Scottish Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 488

PLANT HEALTH

The Plant Health (Phytophthora ramorum) (Scotland) Order 2004

Made

9th November 2004

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

10th November 2004

Coming into force

2nd December 2004

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2, 3(1), (2), (3) and (4) and 4(1) 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) and 3(1) and (2) were amended by the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), section 4(1) and Schedule 4, paragraph 8; section 3(4) was substituted by section 42 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48) and further amended by section 17(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53) and the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993, section 1(1) and Schedule 1, Part XIV. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).