(This Note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations modify section 18 of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985, which provides for payments for the purposes of Part III of that Act (pesticides), so as to distinguish payment in relation to plant protection products (those where approval is derived from the Plant Protection Products Regulations 1995 and so from Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market) from those relating to other pesticides (regulation 2).
They also amend the Plant Protection Products (Fees) Regulations 2001 by replacing the expression “Secretary of State” by one capable of extending to devolved authorities (regulation 3).
These Regulations extend to the United Kingdom.