The Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 2018

Notification of the landing of certain plants for planting

20.—(1) A person who lands the following plants must notify an inspector in writing of the matters referred to in paragraph (2) prior to or no later than four days after the date of their landing in Northern Ireland—

(a) plants of Castanea Mill., Fraxinus L., Pinus L., Platanus L., Prunus L., Quercus L. or Ulmus L., intended for planting, which have been grown or are suspected to have been grown in another member State; or

(b) plants of Castanea Mill., Fraxinus L., Pinus L., Platanus L., Prunus L., Quercus L. or Ulmus L., intended for planting, which have been grown or are suspected to have been grown in Switzerland and to which the requirements of article 6 do not apply.

(2) The matters are—

(a) the intended date of their landing or, if they have landed in Northern Ireland, the date on which they first landed in Northern Ireland;

(b) their intended destination, or if they have landed in Northern Ireland, their current location;

(c) their genus, species and quantity;

(d) the identification number of the supplier of the plants; and

(e) the country from which they have been consigned.

(3) Paragraph (1) is subject to article 23.