The Plant Health (England) Order 2005

Conditions for maintaining registration as a plant trader

28.—(1) A registered plant trader shall in relation to the activities and premises to which his registration relates comply with the following conditions:

(a) he shall keep an accurate plan of the premises;

(b) he shall keep a record of relevant material purchased by him or brought onto the premises for storage, planting or production on those premises, and of relevant material under production on or dispatched from those premises;

(c) he shall keep all documents, created or received by him, relating to the records kept under subparagraph (b), for at least one year from the date he created or received them;

(d) he shall designate an individual (whether himself or another) who is technically experienced in relation to the activities carried out on the premises and related plant health matters affecting the premises who shall be available to liaise with the Secretary of State in relation to matters arising under this Order;

(e) he shall examine his premises and relevant material at such times and in a manner specified in guidelines issued from time to time by the Secretary of State;

(f) he shall make a declaration at such time and in such form as the Secretary of State may from time to time require that he is able and willing to comply with the conditions specified in sub-paragraphs (a) to (e); and

(g) he shall comply with any other conditions which may be specified by the Secretary of State which she considers necessary to enable her to assess the presence of or spread of any plant pest on the premises by reason of the condition of those premises.

(2) Where the Secretary of State is satisfied that a registered plant trader has failed to comply with any of the conditions specified in paragraph (1) she may suspend his registration until she is satisfied that he is able and willing to comply with those conditions.