Attendance
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Category
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Names
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Assembly Members:
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Mick Antoniw AM (Chair)
Dawn Bowden AM
Suzy Davies AM
Mandy Jones AM
Dai Lloyd AM
Lee Waters AM
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Witnesses:
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Committee Staff:
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P Gareth Williams (Clerk)
Sarah Sargent (Second Clerk)
Ruth Hatton (Deputy Clerk)
Alys Thomas (Researcher)
Gareth Howells (Legal Adviser)
Stephen Davies (Legal Adviser)
Katie Wyatt (Legal Adviser)
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<AI1>
1
Introduction, apologies, substitutions
and declarations of interest
</AI1>
<AI2>
2
Legislation (Wales) Bill: Evidence from
the Counsel General: Evidence session 1
The Committee took evidence from Jeremy Miles
AM, Counsel General. The Counsel General agreed to write to the
Committee with further information on his proposals for the
interpretation of bilingual legislation. The Committee agreed to
write to the Counsel General with further questions.
</AI2>
<AI3>
3
Instruments that raise no reporting
issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
</AI3>
<AI4>
3.1
SL(5)287 - The Landfill Disposals Tax
(Tax Rates) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
</AI4>
<AI5>
3.2
SL(5)290 - The Social Services and
Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Isles of Scilly Modification)
Regulations 2018
The Committee considered the instruments and
were content.
</AI5>
<AI6>
4
Instruments that raise issues to be
reported to the Assembly under Standing Order 21.2 or
21.3
</AI6>
<AI7>
4.1
SL(5)285 - The Carcase Classification and
Price Reporting (Wales) Regulations 2018
The Committee considered the instrument along
with the Government response and will report to the Assembly in
line with the reporting points identified. The Committee agreed to
write to the Government for further clarification on the points
raised in its report.
</AI7>
<AI8>
4.2
SL(5)288 - The Environmental Protection
(Miscellaneous Amendments) (England and Wales) Regulations
2018
The Committee considered the instrument and
will report to the Assembly in line with the reporting point
identified.
</AI8>
<AI9>
4.3
SL(5)289 - The Council Tax Reduction
Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales)
(Amendment) Regulations 2019
The Committee considered the instrument and
will report to the Assembly in line with the reporting point
identified.
</AI9>
<AI10>
5
Instruments that raise no reporting
issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 but have implications as a
result of the UK exiting the EU
</AI10>
<AI11>
5.1
SL(5)284 - The Environmental Noise
(Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
The Committee considered the instrument and
will report to the Assembly to highlight issues as a result of the
UK exiting the EU.
</AI11>
<AI12>
5.2
SL(5)286 - The Environment, Planning and
Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations
2018
The Committee considered the instrument and
will report to the Assembly to highlight issues as a result of the
UK exiting the EU.
</AI12>
<AI13>
6
Statutory Instruments requiring Consent:
EU Exit
</AI13>
<AI14>
6.1
SICM(5)8 - The Marine Environment
(Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
The Committee considered the Statutory
Instrument Consent Memorandum and noted that the Cabinet Secretary
is not minded to lay a motion for debate. Suzy Davies raised the
possibility of tabling a motion in order to debate the SICM. The
Chair suggested that the Committee could, in early January, review
the Brexit-related SICMs and Written Statements laid under Standing
Order 30C considered to date.
</AI14>
<AI15>
6.2
SICM(5)9 - The Merchant Shipping and
Other Transport (Environmental Protection) (Amendment) (EU Exit)
Regulations 2018
The Committee considered the Statutory
Instrument Consent Memorandum and noted that the Cabinet Secretary
is not minded to lay a motion for debate.
</AI15>
<AI16>
7
Written statements under Standing Order
30C
</AI16>
<AI17>
7.1
WS-30C(5)31 - The Common Agricultural
Policy and Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
(Amendment Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
The Committee noted the written statement and
commentary.
</AI17>
<AI18>
7.2
WS-30C(5)32 - The European Institutions
and Consular Protection (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations
2018
The Committee noted the written statement and
commentary.
</AI18>
<AI19>
7.3
WS-30C(5)33 - The Transmissible
Spongiform Encephalopathies and Animal By-Products (Amendment) (EU
Exit) Regulations 2018
The Committee noted the written statement and
commentary.
</AI19>
<AI20>
7.4
WS-30C(5)34 - The Air Quality (Amendment
of Domestic Regulations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
The Committee noted the written statement and
commentary. The Committee agreed to write to the Welsh Government
about the points raised by Assembly Lawyers in relation to the
written statement.
</AI20>
<AI21>
7.5
WS-30C(5)35 - The Air Quality
(Miscellaneous Amendment and Revocation of Retained Direct EU
Legislation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
The Committee noted the written statement and
commentary. The Committee agreed to write to the Welsh Government
about the points raised by Assembly Lawyers in relation to the
written statement.
</AI21>
<AI22>
7.6
WS-30C(5)36 - The CRC Energy Efficiency
Scheme (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
The Committee noted the written statement and
commentary.
</AI22>
<AI23>
7.7
WS-30C(5)37 - The Justification Decision
Powers (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
The Committee noted the written statement and
commentary.
</AI23>
<AI24>
7.8
WS-30C(5)38 - The Veterinary Medicines
and Animals and Animal Products (Examination of Residues and
Maximum Residues Limits) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations
2018
The Committee noted the written statement and
commentary.
</AI24>
<AI25>
7.9
WS-30C(5)40 - The Trade in Animals and
Related Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations
2018
The Committee noted the written statement and
commentary.
</AI25>
<AI26>
7.10 WS-30C(5)41 - The Protocol 1 to the EEA Agreement
(Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
The Committee noted the written statement and
commentary.
</AI26>
<AI27>
7.11 WS-30C(5)42 - The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment
etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
The Committee noted the written statement and
commentary. The Committee welcomed the approach taken by the Welsh
Government with the written statement.
</AI27>
<AI28>
8
Papers to note
</AI28>
<AI29>
8.1
Welsh Government Written Statement:
Submission and Publication of the Law Commission's Final Report on
Planning Law in Wales
The Committee noted the written statement.
</AI29>
<AI30>
8.2
Letter from the Llywydd to the First
Minister: the role of the Assembly and its committees in
scrutinising Brexit-related legislation
The Committee noted the letter from the
Llywydd to the First Minister.
</AI30>
<AI31>
8.3
Correspondence with the First Minister:
Composite and Joint Statutory Instruments
The Committee noted the correspondence with
the First Minister and agreed to write to the Procedures Committee
to further investigate the issue.
</AI31>
<AI32>
8.4
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for
Economy and Transport: Response to the Committee's Report on the
Scrutiny of Regulations made under the Trade Bill
The Committee noted the letter from the
Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport.
</AI32>
<AI33>
8.5
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for
Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs: UK Agriculture Bill
The Committee noted the letter from the
Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs.
</AI33>
<AI34>
8.6
Letter from the Llywydd: Assembly
Reform
The Committee noted the letter from the
Llywydd.
</AI34>
<AI35>
9
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to
resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following
business:
The motion was agreed.
</AI35>
<AI36>
10
Consideration of evidence: Legislation
(Wales) Bill
The Committee considered the evidence received
from the Counsel General.
</AI36>
<AI37>
11
Legislative Consent Memorandum: UK
Agriculture Bill: Draft Report
The Committee considered and agreed its draft
report, subject to minor corrections.
</AI37>
<AI38>
12
Scrutiny of regulations made under the EU
(Withdrawal) Act 2018: Update
The Committee noted the update.
</AI38>
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