# The Plant Health (Forestry) Amendment (Scotland) Order 2019, Introduction: Introductory text


Plant Health
Made 3rd September 2019
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 5th September 2019
Coming into force 31st October 2019
The Scottish Ministers make this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2 and 3 of the Plant Health Act 1967 and paragraph 1A of schedule 2 of the European Communities Act 1972 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
This Order makes provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Scottish Ministers that it is expedient for the references to the European Union instrument mentioned in article 3(b) to be construed as references to that instrument as amended from time to time.
This Order makes provision for preventing the introduction and spread of pests in Scotland and is called for by EU obligations in Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1503 establishing measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of Aromia bungii (Faldermann), Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1959 derogating from Council Directive 2000/29/EC as regards measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of the harmful organism Agrilus planipennis (Fairmaire) through wood originating in Canada and in the United States of America and Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2019/523 amending Annexes 1 to 5 to Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2019/278/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/plant-health-forestry-amendment-scotland-order-2019/introduction
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