Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee Draft Report
CLA(4)-21-14
CLA431 - The Diseases of Swine Regulations 2014
These composite Regulations implement EU law for the control of:
a) swine vesicular disease (‘SVD’) contained in Council Directive 92/119/EEC introducing general community measures for the control of certain animal diseases and specific measures relating to swine vesicular disease;
b) classical swine fever (‘CSF’) contained in Council Directive 2001/89/EC on Community measure for the control of classical swine fever;
c) african swine fever (‘ASF’) contained in Council Directive 2002/60/EC laying down specific control of African swine fever and amending Directive 92/199 EEC as regards Teschen disease and African swine fever.
The Regulations only apply when ASF, CSF or SVD are suspected or confirmed in Great Britain.
In addition, these Regulations replace the following SIs, in Wales:
· The African Swine Fever (Wales) Order 2003
· The Classical Swine Fever (Wales) Order 2003
· The Swine Vesicular Disease (Wales) Regulations 2009
· The Swine Vesicular Disease (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2009
Procedure: Negative
1. Technical Scrutiny
The following points are identified for reporting under Standing Order 21.2 in respect of this instrument:
1. Being composite regulations subject to a parliamentary procedure at Westminster, these Regulations have been made in English only.
[Standing Order 21.2(ix) – that the instrument is not made in both English and Welsh.]
The Welsh Government has provided the following response:
“These composite Regulations will apply to Great Britain and are subject to negative resolution procedure in the National Assembly for Wales and in the UK Parliament. Accordingly, it is not considered reasonably practicable for this instrument to be made, or laid, bilingually.”
2. Merits Scrutiny
No points are identified for reporting under Standing Order 21.3 in respect of this instrument
Legal Advisers
Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee
August 2014