UK Offence Report

The Treatment of Spruce Bark Order 1993

UK Statutory Instrument 1993 No. 1282 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
17 May 1993
In force from
1 June 1993
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Agriculture, plant health, food production and rural affairs
Made under
Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1972, Plant Health Act 1967

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This Order, which revokes the Restriction on Movement of Spruce Wood Order 1982, controls the movement of spruce bark from trees grown in the areas described in the Schedule by prohibiting its movement within those areas unless it has been treated against the tree pestDendroctonus micansKugelann (the Great Spruce Bark Beetle) (article 3(1)). Dendroctonus micansis a non-indigenous pest which attacks spruce trees and its spread is also controlled by the Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) Order 1993. The Order also— a permits movement of spruce bark in accordance with a licence granted by the Forestry Commissioners or pursuant to a notice served by an inspector or instructions issued by an inspector (article 3(2)); b empowers an inspector to enter premises, to carry out examinations and take samples (article 5); c empowers an inspector to serve a notice requiring the production of records and information by any person reasonably suspected of being involved in the movement of spruce bark in contravention of the Order (article 6(1)), to serve a notice requiring the treatment or destruction of spruce bark (article 6(2)) and to carry out treatment or destruction in default of compliance (article 6(3)); d provides that contravention of, or failure to comply with, a provision of the Order or a notice or licence issued under it, shall be an offence punishable by a fine not exceeding £5,000 (article 8).

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