Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. These regulations are part of the final set of statutory instruments I am laying as we move towards implementation of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 on 1 December. The statutory instruments, including the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022 that we are voting on today, are essential to the operation of the 2016 Act.

As I have said previously, the Act will transform the renting of homes in Wales. It will significantly improve the rights and security of tenants, and create a much clearer legal framework for landlords. Implementation of the Act is also a commitment in the co-operation agreement with Plaid Cymru.

I am grateful to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee for reporting on these regulations, and also for the minor drafting points raised. The Welsh Government has responded to the formal reporting points and, where possible, the minor drafting points will be corrected on making, to ensure that the law is accessible and clear to the reader. None of these change the meaning of the draft regulations that Members are being asked to approve today. 

The regulations make amendments to other primary legislation in consequence of the provisions of the 2016 Act. Generally, these amendments ensure that existing provision in primary legislation continues to have appropriate effect, either by referencing the relevant occupation contracts alongside references to existing types of tenancies, or by replacing existing terminology with the terminology used in the 2016 Act. The regulations therefore ensure that existing provisions are adjusted, to work in combination with the provisions of the 2016 Act or, where the existing law is incompatible with that set out in the 2016 Act, by disapplying that law. These amendments are necessary to implement the 2016 Act, provide coherence and clarity and ensure consistency of the law. I ask Members to approve the regulations. Diolch.