House of Commons - Proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Agriculture and Rural Development) Order 2008 - Welsh Affairs Committee

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Welsh Affairs Committee - Third Report
Proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Agriculture and Rural Development) Order 2008

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 10 February 2009.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary
1  Introduction

Background
Introduction of the proposed Order
The LCO process in this instance
The Welsh Affairs Committee's inquiry

2  The purpose and scope of the draft Order

Purpose
The proposed Order and existing Welsh Assembly Government policy

The "identifiable need" for the proposed Order
The "fit" with existing Welsh Assembly Government policy
Current legislative constraints

Use of the Legislative Competence Order in Council procedure
The scope of the proposed Order

Promotion of agricultural activities
"Red meat"
Cross-border issues

3  Definitions of terms used in the proposed Order

Sheep
Efficiency, productivity, marketing and development
"For a purpose" compared to "in relation to" a purpose

4  Conclusion
Conclusions and recommendations
Formal Minutes
Witnesses
List of written evidence
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

Oral and Written Evidence
15 December 2008

Written Evidence

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