These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c.16) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies in retained EU law arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

These Regulations amend—

1. (a)

   The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 1992;

2. (b)

   The Town and Country Planning (Local Development Plan) (Wales) Regulations 2005;

3. (c)

   The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Wales) Order 2012; and

4. (d)

   The Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Wales) Regulations 2015.

Regulation 6 contains transitional provision in relation to the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 1992.

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.