Welsh Statutory Instruments
Animals, Wales
Made
24 March 2021
Coming into force
10 September 2021
The Welsh Ministers, as the appropriate national authority in relation to Wales(1), make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 13(2), (7), (8) and (10) of, and Parts 1 and 3 of Schedule 1 to, the Animal Welfare Act 2006(2).
In accordance with section 13(9) of that Act, the Welsh Ministers have consulted those persons appearing to them to represent interests with which these Regulations are concerned as they considered appropriate.
In accordance with section 61(2) of that Act(3), a draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, Senedd Cymru.
The “appropriate national authority” is defined in section 62(1) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (c. 45). Functions conferred on the National Assembly for Wales are now vested in the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 162 of, and paragraphs 30 and 32 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).
By virtue of section 162 of, and paragraph 34 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006, the reference in section 61(2) to “House of Parliament” includes Senedd Cymru.