Scottish Statutory Instruments
Plant Health
Made
18th February 2021
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
22nd February 2021
Coming into force
1st April 2021
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3(1) and 4A of the Plant Health Act 1967(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
1967 c.8 (“the 1967 Act”). Section 3(1) of the 1967 Act was amended by section 4 and schedule 4, paragraph 8 of the European Communities Act 1972 (c.68) and S.I. 2020/1482. Section 4A of the 1967 Act was inserted by section 3 of the Agriculture Act 1986 (c.49). Section 1(2) of the 1967 Act specifies the competent authorities for the purposes of the Act. The functions of the Secretary of State insofar as exercisable within devolved competence were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46). The requirement to obtain Treasury consent was removed by section 55 of that Act.