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The Ragwort Control Act 2003 (c 40) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It provides for the publication of a Code of Practice on Ragwort Control.〔The Work of the Department for Transport's Agencies - Driver and Vehicle Operator Group and the Highways Agency: Ninth Report of Session 2005-06. The Stationery Office. 27 July 2006. (Page 96 )〕 ''Country Life'' questioned the effectiveness of this Act.〔Country Life. Volume 200. Issues 31 - 35. Country Life Ltd. 2006. Page 33.〕 ==Section 1 - Control of ragwort== This section inserts section 1A of the Weeds Act 1959 which enables the Minister (currently will be within DEFRA to make a Code, approved by parliament, and reads in full: :"(1) The Minister may make a code of practice for the purpose of providing guidance on how to prevent the spread of ragwort (senecio jacobaea L.). :(2) Before making the code the Minister must consult such persons as he considers appropriate. . :(3) The Minister must lay a copy of the code before Parliament. . :(4) The Minister may revise the code; and subsections (2) and (3) apply to the revised code. . :(5) The code is to be admissible in evidence. . :(6) If the code appears to a court to be relevant to any question arising in proceedings it is to be taken into account in determining that question.” The 2004 Code (with amendments) applies only to England〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.defra.gov.uk/publications/2011/04/18/cop-ragwort/ )〕 and is set out (here ) with additional Guidance on Disposal (navigable here ) which was issued on 15 March 2011 followed by an addendum of 18 April 2012. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ragwort Control Act 2003」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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