1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Protection Products (Payments) Regulations 2001, come into force on 1st January 2002 and extend to the United Kingdom.
(2) In these Regulations—
“controlled pesticide” means any product which has, or is intended to have, an approval under the Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986(1) or the Control of Pesticides Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(2);
“plant protection product” means any product approved, or intended to be approved, under the Plant Protection Regulations 1995(3) or the Plant Protection Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995(4);
“the Act” means the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985(5);
“the Directive” means the Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, amended as at the date of the making of these Regulations(6).
S.R. 1987 No. 414 as amended by S.R. 1991 No. 203 and 1997 No. 469.
S.I. 1995/887 as last amended in relation to England and Wales by S.I. 2001/3814 and in relation to Scotland by S.S.I. 2001/161 and 202.
S.R. 1995 No. 371 amended by S.R. 1997 Nos. 471 and 507 and S.R. 2001 No. 280.
OJ No. L230, 19.8.91, p.1, as last amended by Commission Directive 2001/87/EC (OJ No. L276, 19.10.2001, p.17).