The Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993

2. Introductory Text

1. Title, extent and commencement

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Prohibition on importing into Great Britain from a third country plants, plant pests etc.

5. 4. Prevention of the spread of plant pests within the European Community

6. 5. Prohibition on introduction into protected zones of plant pests, plants etc.

7. 6. Prevention of the spread of plant pests within protected zones

8. 7. Movement of plants, plant pests etc. through protected zones

9. 8. General provisions relating to protected zones

10. 9. Official statements in respect of imported plants etc. from third countries

11. 10. Official statements in respect of plants etc. moved within the European Community

12. 11. Provisions relating to the issue of phytosanitary certificates and subsequent plant passports

13. 12. General provisions relating to certificates

14. 13. Period during which inspections are to be made and certificates issued

15. 14. General provisions relating to plant passports

16. 15. Official register

17. 16. Requirements of registration

18. 17. Authorised persons

19. 18. Miscellaneous potato provisions

20. 19. Special provisions relating to certain citrus fruit

21. 20. Notification of the presence or suspected presence of certain plant pests

22. 21. Notification of the likely entry into, or presence in, a free zone of plant pests, plants, plant products etc.

23. 22. Actions which may be required by an inspector

24. 23. Actions which may be taken by an inspector

25. 24. Miscellaneous provisions as to notices

26. 25. Examination, sampling and marking

27. 26. Information as to compliance with notices

28. 27. Failure to comply with a notice

29. 28. Power to enter premises used wholly or mainly as a dwelling

30. 29. Monitoring

31. 30. Licences

32. 31. Powers of an officer of Customs and Excise

33. 32. Information to be given

34. 33. Offences

35. 34. The Customs Act

36. 35. Revocation

37. Signature

38. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       1. 1. (a) Insects, Mites and Nematodes, at All Stages of Their Development

       2. 2. Amauromyza maculosa(Malloch)

       3. 3. Anomala orientalisWaterhouse

       4. 4. Anoplophora chinensis(Förster)

       5. 5. Anoplophora malasiaca(Thomson)

       6. 6. Arrhenodes minutusDrury

       7. 7. Bemisia tabaciGenn. (non-European populations) vector of viruses such as:

       8. 8. Cicadellidae (non-European) known to be vectors of Pierce’s disease (caused...

       9. 9. Choristoneura spp. (non-European)

       10. 10. Conotrachelus nenuphar(Herbst)

       11. 11. Heliothis zea(Boddie)

       12. 12. Liriomyza sativae Blanchard

       13. 13. Longidorus diadecturus Eveleigh et Allen

       14. 14. Monochamus spp. (non-European)

       15. 15. Myndus crudus Van Duzee

       16. 16. Nacobbus aberrans(Thorne) Thorne et Allen

       17. 17. Premnotrypes spp. (non-European)

       18. 18. Pseudopityophthorus minutissimus(Zimmermann)

       19. 19. Pseudopityophthorus pruinosus(Eichhoff)

       20. 20. Scaphoideus luteolus Van Duzee

       21. 21. Spodoptera eridania(Cramer)

       22. 22. Spodoptera frugiperda(J. E. Smith)

       23. 23. Spodoptera litura(Fabricius)

       24. 24. Thrips palmi Karny

       25. 25. Tephritidae(non-European) such as: (a) Anastrepha fraterculus(Wiedemann) (b) Anastrepha ludens(Loew)

       26. 26. Xiphinema americanum Cobb sensu lato (non-European populations)

       27. 27. Xiphinema californicum Lamberti et Bleve-Zacheo

       28. 1. (b) Bacteria

       29. 1. (c) Fungi

       30. 2. Chrysomyxa arctostaphyli Dietel

       31. 3. Cronartium spp. (non-European)

       32. 4. Endocronartium spp. (non-European)

       33. 5. Guignardia laricina(Saw.) Yamamoto et Ito

       34. 6. Gymnosporangium spp. (non-European)

       35. 7. Inonotus weirii(Murrill) Kotlaba et Pouzar

       36. 8. Melampsora farlowii(Arthur) Davis

       37. 9. Monilinia fructicola(Winter) Honey

       38. 10. Mycosphaerella larici-leptolepsis Ito et al.

       39. 11. Mycosphaerella populorum G. E. Thompson

       40. 12. Phoma andina Turkensteen

       41. 13. Phyllosticta solitaria Ell. et Ev.

       42. 14. Septoria lycopersici Speg. var.malagutii Ciccarone et Boerema

       43. 15. Thecaphora solani Barrus

       44. 16. Trechispora brinkmannii(Bresad.) Rogers

       45. 1. (d) Viruses and Virus-like Organisms

       46. 2. Potato viruses and virus-like organisms such as:

       47. 3. Tobacco ringspot virus

       48. 4. Tomato ringspot virus

       49. 5. Viruses and virus-like organisms of Cydonia Mill.,Fragaria L.,Malus Mill.,Prunus L.,Pyrus...

       50. 6. Viruses transmitted by Bemisia tabaci Genn., such as:

       51. 1. (e) Parasitic Plants

    2. SCHEDULE 1

       1. 1. (a) Insects, Mites and Nematodes, at all Stages of Their Development

       2. 2. Globodera rostochiensis(Wollenweber) Behrens

       3. 3. Heliothis armigera(Hübner)

       4. 4. Liriomyza bryoniae(Kaltenbach)

       5. 5. Liriomyza trifolii(Burgess)

       6. 6. Liriomyza huidobrensis(Blanchard)

       7. 7. Opogona sacchari(Bojer)

       8. 8. Popillia japonica Newman

       9. 9. Spodoptera littoralis(Boisduval)

       10. 1. (b) Bacteria

       11. 1. (c) Fungi

       12. 2. Synchytrium endobioticum(Schilbersky) Percival

       13. 1. (d) Viruses and Virus-like Organisms

       14. 2. Apricot chlorotic leafroll mycoplasm

       15. 3. Pear decline mycoplasm

    3. SCHEDULE 1

       1. (a) Insects, Mites and Nematodes, at All Stages of Their Development

       2. (d) Virus and Virus-like Organisms

       3. NB. In Part B of this Schedule Member States are...

    4. SCHEDULE 2

       1. (a) Insects, Mites and Nematodes, at All Stages of Their Development

       2. (b) Bacteria

       3. (c) Fungi

       4. (d) Viruses and Virus-Like Organisms

    5. SCHEDULE 2

       1. (a) Insects, Mites and Nematodes, at All Stages of Their Development

       2. (b) Bacteria

       3. (c) Fungi

       4. (d) Viruses and Virus-like Organisms

    6. SCHEDULE 2

       1. (a) Insects, Mites and Nematodes, at All Stages of Their Development

       2. (b) Bacteria

       3. (c) Fungi

       4. NB. In Part B of this Schedule Member States are...

    7. SCHEDULE 3

    8. SCHEDULE 3

       1. NB. In Part B of this Schedule Member States are...

    9. SCHEDULE 4

    10. SCHEDULE 4

    11. SCHEDULE 4

        1. NB. In Part B of this Schedule Member States are...

    12. SCHEDULE 5

        PLANTS, PLANT PRODUCTS AND OTHER OBJECTS WHICH MUST BE SUBJECT TO A PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION — AT THE PLACE OF PRODUCTION IF ORIGINATING IN THE COMMUNITY, BEFORE BEING MOVED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY — IN THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OR THE CONSIGNOR COUNTRY, IF ORIGINATING OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY — BEFORE BEING PERMITTED TO ENTER THE COMMUNITY

        1. Part A: PLANTS, PLANT PRODUCTS AND OTHER OBJECTS ORIGINATING IN THE COMMUNITY

           1. 1.1. 1.Plants and plant products.

           2. 1.2. Plants of Beta vulgaris L. and Humulus lupulus L., intended...

           3. 1.3. Plants of stolonor tuber-forming species of Solanum L. or their...

           4. 1.4. Plants of Fortunella Swingle,Poncirus Raf. and their hybrids and Vitis...

           5. 1.5. Without prejudice to 1.6, plants of Citrus L. and its...

           6. 1.6. Fruits of Citrus clementina L. with peduncles and leaves.

           7. 1.7. Wood where it (a) has been obtained in whole or...

           8. 1.8. Isolated bark of Castanea Mill.

           9. 2. Plants, plant products and other objects produced by producers whose...

           10. 2.1. Plants, intended for planting other than seeds of the genera...

           11. 2.2. Plants of Solanaceae, other than those referred to in item...

           12. 2.3. Plants of Araceae, Marantaceae, Musaceae,Persea spp. and Strelitziaceae, rooted or...

           13. 2.4. Seeds and bulbs of Allium cepa L.,Allium porrum L., and...

           14. 3. Bulbs and corms intended for planting produced by producers whose...

           15. 1.1. 1. Plants, plant products and other objects

           16. 1.2. Plants intended for planting, other than seeds, of Populus L....

           17. 1.3. Plants, other than fruit and seeds, of Chaenomeles Lindl.,Cotoneaster Ehrh.,Crataegus...

           18. 1.4. Live pollen for pollination of Chaenomeles Lindl.,Cotoneaster Ehrh.,Crataegus L.,Cydonia Mill.,Eriobotrya...

           19. 1.5. Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. intended for planting.

           20. 1.6. Plants of Beta vulgaris L. intended for animal fodder or...

           21. 1.7. Soil and unsterilised waste from beet (Beta vulgaris L.)

           22. 1.8. Seeds of Beta vulgaris L.,Dolichos Jacq.,Gossypium spp., and Phaseolus vulgaris...

           23. 1.9. Fruits (bolls) of Gossypium spp.

           24. 1.10. Wood where it (a) has been obtained in whole or...

           25. 1.11. Isolated bark of conifers (Coniferales). 2. Plants, plant products and...

           26. 2.1. Without prejudice to item II 1.1 above, plants of conifers...

           27. 2.2. Plants of Begonia L., and Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. intended for...

        2. Part B: Plants, Plant Products and Other Objects Originating in Territories, Other Than Those Territories Referred to in Part A

           1. 1. Plants, intended for planting, other than seeds or aquarium plants,...

           2. 2. Parts of plants, other than fruit and seeds of Castanea...

           3. 3. Fruit of: Citrus L.,Fortunella Swingle,Poncirus Raf., and their hybrids Annona...

           4. 4. Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L.

           5. 5. Isolated bark of: conifers (Coniferales) Acer saccharum Marsh.,Castanea Mill.,Populus L....

           6. 6. Wood where it: (a) has been obtained in whole or...

           7. 7. (a) Soil and growing medium as such, which consists in...

           8. II. Plants, plant products and other objects which are potential carriers of plant pests of relevance for certain protected zones.

           9. 1. II. Plants, plant products and other objects which are potential carriers of plant pests of relevance for certain protected zones.

           10. 2. Soil and unsterilised waste from beet (Beta vulgaris L.).

           11. 3. Live pollen for pollination of Chaenomeles Lindl.,Cotoneaster Ehrh.,Crataegus L.,Cydonia Mill.,Eriobotrya...

           12. 4. Parts of plants, other than fruit and seeds of Chaenomeles...

           13. 5. Seeds of Dolichos Jacq.,Mangifera spp.Beta vulgaris L. and Phaseolus vulgaris...

           14. 6. Seeds and fruits (bolls) of Gossypium spp.

           15. 7. Wood where it: (a) has been obtained in whole or...

           16. 8. Parts of plants of Persea americana P. Mill., and Eucalyptus...

    13. SCHEDULE 6

        LIST OF PLANT PESTS WHICH SHALL BE NOTIFIABLE TO THE RESPONSIBLE PLANT PROTECTION SERVICE AND WHICH MAY NOT BE KEPT WITHOUT THE AUTHORITY OF AN INSPECTOR

        1. 1. All plant pests in Schedule 1 Part A section 1....

        2. 2. All plant pests in Schedule 1 Part A section 2,...

        3. 3. All plant pests in Schedule 1 Part B, with the...

        4. 4. All plant pests in Schedule 2 Part A section 1....

        5. 5. All plant pests in Schedule 2 Part A section 2...

        6. 6. All plant pests in Schedule 2 Part B when present...

        7. 7. The following plant pests, insofar as they may be a...

        8. 1. A. Live Organisms of the Animal Kingdom at All Stages of Their Existence

        9. 2. Ditylenchus dipsaci(Kühn) Filipjev–Stem nematode

        10. 3. Globodera rostochiensis(Wollenweber, 1923) Skarbilovich, 1959 and Globodera pallida Stone, 1973–Potato...

        11. 4. Liriomyza bryoniae(Kaltenbach)–Tomato leaf miner

        12. 1. B. Bacteria

        13. 2. Clavibacter michiganensis subsp.michiganensis(Smith) Davis et al. (syn.Corynebacterium michiganse(Smith) Jensen pv...

        14. 3. Erwinia amylovora(Burr.) Winslow et al., the cause of Fire blight...

        15. 4. Erwinia chrysanthemi pv dianthicola(Hellmers) Dickey–Slow wilt of carnation

        16. 5. Xanthomonas campestris pv vesicatoria(Doidge) Dye–Tomato bacterial spot.

        17. 1. C. Cryptogams

        18. 2. Phialophora cinerescens(Wollenweber) van Beyma–a carnation wilt

        19. 3. Phytophthora fragariae Hickman–Red core disease of strawberries

        20. 4. Puccinia horiana P. Henn–Chrysanthemum white rust

        21. 5. Verticillium albo-atrum Reinke and Berth.–Verticillium wilt disease

        22. 6. Verticillium dahliae Klebahn–Verticillium wilt of hops

        23. 1. D. Viruses and Virus-like Pathogens

        24. 2. Chrysanthemum stunt viroid

        25. 3. Plum pox virus

        26. 4. Raspberry ringspot virus

        27. 5. Strawberry crinkle virus

        28. 6. Strawberry latent ringspot virus

        29. 7. Strawberry mild yellow edge virus

        30. 8. Tomato black ring virus

        31. 9. Tomato spotted wilt virus.

    14. SCHEDULE 7

        1. PART A: CONDITIONS TO BE MET BY PLANTS, PLANT PRODUCTS ETC. MOVING THROUGH PROTECTED ZONES WITHOUT A PLANT PASSPORT VALID FOR THOSE ZONES

           1. 1. The packaging containing or, where appropriate, the vehicles transporting, the...

           2. 2. Immediately after packing the packaging containing, or where appropriate, the...

           3. 3. The plants, plant products or other objects shall be accompanied...

        2. PART B: MEASURES THAT MAY BE TAKEN WHERE PLANTS, PLANT PRODUCTS ETC. FAIL TO MEET THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN PART A

           1. 1. The packaging shall be sealed.

           2. 2. The plants, plant products or other objects shall be moved,...

    15. SCHEDULE 8

        ZONES IN THE COMMUNITY RECOGNISED AS 'PROTECTED ZONES', IN RESPECT OF PLANT PESTS LISTED AGAINST THEIR NAMES

    16. SCHEDULE 9

        INFORMATION THAT SHALL APPEAR ON A PLANT PASSPORT

        1. Part A: Information to Appear on the Plant Passport, Where Appropriate.

           1. 1. 'EEC-plant passport'.

           2. 2. An indication of the EC (Member) State code.

           3. 3. Indication of responsible official body or its distinguishing code.

           4. 4. Registration number.

           5. 5. Individual serial, week, or batch number.

           6. 6. Botanical name.

           7. 7. Quantity.

           8. 8. The distinctive marking 'ZP' for the territorial validity of the...

           9. 9. The distinctive marking 'RP' in case of the replacement of...

           10. 10. Where appropriate, the name of the country of origin or...

        2. Part B: Information That Shall Appear on the Label Attached to the Plant, Plant Product or Other Object Requiring a Plant Passport.

           1. 1. 'EEC-plant passport'.

           2. 2. Indication of EC (Member) State code.

           3. 3. Indication of responsible body or its distinguishing code.

           4. 4. Registration number.

           5. 5. Individual serial, week or batch number.

    17. SCHEDULE 10

        OBLIGATIONS PLACED ON A BUSINESS, INDIVIDUAL OR OTHERORGANISATION LISTED IN THE OFFICIAL REGISTER

        1. 1. To keep an updated plan of the premises on which...

        2. 2. To keep records on plants, plant products or other objects,...

        3. 3. To designate a responsible person technically experienced in plant production...

        4. 4. To carry out visual observations as necessary and at appropriate...

        5. 5. To ensure access for persons entitled to act for the...

        6. 6. To co-operate with the said responsible official bodies.

    18. SCHEDULE 11

        SPECIAL MEASURES FOR THE CONTROL OF POTATO WART DISEASE

        (COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 69/464/EEC)

        (OJ No. L323, 24.12.69, p.1)

        1. 1. When an occurrence of Synchytrium endobioticum(Schilb.) Perc., the pathogenic agent...

        2. 2. Subject to item 7 of this Schedule, the appropriate Plant...

        3. 3. Subject to item 7 of this Schedule, once a contaminated...

        4. 4. Subject to item 7 of this Schedule, potatoes may be...

        5. 5. The measures taken to control Potato Wart Disease or to...

        6. 6. Subject to item 7 of this Schedule, no person shall...

        7. 7. An inspector may authorise exemptions from the measures referred to...

        8. 8. Additional or stricter measures as may be deemed necessary for...

    19. SCHEDULE 12

        SPECIAL MEASURES FOR THE CONTROL OF POTATO CYST NEMATODE

        (COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 69/465/EEC)

        (OJ No. L323, 24.12.69, p.3)

        1. 1. If as a result of an official test Potato Cyst...

        2. 2. Subject to item 5 of this Schedule, once contaminated land...

        3. 3. Subject to item 5 of this Schedule, seed potatoes which...

        4. 4. The measures taken to control Potato Cyst Eelworm or to...

        5. 5. Provided that there is no risk of the spread of...

        6. 6. A potato variety shall be regarded as being resistant to...

        7. 7. Additional or stricter measures as may be deemed necessary for...

    20. SCHEDULE 13

        SPECIAL MEASURES FOR THE CONTROL OF POTATO RING ROT

        (COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 80/665/EEC) (OJ No. L180, 14.7.80, p.30)

        1. 1. Any person suspecting the occurrence, or actual presence, of Potato...

        2. 2. Official testing pursuant to item 1 of this Schedule shall...

        3. 3. Where the occurrence of Potato Ring Rot is suspected or...

        4. 4. Seed potatoes shall not be certified under Council Directive 66/403/EEC...

        5. 5. Contaminated potatoes shall not be re-planted and grown on any...

        6. 6. In addition, where a field, store or consignment on a...

        7. 7. Any buildings, containers, packaging materials, vehicles, handling, grading or packing...

        8. 8. Following the contamination of potatoes, a zone covering an area...

        9. 9. No one shall, in the demarcated zone: cut seed potatoes,...

        10. 10. Subject to item 11 of this Schedule, no person shall...

        11. 11. The appropriate Minister may authorise exemptions from any of the...

        12. 12. Additional or stricter measures as may be deemed necessary for...

    21. SCHEDULE 14

        FORM OF A PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE

    22. SCHEDULE 15

        FORM OF A REFORWARDING PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE

    23. SCHEDULE 16

        INSTRUMENTS AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 77/93/EEC

    24. SCHEDULE 17

        ORDERS REVOKED

        1. The Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1987 (SI 1987/1758)

        2. The Plant Health (Great Britain) (Amendment) Order 1989 (SI 1989/553)...

        3. The Plant Health (Great Britain) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1989...

        4. The Plant Health (Great Britain) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 1989...

        5. The Plant Health (Great Britain) (Amendment) Order 1990 (SI 1990/1741)...

        6. The Plant Health (Great Britain) (Amendment) Order 1991 (SI 1991/240)...

        7. The Plant Health (Great Britain) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1991...

        8. The Plant Health (Great Britain) (Amendment) Order 1992 (SI 1992/3297)...

39. Explanatory Note