Statutory Instruments
2007 No. 1449
PLANT HEALTH, ENGLAND
The Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
Made
12th May 2007
Laid before Parliament
18th May 2007
Coming into force
1st July 2007
The Secretary of State is designated( 1 ) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972( 2 ) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community.
He makes the following Regulations under the powers conferred by that section.
Title, commencement, extent and application
1. These Regulations—
(a) may be cited as the Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007;
(b) come into force on 1st July 2007;
(c) extend to England and Wales but only apply in England.
Amendments to the Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations 1995
2. —(1) The Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations 1995( 3 ) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1), for the definition of “Directive 92/33/EEC ” substitute—
“ “Directive 92/33/EEC ” means Council Directive 92/33/EEC on the marketing of vegetable propagating and planting material other than seed; ” ( 4 ).
(3) In regulation 3 (plant material to which these Regulations apply)—
(a) in paragraph (1)(a), for “Schedule 1” substitute “Annex II to Directive 92/33/EEC ”;
(b) in paragraph (1)(b), for “Schedule 1” substitute “that Annex”.
(4) In regulation 8 (information to accompany plant material)—
(a) in paragraph (2), for “Council Directive 77/93/EEC ” substitute “Council Directive 2000/29/EC ”( 5 );
(b) in paragraph (4), for “Schedule 1” substitute “Schedule 2”.
(5) Omit Schedule 1 (genera and species to which Regulations apply).
Jeff Rooker
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
12th May 2007
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