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Statutory Instruments

1985 No. 1516

PESTICIDES

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

Made

30th September 1985

Laid before Parliament

10th October 1985

Coming into Operation

31st October 1985

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.

L.S.

Michael Jopling

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

George Younger

Secretary of State for Scotland

26th September 1985

Nicholas Edwards

Secretary of State for Wales

10th September 1985

Young

Secretary of State for Employment

9th September 1985

Kenneth Baker

Secretary of State for the Environment

9th September 1985

Norman Fowler

Secretary of State for Social Services

30th September 1985

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.