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<p>We have not made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Weeds Act 1959 across
the UK. Natural England (the delegated authority for investigating complaints about
injurious weeds) monitors compliance with the Act through the collection of data such
as the number of enforcement notices issued per year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There
were 37 enforcement notices in 2013. However, we encourage communications between
landowners and complainants to try and resolve any issues informally. In the vast
majority of cases, this approach is successful.</p><p> </p>
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