2018 No. 188
The Pesticides, Genetically Modified Organisms and Fertilisers (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018
Made
Coming into operation
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (“the Department”)1, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 19722, makes the following Regulations.
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of that Act and it appears to the Department that it is expedient for references to the instruments specified in regulations 2, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11 to be construed as references to those instruments as amended from time to time.
The Department is designated for the purposes of Section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to—
- a
materials providing or intended to provide nutrients to plants3;
- b
measures in the veterinary and phytosanitary fields for the protection of public health4;
- c
the common agricultural policy of the European Union5;
- d
measures relating to the control and regulation of genetically modified organisms6;
- e
prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution of water7.