These regulations make amendments to the Forest Reproductive Material (Great Britain) Regulations 2002, the Plant Health (Forestry) Order 2005, and the Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) (Wales) Regulations 2019. The above legislation is intended to prevent the introduction and spread of harmful plant pests and diseases, prescribing the fees relating to forestry activities, and implementing EU decisions on the equivalence of forest reproductive material, and setting out requirements such as those regarding registration respectively.

The regulations will ensure that plant health forestry legislation in Wales, which implements current EU protective measures against the introduction and spread of organisms harmful to plants or plant products, remains effective and continues to be operable after the UK leaves the EU in a 'no deal' scenario.

Additionally, these regulations amend provisions that are inappropriate or redundant as a result of the withdrawal of the UK from the EU. They make changes to ensure the law functions correctly after exit day, and remove reporting obligations to the Commission that will no longer be appropriate.