# The Organic Products Regulations 2009, Regulation 8: Consent to movement

Extent: E+W+S+NI

(1) An authorised officer may, at any time, give written consent to the movement of a controlled consignment.
(2) An authorised officer must, on request, give written consent to the movement of a controlled consignment if that officer or another authorised officer has been given a written undertaking by the importer to the effect that the consignment will—
(a) be moved to a place specified by an authorised officer; and
(b) not be moved from that place without the written consent of an authorised officer.
(3) Any consent given under this regulation must—
(a) specify the controlled consignment to which it relates;
(b) specify the place to which the controlled consignment is to be moved; and
(c) state that the controlled consignment continues to be controlled.
(4) Where such a consent has been given and the consignment has been moved to the place in question, the prohibition on movement under regulation 7 applies to it at the place in question as it applied at the place where the prohibition on movement under that regulation last applied.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/842/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/organic-products-regulations-2009/regulation-8
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