The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022
Title and commencement1.
The title of these Regulations is the Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 and they come into force 21 days after the date on which they are laid.
The Seed Marketing (Wales) Regulations 20122.
(1)
(2)
In Schedule 2—
(a)
in paragraph A1 (interpretation)—
(i)
in the definition of “protected zone quarantine pest”, for ““protected zone quarantine pest” (“pla cwarantin parth gwarchodedig”)” substitute ““PFA quarantine pest” (“pla cwarantin ardal sy’n rhydd rhag plâu”)”
;
(ii)
in the definition of “RNQP”, for “Union” substitute “GB”
;
(iii)
in the definition of “Union quarantine pest”, for ““Union quarantine pest” (“pla cwarantin yr Undeb”)” substitute ““GB quarantine pest” (“pla cwarantin Prydain Fawr”)”
.
(b)
in paragraphs 15, 28, 42 and 50 (crop and seed requirements), in each place they occur—
(i)
for “protected zone” substitute “PFA”
;
(ii)
for “Union” substitute “GB”
.
The Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material (Wales) Regulations 20173.
(1)
(2)
In regulation 2 (interpretation), in the definition of “RNQP”, for “Union” substitute “GB”
.
The Welsh Ministers make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
These Regulations make minor amendments to The Seed Marketing (Wales) Regulations 2012 and The Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material (Wales) Regulations 2017.
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.