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The Plant Health (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999

S.R. 1999/24 · Made 21 January 1999

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PLANT HEALTH

Made 21st January 1999

Coming into operation 19th February 1999

The Department of Agriculture, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 2f1, and 3(1)f2, 3Af3, 3B(1)f4 and 4(1)f5 of the Plant Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1967f6 and of all powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

As amended by S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1972 No. 351 Art. 3 and Sch. 2; 1979 c. 2, s. 177(1) and Sch. 4 Pt. II; and S.I. 1984/702 (N.I. 2) Art. 15(2)

f2

As amended by S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1972 No. 351 Art. 3 and Sch. 2

f3

Inserted by S.I. 1975/1038 (N.I. 8) Art. 11(2)

f4

Inserted by S.I. 1984/702 (N.I. 2) Art. 15(2)

f5

As amended by S.I. 1984/702 (N.I. 2) Art. 15(2)

f6

1967 c. 28 (N.I.)

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1993
  3. 3Amendment of the Plant Health (Wood and Bark) Order (Northern Ireland) 1993
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Plant Health (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 19th February 1999.

2Amendment of the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1993

(1)

The Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1993f1 shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2)

After Article 25(b)(iii) there shall be added–

“(iv)

require the owner or occupier or the person in charge of the premises in which the examination takes place, to provide–

(a)

suitable areas for inspection, where appropriate;

(b)

adequate lighting; and

(c)

inspection tables.”.

3Amendment of the Plant Health (Wood and Bark) Order (Northern Ireland) 1993

(1)

The Plant Health (Wood and Bark) Order (Northern Ireland) 1993f1 shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2)

After Article 23(b)(iv) there shall be added–

“(v)

require the owner or occupier or the person in charge of the premises in which the examination takes place, to provide–

(a)

suitable areas for inspection, where appropriate;

(b)

adequate lighting; and

(c)

inspection tables, where appropriate.”.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on

L.S.

R.S. Johnston

Assistant Secretary

21st January 1999.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order which comes into operation on 19th February 1999 further amends the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1993 and the Plant Health (Wood and Bark) Order (Northern Ireland) 1993. The Order implements as respects Northern Ireland Commission Directive 98/22/EC (O.J. No. L.126, 28.4.98, p. 26) which lays down the minimum conditions for carrying out plant health checks in the Community, at inspection posts other than those at the place of destination, of plants, plant products or other objects coming from third countries.

It provides that an inspector may require the occupier or other person in charge of premises where an examination of material imported from a third country is taking place to provide, where appropriate, suitable inspection areas, adequate lighting and inspection tables.