The Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1987

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I Introductory

   1. 1. Title, extent and commencement.

   2. 2. Revocation of previous Orders.

   3. 3. Interpretation.

3. PART II Measures to prevent introduction, spread or conveyance of plant pests

   1. 4. Prohibition on the landing of plant pests, plants, etc.

   2. 5. Prohibition on the keeping etc. of plant pests, plants, etc.

   3. 6. Phytosanitary certificates for imported plants etc.

   4. 7. Reforwarding phytosanitary certificates for imported plants etc.

   5. 8. Exception from requirement of phytosanitary certification.

   6. 9. Official statements in respect of imported plants etc.

   7. 10. General provisions relating to certificates.

   8. 11. Period during which inspections are to be made and certificates issued.

   9. 12. Exports of plants etc. to Member States.

   10. 13. Notification of the presence or suspected presence of certain plant pests.

   11. 14. Notification of the likely entry into, or presence in, a free zone of plant pests, plants etc.

   12. 15. Actions which may be taken by an inspector.

   13. 16. Miscellaneous provisions as to notices.

   14. 17. Examination, sampling and marking.

   15. 18. Information as to compliance with notices.

   16. 19. Failure to comply with a notice.

   17. 20. Power to enter premises used wholly or mainly as a dwelling.

   18. 21. Restriction on the planting of imported potatoes.

   19. 22. Restriction on the movement to and planting of potatoes in the protected region.

4. PART III Additional measures to prevent spread of particular plant pests

   1. Colorado Beetle

      1. 23. Display of notices.

      2. 24. Restriction on entry to infected premises.

      3. 25. Restriction on planting on infected premises.

      4. 26. Restriction on removal of crops from infected premises.

      5. 27 & 28. Actions which may be taken by an inspector.

   2. Red core disease of strawberries

      1. 29. Restriction on the sale, delivery and planting of infected strawberry plants.

   3. Fire blight disease

      1. 30. Prevention of the spread of fire blight disease.

   4. Potato cyst nematode

      1. 31 & 32. Restriction on the planting, sale etc. of potatoes.

      2. 33. Prohibition of misdescription of potatoes.

   5. Wart disease of potatoes

      1. 34. Restriction on the planting, sale etc. of potatoes.

      2. 35. Prohibition of misdescription of potatoes.

      3. 36. Restriction on the removal of soil from infected premises.

   6. Beet cyst nematode

      1. 37. Restriction on the planting of certain plants.

   7. Progressive wilt disease

      1. 38. Destruction of dead and dying bines and leaves of hop plants.

      2. 39. Restriction on the movement of hop plants etc.

      3. 40. Restriction on the planting or movement for planting of hop plants grown in certain counties.

      4. 41. Restriction on the planting or sale for planting of certain hop plants.

5. PART IV General

   1. 42. Licences.

   2. 43. The Customs Act.

   3. 44. Powers of an officer of Customs and Excise.

   4. 45. Information to be given.

   5. 46 & 47. Offences.

6. Signature

7. ARRANGEMENT OF SCHEDULES

   1. 1

      PLANT PESTS

      1. PART I Plant pests which may not be landed and which may not be kept etc. unless specified in Part III and which must be notified unless specified in Part III.

      2. PART II Plants which may not be landed if carrying or infected with plant pests specified and which may not be kept etc. if carrying or infected with plant pests specified unless specified in Part III, and plant pests which may not be kept etc. unless specified in Part III and which must be notified unless specified in Part III.

      3. PART III Plant pests specified in Parts I and II which, insofar as they are of a subspecies or strain normally present in Great Britain, may be kept etc. whether or not in association with plants and need not be notified.

   2. 2

      PLANTS, AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY, SOIL AND GROWING MEDIUM WHICH MAY NOT BE LANDED IF THEY ORIGINATE IN CERTAIN COUNTRIES

      1. PART I General types of plants.

      2. PART II Families of plants.

      3. PART III Genera of plants.

      4. PART IV Agricultural machinery.

      5. PART V Soil and growing medium.

   3. 3

      CONDITIONS SUBJECT TO WHICH PLANTS, SOIL AND GROWING MEDIUM MAY BE LANDED UNLESS OTHERWISE PROHIBITED UNDER ARTICLE 4

      1. PART I Conditions subject to which soil and growing medium may be landed.

      2. PART II Conditions subject to which rooted plants, planted or intended for planting, and rooted vegetative propagating material other than tubers of potato and seeds may be landed.

         1. A. General types of plants.

         2. B. Families of plants.

         3. C. Genera of plants.

      3. PART III Conditions subject to which tubers of potato may be landed.

      4. PART IV Conditions subject to which seeds of beet, of the families Cruciferae and Gramineae and of the genusTrifolium L. and of lettuce, lucerne, pea, tomato and of the genusRubus L. may be landed.

      5. PART V Conditions subject to which raw fruit may be landed.

         1. A. General conditions.

         2. B. Additional conditions applying in the case of raw fruit of the genera:Citrus, Cydonia, Malus, Prunus andPyrus.

         3. C. Additional conditions applying in the case of raw fruit of the genera:Fragaria, Ribes, Rubus, Vaccinium andVitis.

      6. PART VI Conditions subject to which particular raw vegetables may be landed.

      7. PART VII Conditions subject to which cut flowers and parts of plants for decoration may be landed.

         1. A. General conditions.

         2. B. Additional conditions applying in the case of cut flowers and parts of plants for decoration of statice and of the genera:Dendranthema, Dianthus, Gladiolus, Gypsophila, Protea, Prunus, Rosa, Salix, Syringa andVitis.

   4. 4

      EXPORTS OF PLANTS AND GROWING MEDIUM TO MEMBER STATES

      1. PART I Plants and growing medium to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate or a reforwarding phytosanitary certificate issued in Great Britain when exported or re-exported to a Member State, and by a phytosanitary certificate issued in the country of origin when re-exported to a Member State.

      2. PART II Plants to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued in the country of origin when re-exported to a Member State.

   5. 5

      INSTRUMENTS AMENDING COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 77/93/EEC

   6. 6

      FORM OF PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE

   7. 7

      FORM OF REFORWARDING PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE

   8. 8

      PLANT PESTS IN RESPECT OF WHICH PREMISES MAY BE DECLARED INFECTED

   9. 9

      REVOCATIONS

8. Explanatory Note