2019 No. 236 (W. 55)

Exiting The European Union, Wales
Transport, Wales

The Learner Travel (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Sift requirements satisfied

Made

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 20181, make the following Regulations.

The requirements of paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 7 to that Act (relating to the appropriate National Assembly for Wales scrutiny procedure for these Regulations) have been satisfied.

Title, commencement and application1

1

The title of these Regulations is the Learner Travel (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

2

These Regulations come into force on exit day.

3

These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

Amendment of the Learner Travel (Wales) Measure 20082

In section 14A(5) of the Learner Travel (Wales) Measure 20082, for “directly applicable requirement of European Union law” substitute “requirement of retained direct EU legislation”.

Ken SkatesMinister for Economy and Transport, one of the Welsh Ministers
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

The Learner Travel (Wales) Measure 2008 requires seat belts to be fitted on buses used for learner transport. These Regulations amend a reference to European Union law in a provision stating that the requirement to fit seat belts does not affect any technical standard which would otherwise apply by virtue of certain enactments.

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.