Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 3109 of 1998)

Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 3109 file:///D/HTML/uk27343.htm[16.01.2025 11:32:15] Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 3109 The Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1998 © Crown Copyright 1998 The legislation contained on this web site is subject to Crown Copyright protection. It may be reproduced free of charge provided that it is reproduced accurately and that the source and copyright status of the material is made evident to users. It should be noted that the right to reproduce the text of Statutory Instruments does not extend to the Royal Arms and the Queen's Printer imprints. The text of this Internet version of the Statutory Instruments has been prepared to reflect the text as it was Made. The authoritative version is the Queen's Printer copy published by The Stationery Office Limited as the The Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1998 , ISBN 0 11 055911 8. Purchase this item.For details of how to obtain an official copy see How to obtain The Stationery Office Limited titles To ensure fast access over slow connections, large documents have been segmented into "chunks". Where you see a "continue" button at the bottom of the page of text, this indicates that there is another chunk of text available. STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 1998 No. 3109 PLANT HEALTH The Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1998 Made 14th December 1998 Laid before Parliament 18th December 1998 Coming into force Article 3(3) 1st February 1999 Remainder 14th January 1999 The Forestry Commissioners in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 2 and 3 of the Plant Health Act 1967[1] and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order: Title 1. This Order may be cited as the Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1998. Commencement 2. - (1) This Order, except article 3(3), shall come into force on 14th January 1999. http://www.clicktso.com/portal.asp?DT=ADDITEM&DI=0110559118 http://www.clicktso.com/portal.asp?DT=ADDITEM&DI=0110559118 http://www.thestationeryoffice.com/contacts/site.asp?FO=30883 http://www.thestationeryoffice.com/contacts/site.asp?FO=30883 file:///S:/ISISNET/Abstr-tobedone/Ruud/uk7.htm#note1 Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 3109 file:///D/HTML/uk27343.htm[16.01.2025 11:32:15] (2) Article 3(3) of this Order shall come into force on 1st February 1999. Amendment of the Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) Order 1993 3. - (1) The Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) Order 1993[2] shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this article. (2) In Schedule 1 in the list of tree pests under the heading "insects, mites and nematodes" after item 1 there shall be inserted " 1A. Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky)". (3) In Schedule 4, Part A after item 2 there shall be inserted " 2A. Wood, other than wood of conifers (Coniferales), in the form of packing cases, crates, drums, pallets, box pallets or load boards, dunnage, spacers and bearers, including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in China (excluding Hong Kong SAR) Without prejudice to article 3(1), Part A of Schedule 2 and Schedule 3, and to the other conditions applicable to the wood under this Part: (a) the wood shall be stripped of its bark and shall be free from grub holes which are larger than 3 mm across; or (b) the wood shall have undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content expressed as a percentage of dry matter, at time of manufacture, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule None". In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Forestry Commissioners is hereunto affixed on 14th December 1998. L.S. W. F. G. Strang Secretary to the Forestry Commissioners EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order) file:///S:/ISISNET/Abstr-tobedone/Ruud/uk7.htm#note2 Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 3109 file:///D/HTML/uk27343.htm[16.01.2025 11:32:15] Other UK SIs | Home | National Assembly for Wales Statutory Instruments | Scottish Statutory Instruments | Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland | Her Majesty's Stationery Office We welcome your comments on this site © Crown copyright 1998 Prepared 19 January 1999 This Order amends the Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) Order 1993. It prohibits the landing and spread within Great Britain of the tree pest Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) with effect from 14th January 1999 (articles 2(1) and 3(2)). It also places restrictions on the landing of wood, other than wood of conifers, in certain forms originating in China (excluding Hong Kong SAR) with effect from lst February 1999 (articles 2(2) and 3(3)). A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared and placed in the library of both Houses of Parliament. Copies can be obtained from the Forestry Commission, 231 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh EH12 7AT. Notes: [1] 1967 c. 8; sections 2(1) and 3(1) and (2) were amended by the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), section 4(1) and Schedule 4, paragraph 8; section 3(4) was substituted by section 42 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48).back [2] S.I. 1993/1283, amended by S.I. 1994/3094, 1995/1989, 1996/751 and 1998/2206.back ISBN 0 11 055911 8 file:///S:/stat.htm file:///S:/ http://www.wales-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/wales/w-stat.htm http://www.wales-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/wales/w-stat.htm http://www.scotland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/s-stat.htm http://www.scotland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/s-stat.htm http://www.scotland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/s-stat.htm http://www.northernireland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/northernireland/ni-srni.htm http://www.northernireland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/northernireland/ni-srni.htm http://www.hmso.gov.uk/ file:///S:/hmsoform.htm file:///S:/ISISNET/Abstr-tobedone/Ruud/uk7.htm#n1 file:///S:/ISISNET/Abstr-tobedone/Ruud/uk7.htm#n2