The Plant Health (Wales) Order 2018

Notification of the likely entry into, or presence in, a free zone of plant pests or relevant material

43.—(1) The responsible authority for a free zone in Wales must immediately notify the Welsh Ministers of any notifiable item which it knows or suspects—

(a) is likely to enter the free zone; or

(b) is present in the free zone and has not been cleared out of charge under the Customs Act.

(2) A notice under paragraph (1) may first be given orally, but must be confirmed in writing as soon as reasonably practicable.

(3) In this article—

(a) “free zone” (“parth rhydd”) has the same meaning as in the Customs Act;

(b) “notifiable item” (“eitem hysbysadwy”) means—

(i) a plant pest which is of a description specified in Schedule 1 or in column 3 of Schedule 2;

(ii) a plant pest which, although not specified in Schedule 1 or 2, is not normally present in Great Britain and which is likely to be injurious to plants in Great Britain; or

(iii) relevant material of a description specified in column 2 of Schedule 3 which originates in a country specified in the entry in respect of that description of relevant material in column 3 of that Schedule;

(c) “the responsible authority” (“yr awdurdod cyfrifol”) has the same meaning as in the Customs Act.