The Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Regulations 2012

Statutory Instruments

2012 No. 178

Customs

The Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Regulations 2012

Made

25th January 2012

Laid before Parliament

30th January 2012

Coming into force

20th February 2012

The Secretary of State, who is designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1) in relation to the control of the import and export of goods(2), makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to that Act(3).

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for any reference in these Regulations to any of the following EU instruments to be construed as a reference to that instrument as amended from time to time—

(a)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 on the establishment of a FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the European Community(4), and

(b)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1024/2008 laying down detailed measures for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005(5).

(1)

1972 c.68.

(2)

S.I. 1983/1706.

(3)

Section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), section 27(1)(a), and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), Part 1 of the Schedule. Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006, and amended by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008, Part 1 of the Schedule, and S.I. 2007/1388.

(4)

OJ No L 347, 30.12.2005, p.1.

(5)

OJ No L 277, 18.10.2008, p.23.