The Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) Order 1993

Statutory Instruments

1993 No. 1283

PLANT HEALTH

The Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) Order 1993

Made

17th May 1993

Laid before Parliament

18th May 1993

Coming into force

1st June 1993

The Forestry Commissioners, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 2 and 3 of the Plant Health Act 1967(1), as read with section 20 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1972(2), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

(1)

1967 c. 8; sections 2(1), 3(1) and (2) were amended by the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), Schedule 4, paragraph 8; section 3(4) was substituted by section 42 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48). The powers conferred by sections 2 and 3 of the Plant Health Act 1967 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.

(2)

1972 c. 62.