Men fined Jo Dutch
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the first prosecution under 1975 Dutch Elm Disease der, Beaconsfield (Bucks) igistrates fined a NottinghI timber operator for mov; logs without de-barking m.
rhe driver of the lorry which nsported the logs and the rnpany to which they onged were each fined £75 contravening the 1975 ier.
Ile driver was David Law1, a director of I. and a wton, the company charged th the offence. Both pleaded ilty.
6i.. J. Bligh, for the Ministry Agriculture, told the court the problems caused by itch Elm spread by the itch Elm beetle.
rhe country, he said, is 7ided into scheduled and n-scheduled areas and trees rmot be moved from one to another without authty. If trees are moved, they ist be de-barked first.
The logs in question were wed from Denham 'Small )1dings in Hollybush Lane, nham, Bucks to Walesby in atingham. They had not en de-barked.
John Harding, for the cornny and Mr Lawton, said the mpany had now taken steps ensure that all elms would de-barked before they are Dyed.
)TE: In general terms, the in-scheduled area includes otland and the northern rt of England above a line )m the Mersey to the Wash.