The Plant Health (Forestry) (Amendment) Order 2006

Statutory Instruments

2006 No. 2696

Plant health

[F1The Plant Health (Forestry) (Amendment) Order 2006

Made

10th October 2006

Laid before Parliament

13th October 2006

Coming into force

6th November 2006

The Forestry Commissioners make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 2 and 3(1) of the Plant Health Act 1967(1):]

(1)

1967 c.8; sections 2(1) and 3(1) were amended by the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), Schedule 4, paragraph 8. The powers conferred by sections 2 and 3 are conferred on a “competent authority”, which expression is defined in section 1(2), as regards the protection of forest trees and timber from attack by pests, as the Forestry Commissioners.