The Plant Health (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013

Amendment of the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 2006

2.—(1) The Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 2006(1) is amended as follows.

(2) For paragraphs (3) and (4) of Article 19 (prohibitions on landing plant pests and relevant material), substitute—

“(3) Paragraph (4) applies to—

(a) seed potatoes or

(b) potatoes, other than seed potatoes, grown or suspected to have been grown in Poland, Portugal, Romania or Spain.

(4) Subject to Article 22, a person shall not land in Northern Ireland any such potatoes unless written notification is provided to an inspector, at least two days prior to the intended date of introduction into Northern Ireland of the potatoes, of the intention to land the potatoes and of the matters contained in paragraph (5).

(5) The matters are—

(a) the intended time, date and means of introduction of the potatoes;

(b) their intended point of entry into Northern Ireland;

(c) their intended use and destination;

(d) their variety and quantity; and

(e) the producer’s identification number.”.

(1)

S.R.2006 No.82 as amended by S.R.2006 No.165; S.R.2006 No.435; S.R.2007 No.333; S.R. No.483; S.R.2008 No.205; S.R.2008 No.442; S.R.2008 No.493; S.R.2009 No.179; S.R.2010 No.197; S.R.2010 No.232; S.R.2011 No.22; S.R.2011 No.233; S.R.2011 No.352; S.R.2012 No.133;S.R.2012 No.241 and S.R.2012 No.392