1985 No. 1516

PESTICIDES

The Control of Pesticides (Advisory Committee On Pesticides) Order 1985

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into Operation

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State, acting jointly, in exercise of the power conferred by section 16(7) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:—

Title, commencement and interpretation

1

This Order may be cited as the Control of Pesticides (Advisory Committee on Pesticides) Order 1985 and shall come into operation on 31st October 1985.

2

In this Order “the Ministers” means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State.

Establishment of the Advisory Committee on Pesticides

3

There shall be established a committee to be called the Advisory Committee on Pesticides for the purpose of giving advice to the Ministers on any matters relating to the control of pests in furthering the general purposes of Part III of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985.

In Witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 5th September 1985.

Michael JoplingMinister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
George YoungerSecretary of State for Scotland
Nicholas EdwardsSecretary of State for Wales
YoungSecretary of State for Employment
Kenneth BakerSecretary of State for the Environment
Norman FowlerSecretary of State for Social Services
EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order establishes the Advisory Committee on Pesticides for the purpose of advising the Ministers on any matters relating to the control of pests in furthering the general purposes of Part III of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985.