7.—(1) Subject to paragraph (4), no person who produces susceptible material may move that material unless he is registered as a producer pursuant to articles 15 and 16 of the principal Order or paragraph (2) of this article.
(2) A producer of susceptible material who is not registered as a producer under the principal Order—
(a)may apply for registration under articles 15 and 16 of the principal Order as if his application were provided for by that Order;
(b)shall meet the requirements of articles 15 and 16 of the principal Order as if his application had been made under that Order; and
(c)shall be treated by the Secretary of State, in respect of such an application and any consequent registration, as if the application were provided for by the principal Order.
(3) Any person who is registered as a producer in accordance with paragraph (1) shall notify any suspected occurrence or confirmed presence of Phytophthora ramorum at the place of production to which their registration relates.
(4) This article shall not apply to persons who produce susceptible material or who move susceptible material which they have produced if they do so other than in the course of a trade, business or other undertaking.