Plant Protection Products (Amendment No 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is a Department designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721 as read with paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to that Act, in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community2, and to measures in the veterinary and phytosanitary fields for the protection of public health3.

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in that section and it appears to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development that it is expedient for the reference to Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market4, to be construed as a reference to that Directive as amended from time to time.