UK Act of Parliament 1967 United Kingdom

Plant Health Act 1967

What this means for your business

Enforced by
APHA, Forestry Commission
Applies to
United Kingdom
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Sections and provisions

79 classified provisions from this legislation.

10 Duties 4 Offences and penalties 5 Powers 3 Definitions 7 Exemptions

Duties 10

  • s.1A Commission’s duty to consult representative organisations.
  • s.35 General provisions for schemes under Part II.
  • s.46 Functions of Rural Development Boards. a Rural Development Board …
  • s.49 Control of sale of certain land. Board
  • s.52 Control of afforestation. Board
  • s.53 Boards’ annual reports and accounts. A Rural Development Board
  • s.54 Directions to Boards by appropriate Minister. Board
  • s.74 Expenses and receipts of Ministers.
  • Schedule 3 Conditions applying to Amalgamated Agricultural Units third party who
  • Schedule 5 Rural Development Boards the appropriate Minister

Offences and penalties 4

  • s.55 Powers of entry and of obtaining information.
  • s.69 False statements to obtain grants, etc.
  • s.70 Guaranteed prices: minor amendments as respects powers of entry and offences.
  • s.71 Offences by bodies corporate.

Powers 5

  • s.28 Loans to assist amalgamations and boundary adjustments.
  • s.34 Power to vary rates, and extend scope, of grants for agricultural investment.
  • s.37 Recovery of grant and revocation of approval.
  • s.47 Boards’ powers of giving financial assistance.
  • s.48 Promotion of amalgamations and boundary adjustments by Rural Development Boards.

Definitions 3

  • s.25 Interpretation of Part I.
  • s.40 Interpretation of Part II. commercial unit intermediate unit
  • s.57 Interpretation of Part III. the appropriate forestry authority

Exemptions 7

  • s.26 Grants for amalgamations and boundary adjustments.
  • s.27 Grants for individuals relinquishing occupation of uncommercial units.
  • s.29 Promotion of amalgamations and boundary adjustments by Minister.
  • s.45 Rural Development Boards.
  • s.50 Control of sale of certain land: exceptions and supplemental provisions.
  • s.56 Application of Part III to Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
  • s.64 Grants towards fulfilling guarantees of bank loans to agriculture or horticulture businesses.

Legislative context

Secondary legislation (3)