MS, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet
Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Members of the
Senedd will wish to be aware that I have given consent to
the Minister for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets
Department for Business and Trade to exercise a subordinate
legislation-making power in devolved areas in relation to Wales.
Agreement was sought by the Minister for Employment Rights,
Competition and Markets Department for Business and Trade to
make a Statutory Instrument (SI) titled the Retained EU Law
(Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments)
Regulations 2025.
The above titled Statutory Instrument (SI) was laid before the UK
Parliament by the Minister of State for Enterprise, Markets
and Small Business on 27 January in exercise of powers
conferred by Section 19(1) of the Retained EU Law (REUL)
(Revocation and Reform) Act.
The SI is aimed at ensuring legal clarity and accessibility by
making consequential amendments to secondary legislation related
to the “assimilation” of retained EU law at the end of 2023 under
the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023. The SI was
laid before the UK Parliament 27 January with a commencement
date of 27 February 2025
Impact the instrument may have on the Senedd's
legislative competence and/or the Welsh Ministers' executive
competence:
The Regulations do not diminish or undermine the powers of Welsh
Ministers in any way, and they do not create, amend or remove any
functions of Ministers. The Regulations do not amend instruments
made under Acts of Senedd Cymru.
I would like to reassure the Senedd it is normally the policy of
the Welsh Government to legislate for Wales in matters of
devolved competence. However, in certain circumstances there are
benefits in working collaboratively with the UK Government where
there is a clear rationale for doing so. On this occasion, I have
given my consent to these Regulations for reasons of
accessibility, efficiency and cross-government coordination, and
consistency.
The Regulations are available here: The Retained EU Law (Revocation
and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations
2025
