Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2008 No. 442

Plant Health

The Plant Health (Amendment No.2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008

Made

12th November 2008

Coming into operation

4th December 2008

This Order makes provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1) and it appears to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development(2) that it is expedient for the references to Commission Directive 2008/61/EC (establishing the conditions under which harmful organisms, plants, plant products and other objects listed in Annexes I to V to Council Directive 2000/29/EC may be introduced into or moved within the Community or certain protected zones thereof, for trial or scientific purposes and for work on varietal selections)(3) to be construed as references to that instrument as amended from time to time.

The Department, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 2 and 3 of the Plant Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1967(4), and in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972(5) makes the following Order.

(1)

1972 c.68.

(2)

Formerly the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.1), Art. 3(4).

(3)

O.J. No. L. 158, 18.6.2008, p.41.

(4)

1967 c. 28 (N.I.). Sections 2(1) and 3(1) were amended by S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1972 No. 351, Article 3 and Schedule 2, paragraph 1; Section 3B was inserted by S.I. 1984/702 (N.I. 2) Art. 15(2).

(5)

1972 c. 68. Schedule 2, paragraph 1A, inserted by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51), section 28, provides for the inclusion in subordinate legislation of references to European Community instruments as references to those instruments as amended from time to time.