2015 No. 978
Pesticides
Public Bodies

The Public Bodies (Abolition of the Advisory Committees on Pesticides) Order 2015

Made
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1), 6(1) and (5) and 35(2) of the Public Bodies Act 2011 (“the Act”)1.

In accordance with section 8 of the Act, the Secretary of State considers that this Order—

(a)

serves the purpose of improving the exercise of public functions, having had regard to the factors set out in section 8(1) of the Act; and

(b)

does not remove any necessary protection or prevent any person from continuing to exercise any right or freedom which that person might reasonably expect to continue to exercise.

The consent of the Scottish Parliament, the consent of the Northern Ireland Assembly and the consent of the National Assembly for Wales has been obtained in accordance with section 9(1), (3) and (6) of the Act respectively.

The Secretary of State has consulted in accordance with section 10 of the Act.

The Secretary of State has consulted the Scottish Ministers in accordance with section 88(2) of the Scotland Act 19982 and the Welsh Ministers in accordance with section 63(1) of the Government of Wales Act 20063.

A draft of this Order and an explanatory document containing the information required by section 11(2) of the Act have been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 11(1) after the end of the period of twelve weeks mentioned in section 11(3).

In accordance with section 11(4) of the Act, a draft of this Order has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament after the expiry of the 40-day period referred to in that provision.