The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Establishment) Order 2012

Initial functions of the Body

6.—(1) The Body has the functions set out in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b)—

(a) the function of facilitating the implementation of any proposal of the Welsh Ministers for the transfer (with or without modification) to the Body of—

(i) any function of the Countryside Council for Wales;

(ii) any Welsh devolved function(1) of the Environment Agency or the Forestry Commissioners;

(iii) any function of a Welsh Flood and Coastal Committee(2);

(iv) any of their own functions relating to the environment; or

(v) any Welsh environmental function(3) of any person;

(b) the function of facilitating the implementation of any other proposal of the Welsh Ministers made in association with any proposals falling within sub-paragraph (a) which—

(i) relates to the subject-matter of those proposals, or

(ii) is consequential on those proposals, or supplementary or incidental to them, or relates to transitional matters.

(2) Paragraph (1) applies to a proposal of the Welsh Ministers regardless of whether the National Assembly for Wales or any other person or body has given any consent or approval on which, by law, implementation of that proposal depends, but does not obviate the need for any such consent or approval to be obtained before the proposal can be implemented.

(1)

See section 36(1) of the Public Bodies Act 2011 (c 24).

(2)

See section 13(8) of the Public Bodies Act 2011.

(3)

See section 36(1) of the Public Bodies Act 2011.