The Plant Health (Scotland) Amendment Order 2016

Amendment of Part 3

5.—(1) In article 19A (landing of potatoes in Scotland)(1), in paragraph (2)(b) for “Spain” substitute “any area of Spain which is within the European Union”.

(2) In article 19B (landing of trees in Scotland)(2)—

(a) for paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1) Subject to article 22, in respect of plants to which this article applies a person must give written notification to an inspector prior to, or no later than five days after, the landing of those plants.”;

(b) in paragraph (2)(a) and (b)(3), after “Platanus L.,” insert “Prunus L.,”; and

(c) in paragraph (3)—

(i) at the end of sub-paragraph (a) insert “or, as the case may be, the date the plants were landed”; and

(ii) at the end of sub-paragraph (b) insert “or, as the case may be, the destination of those plants”.

(3) In article 22(3) (exceptions from certain prohibitions and requirements)(4)—

(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (a) insert “and”;

(b) at the end of sub-paragraph (b) omit “and”; and

(c) omit sub-paragraph (c).

(1)

Article 19A was substituted by S.S.I. 2013/5.

(2)

Article 19B was inserted by S.S.I. 2013/187.

(3)

Article 19B(2) was substituted by S.S.I. 2014/140.

(4)

Article 22(3) was inserted by S.S.I. 2015/10.