- Welsh Statutory Instrument 2006 No. 2698 (W.230)
The Paying Agency (National Assembly for Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006
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| Made | 10 October 2006 | ||
| Coming into force | 16 October 2006 |
The National Assembly for Wales being designated[1] for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972[2] in relation to the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Community, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by that section, makes the following Regulations:
Title, commencement and application
1. —(1) The title of these Regulations is the Paying Agency (National Assembly for Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 16 October 2006.
(3) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.
Amendment of the Paying Agency (National Assembly for Wales) Regulations 1999
2. —(1) The Paying Agency (National Assembly for Wales) Regulations 1999[3] are amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) For paragraphs (c), (e) and (g) of regulation 2 (Interpretation), substitute the following paragraphs—
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"(c) "Commission Regulation" means Commission Regulation (EC) No 885/2006[4] laying down detailed rules for the application of the Council Regulation in relation to the accreditation of paying agencies";
"(e) "the Council Regulation" means Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005[5] on the financing of the common agricultural policy, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 320/2006[6];";
"(g) "paying agency" has the meaning it has in Article 6 of the Council Regulation;".
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998[7]
D. Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
10 October 2006[a]
(This note is not part of these Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Paying Agency (National Assembly for Wales) Regulations 1999 ("the 1999 Regulations").
These Regulations apply in relation to Wales and to cross border agricultural holdings for which the National Assembly for Wales ("the Assembly") is the responsible paying agency.
The 1999 Regulations enable the Assembly, if duly accredited for the purpose, to act as a UK paying agency in relation to the financing of the common agricultural policy.
These Regulations update the references made to European legislation in the 1999 Regulations.
Notes:
[1] By virtue of the European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2766) ("the Order"). Article 4 and Schedule 3 to the Order enable the National Assembly for Wales to make regulations, in relation to the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Community, which extend to holdings which include land situated within the United Kingdom but outside of Wales.back
[4] OJ No. L171, 23.6.2006, p. 90.back
[5] OJ No. L209, 11.8.2005, p.1.back
[6] OJ No. L 58, 28.2.2006, p.42.back
[a] Amended by Correction Slip. Page 3, English language version, immediately above the signature: "Date" should read, "10 October 2006"; and back
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