The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Suspension: Transportation, Storage and Disposal of Dead Bodies etc) (Wales) Regulations 2021

Made: 14 September 2021

Coming into force: 24 September 2021

The Welsh Ministers are satisfied that the conditions specified in section 88(9) of that Act are satisfied in relation to the provisions suspended by these Regulations.

Title, commencement and interpretation

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• (1) The title of these Regulations is the Coronavirus Act 2020 (Suspension: Transportation, Storage and Disposal of Dead Bodies etc) (Wales) Regulations 2021.

• (2) These Regulations come into force on 24 September 2021.

• (3) In these Regulations, “the 2020 Act” means the Coronavirus Act 2020.

Suspension of provisions under the 2020 Act in relation to the Transportation, Storage and Disposal of Dead Bodies

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The operation of the following provisions of the 2020 Act are suspended—

• (a) section 58 (powers in relation to transportation, storage and disposal of dead bodies etc) in so far as it relates to Parts 2, 3 and 4 of Schedule 28;

• (b) parts 2, 3 and 4 of Schedule 28 (transportation, storage and disposal of dead bodies etc).

Signed

Rebecca Evans — Minister for Finance and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers — 14 September 2021

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations suspend certain provisions in the Coronavirus Act 2020 (“the 2020 Act”) which confer powers to appropriate national authorities regarding the transportation, storage and disposal of dead bodies.

Regulation 2 provides for the suspension of the operation of section 58 and Schedule 28 to the 2020 Act (powers in relation to transportation, storage and disposal of dead bodies etc).

The suspension of the operation of these provisions means that they no longer have effect in Wales but are capable of being revived at a later date under section 88(3) of the 2020 Act.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2020 c. 7 (“the 2020 Act”). The powers conferred by section 88(1) of the 2020 Act are exercisable in relation to Wales by the Welsh Ministers; see section 88(7) and (9) for the definition of “relevant national authority”. See section 88(6) of the 2020 Act for the meaning of “provisions”.