| Short Title: | Agricultural Sector (Wales) Act 2014 |
| Type: | Welsh assembly act |
| Parliament: | National Assembly for Wales |
| Long Title: | An Act of the National Assembly for Wales to make provision in relation to the agricultural sector in Wales; and for connected purposes. |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Citation: | 2014 anaw 6 |
| Territorial Extent: | Wales |
| Original Text: | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2014/6/contents/enacted |
| Revised Text: | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2014/6/contents |
The Agricultural Advisory Panel for Wales is an executive non-departmental public body of the Welsh Government which regulates wages for farm workers within Wales
Initially, the Agricultural Wages Board (AWB) was responsible for setting minimum wage for farm workers in both England and Wales. however, during the so-called "bonfire of the quangos" by the Cameron–Clegg government, the AWB was one of many governmental bodies abolished by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013.[1]
In August 2013 year, the Welsh Assembly responded by passing the Agricultural Sector (Wales) Bill in an attempt to maintain a regulatory body within Wales for agricultural wages. Despite the bill passing in the Assembly, it was blocked by then UK Attorney General, Dominic Grieve, who claimed it was not a devolved matter.[2] The dispute went to the Supreme Court, which ruled in favour of the Welsh Assembly.[3] [4] [5] The bill entered into law as the Agricultural Sector (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 6), and resulted in the creation of the Agricultural Advisory Panel for Wales[6]
The Agricultural Wages Board consisted of seven members and was appointed as such:[7]
Each of the devolved countries in the United Kingdom currently maintains a counterpart to the AAPW: