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Getting rid of ground elder
In article , martin writes On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 17:28:14 +0100, Malcolm Ogilvie wrote: The scope of the ban is in http://www.parliament.the-stationery...990/cmhansrd/1 990-10-25/Writtens-1.html "Giant Hogweed Mrs. Margaret Ewing : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will take steps to ban the import and sale of seeds of Heracleum Mantegazzianum. Mr. Sainsbury [holding answer 22 October 1990] : No. There are currently no plans to ban the import or sale of seeds of Heracleum Mantegazzianum. However, under section 14(2) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, it is an offence for any person to plant or to otherwise cause to grow in the wild any plant which is included in part 2 of schedule 9 to the Act. Giant hogweed (Heracleum Mantegazzianum) is listed in the schedule." Note the words "in the wild". Private gardens are not classed as "in the wild". Odd because it says quite clearly "garden" in http://www.defra.gov.uk/paw/publications/law/5_1_7.htm "NOTE: This offence is similar to the one relating to animals (section 14(1) though it only applies to plants on the list and not the non-native plants generally. The latter would be impossible as virtually every garden in the country is stocked with mainly non-native plants" So it does, but where does it say that a private garden is "in the wild" or that growing giant hogweed in a garden is against the law, which is what you appear to be claiming! Note, too, the Defence for this clause: "It is a defence to a charge of committing offences under section 14 for a person to prove that he took all reasonable steps and exercised all due diligence to avoid committing the offence." -- Malcolm Ogilvie |
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