These Regulations are made by the Welsh Ministers and bring into force provisions of the Agriculture Act 2020 (c. 21) (“the Act”).

Regulation 2(a) brings into force, on 13 December 2022, Part 4 of Schedule 7 to the Act. Regulation 2(b) brings into force, on 13 December 2022, section 52 of the Act so far as relating to that Part.

As a consequence of the provision in Part 4 of Schedule 5 to the Act, Part 4 of Schedule 7 to the Act makes consequential amendments in Wales in relation to marketing standards and carcass classification provisions in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (“the CMO Regulation”).