Government Response – The Closure of European Union Legacy Agriculture Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2026

The Welsh Government note the point raised by the committee; however, we are satisfied that the inclusion of the statement in the preamble, although not a requirement, provides clarity for the reader.

Technical Scrutiny point 2:

The Welsh Government note the point raised by the committee. While we are of the view that the intended meaning of the provision is still clear to the reader, in the interests of absolute clarity, we will ensure that these regulations are amended prior to making as set out in the table below to ensure that relevant references are made to “points” rather than “paragraphs”. We consider such amendments to be both minor and non-substantive.

Technical Scrutiny point 3:

The Welsh Government note the point raised by the committee. While we are of the view that the intended meaning of the provision is still clear to the reader, in the interests of absolute clarity, we will ensure that this regulation is amended prior to making as set out in the table below to update the wording from “after the second paragraph” to “at the beginning” to address this. We consider this amendment to be both minor and non-substantive.

Technical Scrutiny point 4:

The Welsh Government note the point raised by the committee. The intention of the provision is to amend Article 51 (i.e. the Article named in the current draft), so the error is in respect of the heading only and we will ensure that the regulation is amended prior to making as set out in the table below to address this. We consider this amendment to be both minor and non-substantive.

Technical Scrutiny point 5:

The Welsh Government note the point raised by the committee; however, we are satisfied that the intention of the current wording of these regulations is clear to the reader and will not be making any amendments in respect of the same.

Technical drafting corrections to be made prior to the making of the Regulations

CORRECTIONS MADE TO THE WELSH TEXT PRIOR TO MAKING

CORRECTIONS MADE TO THE ENGLISH TEXT PRIOR TO MAKING

Rheoliadau Cau Cynlluniau Amaethyddiaeth Gwaddol yr Undeb Ewropeaidd (Cymru) 2026

The Closure of European Union Legacy Agriculture Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2026

Regulations 7(7), 9(8) and 10(20) will be updated so that the references to “paragraff” are amended to “pwynt”.

Regulations 7(7), 9(8) and 10(20) will be updated so that the references to “paragraph” are amended to “point”.

Regulation 7(8) will be amended so that “ar ôl yr ail baragraff” will be updated to “ar y dechrau”.

Regulation 7(8) will be amended so that “after the second paragraph” will be updated to “at the beginning”.

Regulation 10(13) will be amended to change the heading for Article 51 from “(hysbysiad o gwblhau contractau)” to “(elfennau’r contract)”.

Regulation 10(13) will be amended to change the heading for Article 51 from “(notification of conclusion of contracts)” to “(elements of the contract)”.