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Getting rid of ground elder
In article , martin writes On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 12:48:10 +0100, Malcolm Ogilvie wrote: In article , martin writes On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 11:05:22 +0100, Malcolm Ogilvie wrote: In article , martin writes On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 18:23:44 +0100, Kay Easton wrote: In article , martin writes If you google search hard enough and long enough you will find a DEFRA .pdf file AFAIR that explains what action and against whom is to be taken against those growing Giant Hog weed. In the case of private individuals growing it, who refuse to remove it, a civil action may be taken against them by the local authority. That is if they are allowing it to be released into the wild. No! Yes! Please read the Act and the commentary again: Here is the Act: "Section 14(2) It is an offence for a person to plant or otherwise cause to grow in the wild any plant on Schedule 9 (Part 2)" I think the problem is that the plant part was tacked onto an animal act. Releasing into the wild has a clear meaning with animals and a not so clear meaning with plants. Does that mean you agree with me??? that the law is unclear? yes :-) LOL! Well, it's clear to me, and to Kay, but I agree that you've had some problems with it :-) from the site that listed prosecutions under that act, it's clear anybody growing it, isn't likely to be prosecuted, unless as a test case. :-) Surely so, but I hope you accept that someone growing it in their garden won't be prosecuted because they're not breaking any law. Can you give me the links to the whole act and it's various amendments. You gave the links yourself. I think bits of some of them. Just click on 'Contents' at the foot of the page. That's by far the most accessible version with its commentaries. I couldn't find all the amendments. They should be on the Defra PAW site somewhere. Or if you want to read the whole Act, as published, you can find it on: http://www.hmso.gov.uk/ I see we haven't made the top 5 most requested acts ... yet :-) See how many times you can click on it :-) Do many people cultivate hog weed in Uk gardens? If you mean *giant* hogweed, I know at least two, both of whom like it for its grandeur and looks, but are careful (a) not to touch it without gloves and (b) let it escape. Having read all the stuff about the unintentional spread of GM plants, and seen giant hog weed growing along miles of grass verges, how can you be careful not to let it escape? Why does it appear some years and not others? I guess that will depend on whether it is growing as an annual, biennial or perennial, as I gather it may be able to grow as any of those, plus what seed set there was the previous autumn. Perhaps the GM scientists can produce a variety which doesn't cause allergic reactions to human skin :-) -- Malcolm Ogilvie |
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