Plant Health Act 1967
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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The Plant Health Act 1967 (c. 8) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to the control of destructive insects and pests in Great Britain.[1]
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Long titleAn Act to consolidate the Destructive Insects and Pests Acts 1877 to 1927, together with section 11 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1949.
Territorial extent[b]
Royal assent22 March 1967
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate the Destructive Insects and Pests Acts 1877 to 1927, together with section 11 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1949. |
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| Citation | 1967 c. 8 |
| Territorial extent | [b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 22 March 1967 |
| Commencement | 22 March 1967[c] |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
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Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Plant Health Act 1967 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
Provisions
Repealed enactments
Section 7 of the act repealed 7 enactments, listed in the schedule to the act.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
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| 40 & 41 Vict. c. 68 | Destructive Insects Act 1877 | The whole act. |
| 52 & 53 Vict. c. 30 | Board of Agriculture Act 1889 | In section 2(1), paragraph (a). |
| In section 9(1), the words " the Privy Council or ", the word " other" and the words " Privy Council or ". | ||
| Schedule 1, Part I. | ||
| 7 Edw. 7. c. 4 | Destructive Insects and Pests Act 1907 | The whole act. |
| 1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 49 | Small Landholders (Scotland) Act 1911 | In Schedule 1, the reference to the Destructive Insects and Pests Acts 1877 and 1907. |
| 9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 58 | Forestry Act 1919 | Section 3(2), so far as it transfers the power of making orders under the Destructive Insects and Pests Acts 1877 to 1927. |
| 17 & 18 Geo. 5. c. 32 | Destructive Insects and Pests Act 1927 | The whole act. |
| 12 & 13 Geo. 6. c. 37 | Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1949 | Section 11. |
Subsequent developments
The act has been amended on several occasions. Section 5(3) was amended by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 and substituted in Scotland by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. The Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018 substituted section 1(2)(a)–(b), inserted section 1(2)(za), and repealed section 6(4), modifying the competent authorities for Scotland.
Notes
- Section 9(1).
- Section 9(2).