Welsh Statutory Instruments
ANIMALS, WALES
Made
23 March 2010
Coming into force
24 March 2010
A draft of these Regulations was laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with section 61(2) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006(1).
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 12(1), (3)(a), (5) and 62 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006(2), and having consulted such persons appearing to them to represent the interests concerned, make the following Regulations:
2006 c. 45. By virtue of section 162 of, and paragraph 34 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), the reference in section 61(2) to “House of Parliament” includes the National Assembly for Wales.
By virtue of section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006, the functions of the National Assembly for Wales were transferred to and now vest in the Welsh Ministers. Section 62 is cited for the meaning given to the “appropriate national authority”.