The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels) (England and Wales) Regulations 2008
Made - - - - 2nd October 2008 Laid before Parliament 6th October 2008
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 6th October 2008
Coming into force - - 1st November 2008
The Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers are designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(a) in relation to the common agricultural policy(b) and measures in the veterinary and phytosanitary fields for the protection of public health(c).
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in that section and it appears to the Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers that it is expedient for the references to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC(d) to be construed as references to that instrument as amended from time to time.
The Secretary of State, in relation to England, and the Welsh Ministers and the Secretary of State, acting jointly in relation to Wales, make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, as read with paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972(e).
