Commentary on Sections Part 6 - General Section 53 - Power to amend sections 51 and 52
273.Section 50 confers power on the Welsh Ministers to amend the definitions of “agriculture” and “ancillary activity” by regulations.
274.Subsections (2) to (7) detail the procedure that must be followed when exercising the power to amend sections 51 and 52. This procedure requires consultation before the regulations are made, and a statement to be laid before the Senedd.
275.The availability of this power is intended to ensure that the Act is able to adapt to, for instance, any future changes in agricultural or farming practices that might result from land management or technological advances in the future.