Statutory Instruments with Clear Reports
20 November 2017
SL(5)142 - The Tax Collection and Management (Permitted Disclosures) (Wales) Regulations 2017
Procedure: Affirmative
The Regulations amend section 18(1) of the Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Act 2016 (the Act), to allow a relevant official (as defined by section 17(2) of the Act) to disclose protected taxpayer information (as defined by section 17(3) of the Act), to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and to Revenue Scotland. This can happen where the disclosure is in connection with the functions of HMRC, Revenue Scotland, or the Welsh Revenue Authority.
Parent Act: Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Act 2016
Date Made: Not stated
Date Laid: 25 October 2017
Coming into force date: Not stated
SL(5)143 - The Tax Collection and Management (Administration) (Wales) Regulations 2017
Procedure: Negative
These Regulations make provision for various matters in respect of the administration of the devolved taxes.
Regulation 3 prescribes the Natural Resources Body for Wales as a person to whom the Welsh Revenue Authority (WRA) may delegate any of its functions, in respect of landfill disposals tax.
Regulation 4 establishes that the WRA’s first planning period will be 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 (for the purposes of its corporate plan).
Part 3 of the Regulations provides for rates of late payment interest and repayment interest.
Part 4 provides procedures to determine disputes in respect of whether information or documentation, requested by the WRA, is protected by legal professional privilege.
Parent Act: Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Act 2016
Date Made: 23 October 2017
Date Laid: 26 October 2017
Coming into force date: 1 April 2018 except for regulations contained in Parts 1 and 2 which come into force on 21 November 2017
SL(5)145 - The National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts and Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Procedure: Negative
These Regulations amend the National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2006 (“the GDS Regulations”) and the National Health Service (Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Wales) Regulations 2006 (“the PDS Regulations”).
The GDS Regulations set out a framework for Wales for general dental services contracts. Regulation 3 amends paragraph 38 of Schedule 3 to the GDS Regulations to allow for electronic submission of certain information.
The PDS Regulations set out a framework for Wales for personal dental services agreements. Regulation 4 amends paragraph 39 of Schedule 3 to the PDS Regulations to allow for electronic submission of certain information.
Parent Act: National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006
Date Made: 25 October 2017
Date Laid: 31 October 2017
Coming into force date: 1 December 2017
SL(5)146 - The Water Resources (Miscellaneous Revocations) (Wales) Order 2017
Procedure: Negative
This Order is made as part of a collection of subordinate legislation relating to water resources. Composite Regulations have been made for England and Wales in relation to exemptions from the restrictions on the abstracting and impounding of water (The Water Abstraction and Impounding (Exemptions) Regulations 2017). Transitional provision was also made by the composite Water Abstraction (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017. This Order forms the third element, as it revokes local orders relating to Welsh waters, which will be replaced by the Regulations referred to above.
Parent Act: Water Act 2003
Date Made: 24 October 2017
Date Laid: 31 October 2017
Coming into force date: 1 January 2018
SL(5)151 – The Official Statistics (Wales) Order 2017
Procedure: Affirmative
This Order provides that the statistics produced, or to be produced, by the persons listed in the Schedule are official statistics for the purpose of Part 1 of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (“the Act”). Part 1 establishes the Statistics Board which is responsible for promoting and safeguarding good practice in gathering and assessing official statistics. “Official statistics” is defined in section 6(1) of the Act and includes, in subsection (1)(b)(iii), statistics as specified by order made by the Welsh Ministers.
Section 6(2) of the Act provides that an order made under subsection (1)(b) may specify a description of statistics produced or the person producing them.
Official statistics produced by persons listed in the Schedule do not include statistics produced by the Statistics Board, government departments, devolved administrations or any other person acting on behalf of the Crown.
Parent Act: Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007
Date Made: Not stated
Date Laid: Not stated
Coming into force: Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)