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UKPGA-2003-40 Ragwort Control Act 2003 UK

Current to 2011-05-27

Contents
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 — Control of ragwort

After section 1 of the Weeds Act 1959 (c. 54) there is inserted—

s. 2 — Wales
s. 2(1)

The reference to the Weeds Act 1959 in Schedule 1 to the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) is to be treated as referring to that Act as amended by this Act.

s. 2(2)

Subsection (1) does not affect the power to make further Orders varying or omitting that reference.

s. 3 — Short title, commencement and extent
s. 3(1)

This Act may be cited as the Ragwort Control Act 2003.

s. 3(2)

This Act comes into force at the end of the period of three months beginning with the day on which it is passed.

s. 3(3)

This Act extends to England and Wales only.