# The Plant Health (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016, Introduction: Introductory text


Plant Health
Made 30th June 2016
Coming into operation 5th July 2016
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2, 3, 3A and 3B(1) of the Plant Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1967, as read with paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972.
This Order makes provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, and it appears to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs that it is expedient for references to the European Union instruments mentioned in article 3(a) and 3(b) to be construed as references to those instruments as amended from time to time.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/259/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/plant-health-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2016/introduction
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