The Plant Health (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2014

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 521 (W. 62)

Plant Health, Wales

The Plant Health (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2014

Made

5 March 2014

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

7 March 2014

Coming into force

28 March 2014

The Welsh Ministers, make the following Order in exercise of—

(a) the powers conferred by sections 2 and 3(1) of the Plant Health Act 1967(1); and

(b) the powers conferred by paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972(2).

This Order makes provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972. It appears to the Welsh Ministers that it is expedient for the references to the European Union instruments mentioned in article 3(1)(a), (b) and (f) to be construed as references to those instruments as amended from time to time.

(1)

1967 c. 8. Section 1(2) was amended by the Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013/755 (W. 90), Schedule 2, paragraph 43. Sections 2(1) and 3(1) were amended by the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), Schedule 4, paragraph 8. The powers conferred by sections 2 and 3 are conferred on a “competent authority”, which is defined in section 1(2), for Wales, as the Welsh Ministers.

(2)

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