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The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Prohibition on Sale etc. of Invasive Non-native Plants) (England) Order 2014

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

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This Order, which applies in relation to England only, prescribes seven plants (being plants listed in Part 2 of Schedule 9 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c. 69) (“the Act”)) for the purposes of section 14ZA of the Act.

Part 2 of Schedule 9 to the Act lists plants which may not be planted or otherwise caused to grow in the wild, by virtue of the provisions of section 14 (introduction of new species etc.) of the Act.

By virtue of these plants now being prescribed for the purposes of section 14ZA of the Act, it is an offence under that section—

(a) to sell, offer or expose for sale, or have in one’s possession or transport for the purposes of sale, or

(b) to publish or cause to be published any advertisement likely to be understood as conveying that one buys or sells, or intends to buy or sell,

any live plant listed in article 3 of this Order.

A full impact assessment of the effect this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available at www.gov.uk and is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk.

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