# The Official Controls (Plant Health and Genetically Modified Organisms) (England) Regulations 2019, Regulation 10: Official measures in relation to non-compliant consignments or consignments which pose a risk to plant health

Extent: E+W

(1) This regulation applies to—
(a) any controlled consignment or regulated item which, in the opinion of a plant health inspector, has been brought into England from a third country in contravention of a plant health rule;
(b) any controlled consignment or regulated item which has been brought into England from a third country and which does not otherwise comply with a plant health rule; or
(c) any consignment which has been brought into England from a third country and which, in the opinion of a plant health inspector, poses a risk to plant health in England or to any other part of Great Britain.
(2) A plant health inspector must serve a notice on the operator who is responsible for the consignment or item—
(a) placing the consignment or item under official detention; and
(b) setting out the measures which the operator must take in relation to the consignment or item.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1517/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/official-controls-plant-health-and-genetically-modified-organisms-england-regulations-2019/regulation-10
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