UKPGA-1998-26 — Pesticides Act 1998

preamble

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

s. 1 — Regulation of pesticides.

s. 1(1)

Section 16 of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 is amended as set out in subsections (2) to (4).

s. 1(2)

In subsection (2)(g) (power by regulations to provide for seizure by Minister of pesticides in case of breach of prohibition or condition)—

s. 1(2)(a)

after “the Ministers”, insert “ and any local authority ”; and

s. 1(2)(b)

after “the Minister”, insert “ or local authority ”.

s. 1(3)

In subsection (2), for paragraph (j) (provision of information to public) substitute—.

s. 1(4)

After subsection (2), insert—

s. 1(5)

In section 25 (application to Northern Ireland), after subsection (2) insert—

s. 2 — Enforcement of controls on pesticides.

s. 2(1)

In section 19 of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (enforcement powers), insert after subsection (6)—

s. 2(2)

In Schedule 2 to the 1985 Act (officers and their powers), insert after paragraph 2—

s. 2(3)

The provisions of paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the 1985 Act shall become sub-paragraph (1) of that paragraph and at the end add—

s. 3 — Short title, commencement and extent.

This Act—

s. 3(a)

may be cited as the Pesticides Act 1998;

s. 3(b)

comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed; and

s. 3(c)

extends to Northern Ireland.