Plant Health (Wood and Bark) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996

Amendment of the Plant Health (Wood and Bark) Order (Northern Ireland) 1993

6.  After Article 6 (Prevention of the spread of pests within protected zones) there shall be inserted the following Article—

“Movement of wood, isolated bark and used forestry machinery through protected zones

6A.— (1) Where wood or isolated bark which is specified in column (2) of Part B of Schedule 4 originates outside the protected zones listed in column (4) of that Part opposite the reference to such wood or isolated bark it may be moved through a protected zone to a destination outside thereof without a plant passport valid for that protected zone provided that the conditions specified in Part A of Schedule 9 are met.

(2) Where used forestry machinery originates outside the protected zones listed in column (4) of Part B of Schedule 4 it may be moved through a protected zone to a destination outside thereof provided that the conditions specified in Part A of Schedule 9 are met.

(3) Where in the case of any wood or isolated bark to which paragraph (1) relates or in the case of used forestry machinery to which paragraph (2) relates, it appears during an inspection carried out under Article 23 within the protected zone in relation thereto that the wood, isolated bark or used forestry machinery does not meet the conditions specified in Part A of Schedule 9 then without prejudice to Article 20 or 21 the measures specified in Part B of that Schedule may be taken in relation thereto.”.