The Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993

Article 7(1)

SCHEDULE 7

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

1.  The packaging containing or, where appropriate, the vehicles transporting, the plants, plant products or other objects shall be clean and free from the plant pests relevant to the protected zone through which they are moving, and of such a nature so as to ensure that there is no risk of the spread of those plant pests.

2.  Immediately after packing the packaging containing, or where appropriate, the vehicles transporting, the said plants, plant products or other objects shall be secured according to stringent plant health standards and to the satisfaction of an inspector to ensure that there is no risk of plant pests spreading in the relevant protected zone and remain secured during transportation through the relevant protected zone. The identifying features of the packaging or vehicles shall remain unchanged.

3.  The plants, plant products or other objects shall be accompanied by a document, normally used for trade purposes, indicating that they originate outside the relevant protected zone and have a destination outside that zone.

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

1.  The packaging shall be sealed.

2.  The plants, plant products or other objects shall be moved, under the supervision of an inspector, to a destination outside the relevant protected zone.