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The Plant Health (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005

S.R. 2005/204 · Made 6 April 2005

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PLANT HEALTH

Made 6th April 2005

Coming into operation 29th April 2005

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Developmentf1, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 2f2, 3(1)f3, 3Af4, 3B(1)f5 and 4(1)f6 of the Plant Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1967f7, and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

Formerly the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1) Art. 3(4)

f2

As amended by S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1972 No. 351 Art. 3 and Sch. 2; 1979 c. 2, s.177(1) and Sch. 4 Pt. II; and S.I. 1984/702 (N.I. 2) Art. 15(2)

f3

As amended by S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1972 No. 351 Art. 3 and Sch. 2

f4

Inserted by S.I. 1975/1038 (N.I. 8) Art. 11(2)

f5

Inserted by S.I. 1984/702 (N.I. 2) Art. 15(2)

f6

As amended by S.I. 1984/702 (N.I. 2) Art. 15(2)

f7

1967 c. 28 (N.I.)

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment to the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1993
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Plant Health (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005 and shall come into operation on 29th April 2005.

2Amendment to the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1993

Schedule 13 to the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1993f1 shall be amended by deleting in the definition of District No.1 (County Down – Armagh):

(a)

from paragraph (e), the following townlands –

  • Aghyoghill, Attical, Aughnahoory, Aughnaloopy, Aughrim, Ballyardel, Ballygowan, Ballymadeerfy, Ballymagart, Ballymageogh, Ballynahatten, Benagh Lower, Benagh Upper, Corcreaghan, Cranfield, Derryoge, Drumcro, Drumindoney, Drummanlane, Drummanmore, Dunnaman, Dunnaval, Glenloughan, Glenloughan Upper, Grange, Guineways, Guineways Upper, Kilkeel, Leitrim, Leitrim Upper, Lisnacree, Lisnacree Upper, Lurganconary, Lurganreagh, Magheramurphy, Maghery, Mourne Mountains Middle, Mourne Mountains West, Mourne Park or Ballyrogan, Moyad, Moyad Upper, Tullyframe, Urban District of Kilkeel; and

(b)

from paragraph (f), the following townlands –

  • Ballincurry, Ballindoalty, Ballinran, Ballintur, Ballyedmond, Ballyneddan, Killeaghan, Kilfeaghan Upper, Rostrevor Upper, Tamnyveagh, The Point Park.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 6th April 2005.

L.S.

David Small

A senior officer of the

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order amends the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1993 by removing certain townlands previously scheduled as safety zones to protect against spread of potato wart disease. The Order lifts restrictions on the growing of potatoes in the former safety zones as provided in Article 2.