Title and commencementE+W

1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential and Supplemental Provisions) Regulations 2018.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 1 April 2018.

Amendment of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015E+W

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Amendment of the Equality Act 2010E+W

3.  In Part 2 of Schedule 19 to the Equality Act 2010(2) (public authorities: relevant Welsh authorities), under the heading “other public authorities”, before “The Auditor General for Wales or Archwilydd Cyffredinol Cymru.” insert—

“The Welsh Revenue Authority or Awdurdod Cyllid Cymru.”

Amendment of the National Assembly for Wales (Disqualification) Order 2015E+W

4.  In the Schedule to the National Assembly for Wales (Disqualification) Order 2015(3) (offices disqualifying holders from membership of the National Assembly for Wales), insert the following entry at the appropriate place in the table—

Amendment of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002E+W

5.  The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002(4) is amended as follows—

(a)in section 47A(2)(5) (sections 47B to 47S: meaning of “appropriate officer”), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;

(b)in section 47G(3)(c) (appropriate approval), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;

(c)in section 68(3)(c) (applications and appeals), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;

(d)in section 290(4)(c)(6) (prior approval), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;

(e)in section 303A(1)(7) (financial investigators), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;

(f)in section 352(7)(8) (search and seizure warrants), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;

(g)in section 353(11)(9) (requirements where production order not available), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;

(h)in section 378(2)(d) (senior appropriate officers in a confiscation investigation), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;

(i)in section 378(3AA)(b)(10) (senior appropriate officers in a detained cash investigation), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;

(j)in section 378(3B)(11) (appropriate officers in a detained cash investigation), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”; and

(k)in section 378(6)(c) (senior appropriate officers in a money laundering investigation), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are made under section 188 of the Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Act 2016 (“the Act”).

Regulation 2 amends Schedule 1 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 to provide that the Welsh Revenue Authority (“WRA”) is to be treated as a “central government authority” for the purposes of those Regulations.

Regulation 3 amends Schedule 19 to the Equality Act 2010 to provide that WRA is to be treated as a “relevant Welsh authority” for the purposes of that Act.

Regulation 4 amends the National Assembly for Wales (Disqualification) Order 2015 to provide that the chairperson and non-executive members of WRA are disqualified from becoming members of the National Assembly for Wales.

Regulation 5 amends the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in order to make supplemental provision in connection with section 186 (proceeds of crime) of the 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.