Registered producers7

1

Subject to paragraph (4), no person who produces susceptible material may move that material unless he is registered as a producer pursuant to articles 15 and 16 of the principal Order or paragraph (2) of this article.

2

A producer of susceptible material who is not registered as a producer under the principal Order—

a

may apply for registration under articles 15 and 16 of the principal Order as if his application were provided for by that Order;

b

shall meet the requirements of articles 15 and 16 of the principal Order as if his application had been made under that Order; and

c

shall be treated by the Secretary of State, in respect of such an application and any consequent registration, as if the application were provided for by the principal Order.

3

Any person who is registered as a producer in accordance with paragraph (1) shall notify any suspected occurrence or confirmed presence of Phytophthora ramorum at the place of production to which their registration relates.

4

This article shall not apply to persons who produce susceptible material or who move susceptible material which they have produced if they do so other than in the course of a trade, business or other undertaking.