The Agriculture (Wales) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 1 and Savings Provisions) Order 2023

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, made by the Welsh Ministers, brings into force certain provisions of the Agriculture (Wales) Act 2023(1) (“the Act”).

Article 2 of this Order brings the following provisions of the Act into force on 17 October 2023—

(a) sections 21 to 23 (Intervention in agricultural markets);

(b) sections 25-33 (Collection and sharing of data);

(c) section 34 (Marketing Standards);

(d) section 35 (Carcass classification);

(e) section 55 (Consequential amendments and repeals etc.);

(f) Schedule 1 (Agricultural products relevant to marketing standards provisions);

(g) Schedule 2 (Minor and Consequential Amendments etc. relating to Parts 1 to 3) to the extent that it is not already in force;

(h) Schedule 3 (Consequential amendments etc. to the CMO Regulations).

Article 3 of this Order brings the following provisions into force on 1 April 2024—

(a) sections 36-44 (Forestry) to the extent they are not already in force.

Article 4 provides saving provisions in relation to regulations or declarations made under existing provisions in Schedule 5 to the Agriculture Act 2020 which is repealed by the Act.

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2023 asc 4.