The Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993

Official register

15.—(1) The appropriate Minister shall keep an official register containing the following particulars of each business, individual, or other organisation which applies for registration:

(a) name of the business, individual or other organisation;

(b) address of the premises to which the application relates;

(c) a registration number unique to the business, individual, or other organisation.

(2) An application to be listed in the official register may be made by:

(a) any business, individual or other organisation involved or intending to become involved in propagating, growing, trading, or any other activity associated with plants, plant products or other objects;

(b) any business, individual or other organisation intending to import any plant, plant product or other object.

(3) An application to be listed in the official register shall be made in writing in such form and containing such particulars as may be required by the appropriate Minister.

(4) The appropriate Minister may refuse to register an applicant if he considers registration inappropriate or the particulars provided insufficient, giving notice in writing of his reasons.

(5) The register shall be open to inspection by the European Commission.