Introductory text

Plant Health, England

Seeds, England

Made 11th September 2019

Laid before Parliament 12th September 2019

Coming into force 1st October 2019

The Secretary of State, with the consent of the Treasury, makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—

(a)

in relation to regulation 1, the provisions mentioned in paragraphs (b) and (c);
(b)

in relation to regulation 2, sections 3(1) and 4A of the Plant Health Act 1967^f1 and now vested in the Secretary of State^f2;
(c)

in relation to regulation 3, section 56(1) and (2) of the Finance Act 1973^f3.

Annotations

f1: 1967 c. 8; section 3(1) was amended by paragraph 8(2)(a) and (b) of Schedule 4 to the European Communities Act 1972 and S.I. 2011/1043. Section 4A was inserted by section 3 of the Agriculture Act 1986 (c. 49).
f2: The functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under the Plant Health Act 1967, in so far as they were not exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the Secretary of State by article 2(2) of S.I. 2002/794.
f3: 1973 c. 51; section 56(1) was amended by S.I. 2011/1043, and prospectively amended by paragraph 17 of Schedule 8 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16).