2017 No. 939 (W. 232)
Well-being, Wales

The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (Assessments of Local Well-being) Regulations 2017

Made
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
Coming into force
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the power conferred by section 38(3)(i) of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 20151, make the following Regulations.

Title and commencement1.

(1)

The title of these Regulations is the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (Assessments of Local Well-being) Regulations 2017.

(2)

These Regulations come into force on 24 October 2017.

Assessments of local well-being2.

In preparing an assessment under section 37(1) of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 a public services board must, in addition to the matters described in section 38(3) of that Act, take into account the matters listed in the Schedule.

Lesley Griffiths
Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers

SCHEDULEMatters to be taken into account in the preparation of an assessment under section 37(1) of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015

Regulation 2

1.

The most recent review of air quality for the local authority area carried out under section 82 of the Environment Act 19952.

2.

The most recent strategic noise maps made under Part 2 of the Environmental Noise (Wales) Regulations 20063 and adopted by the Welsh Ministers.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which apply in relation to Wales, provide that in preparing an assessment of well-being under section 37 of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, a public services board must take into account the most recent review of air quality for their local authority area carried out under section 82 of the Environment Act 1995 and the most recent strategic noise maps made under Part 2 of the Environmental Noise (Wales) Regulations 2006 and adopted by the Welsh Ministers.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.