The Plant Health (Wales) Order 2006

Advance notification of landing

6.—(1) Subject to article 30(3), the landing in Wales by any person of relevant material to which paragraph (2) refers, is prohibited unless he or she gives notice in accordance with this article.

(2) The prohibition on landing relevant material in paragraph (1) applies to the landing in Wales, where Wales is the point of entry of the material into the Community, of the following relevant material—

(a) any relevant material of a description specified in Part A of Schedule 5; or

(b) any relevant material of a description specified in Part B of Schedule 5 and which is—

(i) listed in column 1 of Part C of Schedule 4;

(ii) listed in the second column of Annex II Part B of Directive 2000/29/EC and in the course of its consignment to a protected zone listed in the fourth column opposite the reference to the relevant material; or

(iii) listed in the first column of Annex IV Part B of Directive 2000/29/EC and in the course of its consignment to a protected zone listed in the third column opposite the reference to the relevant material.

(3) A notice under paragraph (1) must—

(a) be in accordance with the requirements of Schedule 12;

(b) subject to paragraph (5), be given in time to arrive at the office of the National Assembly—

(i) in the case of any relevant material brought by air; at least four working hours, and

(ii) in any other case; at least three working days,

before the relevant material is landed.

(4) The address to which a notice is given under paragraph (1) must be such address as the National Assembly specifies from time to time, which may include an address for electronic communications.

(5) Where a person who is required by paragraph (1) to give notice of the landing of any relevant material can reasonably show that he or she was unable to comply with the periods specified in paragraph (3)(b)(i) or (ii) because he or she was unaware that the material had been consigned, he or she must give notice as soon as is reasonably practicable.