Plant Protection Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011

The provision of information

19.—(1) A person listed in paragraph (2) must not—

(a) make a statement which they know to be false in a material particular;

(b) recklessly make a statement which is false in a material particular; or

(c) intentionally fail to disclose any material particular,

in relation to the application or request specified in paragraph (2).

(2) Paragraph (1) applies to the following persons in relation to the following applications or requests–

(a) an applicant, or their representative, in relation to an application under Article 33(1);

(b) an authorisation holder, in relation to an application under Article 40(1) or Article 43(1);

(c) a person making an application on behalf of an official or scientific body involved in agricultural activities or on behalf of a professional agricultural organisation, in relation to an application under Article 40(2);

(d) an authorisation holder, a person making an application on behalf of an official or scientific body involved in agricultural activities, a person making an application on behalf of a professional agricultural organisation or a professional user, in relation to a request under Article 51(1); or

(e) an applicant, or their representative, in relation to an application under Article 52(1) or 54(2).

(3) A prospective applicant must not—

(a) submit data knowing them to be false in a material particular;

(b) recklessly submit data which are false in a material particular; or

(c) intentionally fail to disclose data,

in a submission for the purposes of the second paragraph of Article 61(1).

(4) A prospective applicant must not provide samples or mock ups of packaging and drafts of labels and leaflets required by the Department pursuant to Article 65(2)–

(a) knowing them to be false in a material particular; or

(b) recklessly as to whether they are false in a material particular.

(5) A person must not cause or permit any person, in relation to an application under Article 52(1) or 54(2), to make a statement which the former knows to be false in a material particular.