Consultation display

The Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee undertook an inquiry into the general principles of the Wild Animals and Circuses (Wales) Bill (‘the Bill’). Further details about the Bill can be found on the Committee’s Bill page.

Consultation: Terms of reference

To consider-

• the general principles of the Wild Animals and Circuses (Wales) Bill and whether there is a need for legislation to deliver the Bill’s stated policy objectives
• the provisions of the Bill, in particular, in relation to:

(i)           the prohibition of using wild animals in travelling circuses (including the meanings set out in sections 2 to 4);

(ii)          the powers of enforcement (the Schedule); and

(iii)        the amendments relating to licensing of circuses (section 8);

·         whether there are any unintended consequences arising from the Bill;

·         the financial implications of the Bill (as set out in Part 2, Section 8 of the Explanatory Memorandum);

·         the appropriateness of the powers in the Bill for Welsh Ministers to make subordinate legislation (as set out in Part 1, Section 5 of the Explanatory Memorandum).

The deadline for submissions was 23 August 2019.

For clarity, there is no designated form for submissions. For those who would like to submit their response electronically, please send your submission in the body of an e-mail or as an attachment to SeneddCCERA@senedd.wales

For those who would like to submit their views in hard copy, letters can be addressed as follows: Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee, Welsh Parliament, Ty Hywel, Cardiff Bay, CF99 1SN.

Providing Written Evidence

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