(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers in paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c.16) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
These Regulations make amendments to the Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (Wales) Regulations 2006 (“the 2006 Regulations”). Regulation 2 amends regulation 5 of the 2006 Regulations by inserting a new provision which modifies how the definition of “inspection” in Article 4(43) of Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom (OJ No L 013, 17.1.2014, p. 1) is to be read for the purposes of the 2006 Regulations.
The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.