Under section 8 of the Pests Act 1954, it is an offence to use or knowingly permit the use of any spring trap other than a trap that has been approved by Order.

This Order revokes and replaces the Spring Traps Approval (Wales) Order 2010 in relation to Wales. Article 2 specifies approved traps, namely those listed in column (1) of the Schedule and others which are equivalent in all respects to those so listed. The Order adds 5 types of traps to those approved under the previous Order. Conditions attached to the approval of each type of trap are specified in column (2) of the Schedule.

A regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.