Statutory Instruments
Plant Health
Made
11th March 2009
Laid before Parliament
11th March 2009
Coming into force
1st April 2009
The Forestry Commissioners make this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(1) and 3(1) of the Plant Health Act 1967(1) and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972(2).
This Order makes provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(3) and it appears to the Commissioners that it is expedient for the references in the following Order to Commission Decision 2008/840/EC on emergency measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Community of Anoplophora chinensis (Forster)(4) to be construed as references to that instrument as amended from time to time.
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 is defined in section 1(2), as regards the protection of forest trees and timber from attack by pests, as the Forestry Commissioners.
Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51).
OJ No L 300, 11.11.2008, p 36.