Government Response: The Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas (Procedure and Interest Rate) (Wales) Regulations 2024

Technical Scrutiny points 1 and 2: The Welsh Government accepts the points raised but does not think that the typographical errors give rise to doubt as to the meaning of the law. We will however seek to make the changes by correction slip.

Technical Scrutiny point 3:                     The Welsh Government accepts the point raised but considers the effect to be sufficiently clear in context.

Technical Scrutiny point 4:                     The Welsh Government accepts the point raised. As regulation 13(3)(b) enables the notice in Schedule 2 paragraph 6 to be issued in substantially the same terms, any confusion on the point can be addressed in practice.  

Technical Scrutiny point 5:                     The Welsh Government accepts the point raised but considers the effect to be sufficiently clear in context.

Technical Scrutiny point 6:                     The Welsh Government accepts the point raised. Sub-paragraphs (e) and (f) follow paragraph (d), which amends regulation 6(2). Sub-paragraphs (e) and (f) themselves refer to ‘after paragraph (3)’. Sub-paragraph (g) follows immediately and inserts a new regulation ‘after regulation 6’. We therefore consider it sufficiently clear that the non-textual modification is to regulation 6 and that its effect is also sufficiently clear.

Technical Scrutiny point 7:                     The Welsh Government notes the point raised, however there is no difference in the effect intended.

Technical Scrutiny point 8:                     The Welsh Government accepts the point raised but considers the effect sufficiently clear in context. We will however seek to make the changes by correction slip.