The Charges for Residues Surveillance (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2024

• Citation: S.I. 2024/967 (W.)
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Title, application and coming into force

(1) The title of these Regulations is the Charges for Residues Surveillance (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2024.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

(3) These Regulations come into force on 1 October 2024.

Section 2 Amendment to the Charges for Residues Surveillance Regulations 2006

(1) The Charges for Residues Surveillance Regulations 2006 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of “carcase” insert—

“ competent authority ” has the meaning given in Article 3(3)(a) of the Official Controls Regulation;

(b) before the definition of “animal” insert—

“ the Official Controls Regulation ” means Regulation 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products ;

(3) In regulation 3 (liability for and recovery of charges for residues surveillance)—

(a) for paragraph (1) substitute—

(1) In respect of the costs incurred by a competent authority in carrying out the official controls required by Article 150(1) of the Official Controls Regulation on the animals, fish and animal products listed in the first column of Schedule 1, the competent authority must, except where paragraph (7) applies—

(a) for animals slaughtered, wild game prepared, fish marketed, milk collected or eggs packed within the period beginning with 1 October 2024 and ending with 31 March 2025, charge the amount specified in the relevant entry in the second column of that Schedule, and

(b) or animals slaughtered, wild game prepared, fish marketed, milk collected or eggs packed on or after 1 April 2025, charge the amount specified in the relevant entry in the third column of that Schedule.

(b) in paragraph (2)—

(i) for “the Secretary of State” substitute “the competent authority” ;

(ii) for “him”, in both places it occurs, substitute “the competent authority” ;

(c) in paragraph (5)—

(i) for “The Secretary of State” substitute “A competent authority” ;

(ii) for “he” substitute “the competent authority” ;

(iii) for “his” substitute “the” ;

(d) in paragraph (6)—

(i) in the words before sub-paragraph (a)—

(aa) for “If the Secretary of State” substitute “If a competent authority” ;

(bb) for “he” substitute “the competent authority” ;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (c), for “he” substitute “the competent authority” ;

(e) in paragraph (8)—

(i) for “the Secretary of State” substitute “a competent authority” ;

(ii) for “his agent” substitute “the competent authority’s agent” ;

(iii) for “his inspection” substitute “the inspection” ;

(f) in paragraph (9)—

(i) in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “Secretary of State” substitute “competent authority” ;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (c), for “he” substitute “the competent authority” ;

(g) omit paragraph (10).

(4) In regulation 4 (information, offences and enforcement)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “the Secretary of State” substitute “a competent authority” ;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (a), for “Secretary of State” substitute “competent authority” ;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “the Secretary of State requires to enable him” substitute “a competent authority requires” ;

(b) in paragraph (3)—

(i) for “the Secretary of State” substitute “a competent authority” ;

(ii) for “him” substitute “the competent authority” ;

(c) for paragraph (4) substitute—

(4) These Regulations are enforced by the Welsh Ministers.

(5) For Schedule 1 (Residues Surveillance charges) substitute—

Residues Surveillance Charges