(1)Before making any regulations under section 12, the Welsh Ministers must consult the following–
(a)the Environment Agency;
(b)each local authority;
(c)such persons appearing to them to be representative of the interests of persons liable to be subject to duties under the regulations as they consider appropriate;
(d)such other persons as they consider appropriate.
(2)For the purposes of subsection (1), consultation undertaken before the passing of this Measure has effect as if undertaken after that passing.