The Plant Health (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012

Amendment of Schedule 8

12.—(1) In Schedule 8 (Swiss plant passports), in Part A (relevant material originating in Switzerland which may be landed in or moved within Scotland if accompanied by a Swiss plant passport)—

(a) for paragraph 1 substitute—

“1.   Plants, other than seeds, of Beta vulgaris L., Camellia sp., Humulus lupulus L., Prunus L., other than Prunus laurocerasus L. or Prunus lusitanica L., Rhododendron spp., other than Rhododendron simsii Planch., or Viburnum spp., intended for planting.”; and

(b) in paragraph 5—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), after “Dianthus L.”, insert “and hybrids thereof”;

(ii) at the end of sub-paragraph (e) omit “or”;

(iii) after sub-paragraph (e) insert—

“(ea) plants of Palmae, intended for planting and having a diameter of the stem at the base of over 5 centimetres and belonging to the following genera or species: Areca catechu L., Arenga pinnata (Wurmb) Merr., Borassus flabellifer L., Brahea Mart., Butia Becc., Calamus merrillii Becc., Caryota maxima Blume ex Mart., Caryota cumingii Lodd. ex Mart., Chamaerops L., Cocos nucifera L., Corypha elata Roxb., Corypha gebang Mart., Elaeis guineensis Jacq., Jubaea Kunth., Livistona R. Br., Metroxylon sagu Rottb., Oreodoxo regia Kunth., Phoenix L., Sabal Adans., Syagrus Mart., Trachycarpus H. Wendl., Trithrinax Mart., Washingtonia Raf; or”.

(2) In Schedule 8, in Part B (relevant material imported into Switzerland from another third country which, if it would normally be permitted to be landed in Scotland if accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate, may be accompanied by a Swiss plant passport)—

(a) for paragraph 1, substitute—

“1.   Plants, other than seeds, intended for planting, other than Clausena Burm. f. and Murraya Koenig ex. L..” ; and

(b) in paragraph 5(c), for “Quercus L or Solidago L.” substitute “Quercus L., Rhododendron spp., other than Rhododendron simsii Planch., Solidago L., or Viburnum spp.”.