Scottish Statutory Instruments

2005 No. 613

PLANT HEALTH

The Plant Health (Scotland) Order 2005

Made

30th November 2005

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

1st December 2005

Coming into force

31st December 2005

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2, 3 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), 3(1) and (2) and 4(1) 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 (c. 50), 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).