The Plant Health (Wood and Bark) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2012 No. 400

Plant Health

The Plant Health (Wood and Bark) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012

Made

6th November 2012

Coming into operation

6th November 2012

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, makes the following order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2, 3(1), 3A, 3B(1) and 4(1) of the Plant Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1967(1), and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act(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 Department that it is expedient for the references to Commission Directive 2008/61/EC (4) establishing the conditions under which certain harmful organisms, plants, plant products and other objects listed in Annexes I to V to Council Directive 2000/29/EC may be introduced or moved within the Community or certain protected zones thereof, for trial or scientific purposes and for work or varietal selections to be construed as references to that instrument as amended from time to time.

(1)

1967 c.28(N.I). Sections 2(1) and 3(1) were amended by S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1972 No.351, art. 3 and Sch. 2. Section 2(2) was amended by 1979 c.2, section 177(1) and Sch. 4, Pt II. Sections 2, 3 and 4(1) were amended by S.I. 1984/702 (N.I. 2), Arts. 15, 24 and Sch. Section 3A was inserted by S.I. 1975/1038 (N.I. 8), Art. 11(2). Section 3B was inserted by S.I. 1984/702 (N.I. 2), Art. 15(2) and amended by 2010 c.10 (N.I.), section 14

(2)

1972 c.68. Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51)

(3)

Section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), section 27(1), and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), section 3 and Part 1 of the Schedule

(4)

OJ No L158, 18.6.2008, p41