1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2004 and come into force on 2 August 2004.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and apply in relation to Wales.
2. In these Regulations —
“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(1);
“the 2004 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2004”) means the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2004(2).
3.—(1) Section 27ZA of the Act (inserted by the 2004 Regulations) ceases to have effect, so that the amendments to Part 1 of the Act which were made by regulations 3 and 4 of the 2004 Regulations and which are contained in the Schedule to these Regulations apply also in relation to Wales.
(2) The reference in Schedule 1 to the National Assembly (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999(3) to the Act is to be treated as referring to the Act as amended by the 2004 Regulations and these Regulations.
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998(4)
D. Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
6 July 2004