The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Establishment) Order 2012

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2012 No. 1903 (W.230)

PUBLIC BODIES, WALES

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, WALES

The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Establishment) Order 2012

Made

18 July 2012

Coming into force

see article 1

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 13(7) and 15(1) of the Public Bodies Act 2011(1) (“the Act”), make the following Order.

In accordance with section 16 of the Act, the Welsh Ministers consider that this Order—

(a) serves the purpose of improving the exercise of public functions, having had regard to the factors set out in section 16(1) of the Act;

(b) does not remove any necessary protection or prevent any person from continuing to exercise any right or freedom which that person might reasonably expect to continue to exercise.

The Welsh Ministers have carried out consultation in accordance with section 18 of the Act.

A draft of this Order and an explanatory document containing the information required by section 19(2) of the Act have been laid before the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with section 19(1) after the end of the period of twelve weeks mentioned in section 19(3).

In accordance with section 19(4) of the Act, the draft of this Order so laid has been approved by resolution of the National Assembly for Wales after the expiry of the 40-day period referred to in that provision.

(1)

2011 c. 24.