Notification of imports
3.—(1) No person shall, in the course of business, import into Northern Ireland potatoes which he knows to be or has reasonable cause to suspect to be Dutch potatoes unless he has given written notification to an inspector, at least two days prior to the intended date of introduction into Northern Ireland of the potatoes, of his intention to import the potatoes and of –
(a)the proposed time, date and means of introduction;
(b)the proposed point of entry into Northern Ireland;
(c)the intended use of the potatoes;
(d)the proposed destination of the potatoes;
(e)the variety of the potatoes;
(f)the quantity of potatoes; and
(g)the producer’s identification number.
(2) Any person who, after 1st September 2004 and before the coming into operation of this Order, imported, in the course of business, Dutch seed potatoes into Northern Ireland shall, so far is as reasonably practicable and no later than 20th July 2005, give written notification to an inspector of –
(a)the date the potatoes were imported;
(b)the point of entry;
(c)the intended use of the potatoes;
(d)the destination or proposed destination of the potatoes;
(e)the variety of the potatoes;
(f)the quantity of potatoes; and
(g)the producer’s identification number.