Offences relating to movement of controlled horticultural produceI117
F11
A person is guilty of an offence if they move controlled horticultural produce, or a container with controlled horticultural produce in it, or causes or permits it to be moved—
a
without the written consent; or
b
other than in accordance with the written consent,
of an authorised officer given under regulation 13(1).
2
A person, other than an authorised officer, is guilty of an offence if they remove or cause or permit to be removed from that controlled horticultural produce or its container a stop notice label affixed by an authorised officer under regulation 12(1).
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4
It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this Regulation, to prove that, when the power conferred by regulation 10(1) was exercised, there was no failure to comply with these Regulations in respect of the horticultural produce concerned.