006

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2006 No. 3452 (W. 313)

ANIMALS, WALES

ANIMAL HEALTH

The Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2006

Made

21 December 2006

Coming into force

31 December 2006

The National Assembly for Wales is designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Community.

Title, application and commencement

1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2006.

(2) These regulations apply in relation to Wales.

(3) These regulations come into force on 31 December 2006.

Amendment to the Animal and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Wales) Regulations 2006

2.—(1) The Animal and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Wales) Regulations 2006(3) are amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In regulation 16(4), for “1 January 2007” substitute “1 April 2007”.

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998(4)

Rhodri Morgan AC/AM

First Minister for Wales

21 December 2006

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Wales) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1536 (W. 153)) (“the principal Regulations”).

Regulation 2 amends the principal Regulations to give effect to the extension of the European Union ban, under Commission Decision 2005/760/EC (OJ L. No. 285, 28.10.2005, p. 52) as amended, on the import of captive birds from third countries until 31 March 2007.

(1)

S.I. 2005/2766.

(2)

1972 c. 68.

(3)

S.I. 2006/1536 (W. 153).

(4)

1998 c. 38.