SL(5)280 – The Plant Health etc (Fees) (Wales) Regulations 2018

Background and Purpose

These Regulations, which apply to Wales, specify fees payable to the Welsh Ministers in relation to plant health services and the certification of seed potatoes, fruit plants and fruit plant propagating material. These Regulations revoke and replace the Plant Health Fees (Wales) Regulations 2014 (SI. 2014/792).

Procedure

Negative

Technical Scrutiny

No points are identified for reporting under Standing Order 21.2 in respect of this instrument.

Merits Scrutiny

No points are identified for reporting under Standing Order 21.3 in respect of this instrument.

Implications arising from exiting the European Union

These Regulations implement various EU obligations in relation to Plant Health and therefore, these Regulations will form part of retained EU law after exit day.

The Intergovernmental Agreement on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill and the Establishment of Common Frameworks provides that “Plant health, seeds and propagating material” is a policy area likely to be subject to regulations made under section 12 of the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018. Therefore, the law covered by these Regulations is likely to be an area of EU law that is frozen while common frameworks are put in place.

Government Response

No government response is required.

Legal Advisers

Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee

20 November 2018