UK MINISTERS ACTING IN DEVOLVED AREAS 

 

 

79 - The Aquatic Animal Health and Plant Health (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Laid in the UK Parliament: 17 January 2019

Sifting

Subject to sifting in UK Parliament?

No

Procedure:

Affirmative

Date of consideration by the House of Commons European Statutory Instruments Committee

N/A 

Date of consideration by the House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

04/02/2019

Date sifting period ends in UK Parliament

N/A

Written statement under SO 30C: 

Paper 15

SICM under SO 30A (because amends primary legislation)

Not required 

Scrutiny procedure

Outcome of sifting  

N/A 

Procedure

Affirmative

Date of consideration by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

Not known

Date of consideration by the House of Commons Statutory Instruments Committee

Not known

Date of consideration by the House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

Not known

Commentary

 

These Regulations are proposed to be made by the UK Government pursuant to section 8 (1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.

 

These Regulations provide for a number of legislative functions that are currently conferred by European Union legislation (in the fields of aquatic animal health and plant health) to be exercisable instead by public authorities (to include the Welsh Ministers) in the United Kingdom so that they can be exercised at a national level after the UK leaves the EU.

 

Legal Advisers agree with the statement laid by the Welsh Government dated 22 January 2019 regarding the effect of these Regulations.

 

The above summary and the content of the Explanatory Memorandum to these Regulations confirm their effect.

 

Legal Advisers do not consider that any significant issues arise under paragraph 8 of the Memorandum on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill and the Establishment of Common Frameworks in relation to these Regulations.

 

Legal Advisers have not identified any legal reason to seek a consent motion under Standing Order 30A.10 in relation to these Regulations.