The Plant Health (Wood and Bark) (Phytophthora ramorum) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order –

“inspector” means any person authorised to be an inspector for the purposes of the principal Order;

“land” means brought into Northern Ireland by any means whatsoever;

“origin” means in respect of susceptible material, the place where the material is grown or produced;

“Phytophthora ramorum” refers to the pest Phytophthora ramorum Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld sp. nov;

“the principal Order” means the Plant Health (Wood and Bark) Order (Northern Ireland) 1993(1);

“susceptible bark” means isolated bark of Acer macrophyllum Pursh., Aesculus californica Nutt., Lithocarpus densiflorus (H & A) and Quercus suber;

“susceptible material” means susceptible bark and susceptible wood;

“susceptible wood” means the wood described in the first column of the Schedule.

(2) In this Order the following words have the meaning given them in the principal Order –

• isolated bark

• phytosanitary certificate

• reforwarding phytosanitary certificate

• third country

• wood.

(1)

S.R. 1993 No. 460; amended by S.R. 1996 No. 18 and S.R. 1997 No. 11, S.R. 1999 No. 24, S.R. 1999 No 389 and S.R. 2001 No. 401