The Plant Health (England) Order 2005

Requirements to be met by relevant material prior to inspection at its place or country of destination

16.—(1) This article applies to relevant material referred to in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of article 6(2) which—

(a) is the subject of an agreement described in article 12(5) or (6); or

(b) whether or not it is subject to an agreement referred to in sub-paragraph (a), is destined for an approved place of inspection,

before it has been discharged by an inspector pursuant to article 10(1).

(2) Save where the Secretary of State has authorised otherwise, relevant material to which this article applies shall not be moved within England or, where applicable, from England to any other place within the European Community, unless its packaging and the vehicles in which it is transported are sealed in such as way that there is no risk of it causing infestation, infection or contamination or of any change in the identity of the material.

(3) The importer of relevant material to which this article applies, other than relevant material whose destination is elsewhere in the European Community, shall give to the Secretary of State notice of the following particulars five working days before it is landed—

(a) the name, address and location of the approved place of inspection or other area of plant health control for which the relevant material is destined;

(b) the scheduled date and time of arrival of the relevant material at the place referred to in paragraph (a);

(c) if available, the individual serial number of any plant health movement document required by article 18;

(d) if available, the date and place at which that plant health movement document was drawn up;

(e) the name, address and registration number of the importer; and

(f) the reference number of the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export required to accompany the relevant material,

and shall notify the Secretary of State immediately in writing of any changes to such particulars.

(4) The address to which notice shall be given under paragraph (3) shall be such address as the Secretary of State shall specify from time to time which may include an address for electronic communications.