The Control of Pesticides (Advisory Committee on Pesticides) Order 1985

Made: 30th September 1985

Laid before Parliament: 10th October 1985

Coming into Operation: 31st October 1985

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State, acting jointly, in exercise of the power conferred by section 16(7) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:—

Title, commencement and interpretation

1

This Order may be cited as the Control of Pesticides (Advisory Committee on Pesticides) Order 1985 and shall come into operation on 31st October 1985.

2

In this Order “the Ministers” means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State.

Establishment of the Advisory Committee on Pesticides

3

There shall be established a committee to be called the Advisory Committee on Pesticides for the purpose of giving advice to the Ministers on any matters relating to the control of pests in furthering the general purposes of Part III of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985.

Signed

In Witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 5th September 1985.

Michael Jopling — Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

George Younger — Secretary of State for Scotland — 26th September 1985

Nicholas Edwards — Secretary of State for Wales — 10th September 1985

Young — Secretary of State for Employment — 9th September 1985

Kenneth Baker — Secretary of State for the Environment — 9th September 1985

Norman Fowler — Secretary of State for Social Services — 30th September 1985

Explanatory note

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order establishes the Advisory Committee on Pesticides for the purpose of advising the Ministers on any matters relating to the control of pests in furthering the general purposes of Part III of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985.