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The Plant Health (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002

S.R. 2002/273 · Made 30 August 2002

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PLANT HEALTH

Made 30th August 2002

Coming into operation 23rd September 2002

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Developmentf1, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 2f2, 3(1)f3, 3Af4, 3Bf5 and 4(1)f6 of the Plant Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1967f7 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1

Formerly the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland; see S.1. 1999/283 (N.I. 1) Art. 3(4)

f2

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)

f3

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

f4

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

f5

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

f6

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

f7

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 Order (Northern Ireland) 1993
  4. 4Amendment of the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1993
  5. 5Amendment of the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1993
  6. 6Amendment of the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1993
  7. 7Amendment of the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1993
  8. 8Amendment of the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1993
  9. 9Amendment of the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1993
  10. Signature
  11. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Plant Health (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 23rd September 2002.

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

The Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1993f1 shall be amended in accordance with Articles 3 to 9.

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

In Article 3(1) (Interpretation) for the definition of “Directive 2000/29/EC” there shall be substituted –

  • ““Directive 2000/29/EC” means Council Directive 2000/29/ECf1 of 8th May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community as amended by Commission Directive 2001/33/ECf2 of 8th May 2001 amending certain annexes to Council Directive 2000/29/EC and by Commission Directive 2002/28/ECf3 of 19th March 2002 amending certain annexes to Council Directive 2000/29/EC;”

4Amendment of the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1993

In Schedule 1, Part B, Section B (Viruses and Virus-Like Organisms) in column (3) opposite Item 1 after the words “United Kingdom” there shall be inserted “(Northern Ireland)”.

5Amendment of the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1993

In Schedule 2, Part B, Section B (Bacteria) for the entries in column (4) opposite Item 2 there shall be substituted –

  • “Spain, France (Corsica), Ireland, Italy (Abruzzi; Apulia; Basilicata; Calabria; Campania; Emilia-Romagna: provinces of Forli-Cesena, Parma, Piacenza and Rimini; Friuli-Venezia Giulia; Lazio; Liguria; Lombardy; Marche; Molise; Piedmont; Sardinia; Sicily; Tuscany; Trentino-Alto Adige: autonomous provinces of Bolzano and Trento; Umbria; Valle d'Aosta; Veneto: except, in the province of Rovigo, the communes Rovigo, Polesella, Villamarzana, Fratta Polesine, San Bellino, Badia Polesine, Trecenta, Ceneselli, Pontecchio Polesine, Arquà Polesine, Costa di Rovigo, Occhiobello, Lendinara, Canda, Ficarolo, Guarda Veneta, Frassinelle Polesine, Villanova del Ghebbo, Fiesoo Umbertiano, Castleguglielmo, Bagnolo di Po, Giacciano con Baruchella, Bosaro, Canaro, Lusia, Pincara, Stienta, Gaiba, Salara, and in the province of Padova the communes Castelbaldo, Barbona, Piacenza d'Adige, Vescovana, S. Urbano, Boara Pisani, Masi, and in the province of Verona the communes of Palù, Roverchiara, Legnago (the portion of the communal territory situated to the north east of the Transpolesana national road), Castagnaro, Ronco all'Adige, Villa Bartolomea, Oppeano, Terrazzo, Isola Rizza, Angiari), A (Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Tirol (administrative district Lienz), Styria, Vienna), Portugal, Finland, UK (Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands)”.

6Amendment of the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1993

In Schedule 3, Part B, (Plants And Plant Products Which May Not Be Introduced Into Or Kept Within Certain Protected Zones) for the entries in column (3) opposite Item 1 there shall be substituted –

  • “Spain, France (Corsica), Ireland, Italy (Abruzzi; Apulia; Basilicata; Calabria; Campania; Emilia-Romagna: provinces of Forli-Cesena, Parma, Piacenza and Rimini; Friuli-Venezia Giulia; Lazio; Liguria; Lombardy; Marche; Molise; Piedmont; Sardinia; Sicily; Tuscany; Trentino-Alto Adige: autonomous provinces of Bolzano and Trento; Umbria; Valle d'Aosta; Veneto: except, in the province of Rovigo, the communes Rovigo, Polesella, Villamarzana, Fratta Polesine, San Bellino, Badia Polesine, Trecenta, Ceneselli, Pontecchio Polesine, Arquà Polesine, Costa di Rovigo, Occhiobello, Lendinara, Canda, Ficarolo, Guarda Veneta, Frassinelle Polesine, Villanova del Ghebbo, Fiesoo Umbertiano, Castleguglielmo, Bagnolo di Po, Giacciano con Baruchella, Bosaro, Canaro, Lusia, Pincara, Stienta, Gaiba, Salara, and in the province of Padova the communes Castelbaldo, Barbona, Piacenza d'Adige, Vescovana, S. Urbano, Boara Pisani, Masi, and in the province of Verona the communes of Palù, Roverchiara, Legnago (the portion of the communal territory situated to the north east of the Transpolesana national road), Castagnaro, Ronco all'Adige, Villa Bartolomea, Oppeano, Terrazzo, Isola Rizza, Angiari), A (Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Tirol (administrative district Lienz), Styria, Vienna), Portugal, Finland, UK (Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands)”.

7Amendment of the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1993

In Schedule 4, Part B (Conditions To Be Met Before Plants, Plant Products And Other Objects May Be Introduced Into Or Moved Within Certain Protected Zones):

(a)

for the entries in column (4) opposite Items 13 and 14 after the words “United Kingdom” there shall be inserted “(Northern Ireland)”;

(b)

for the entry in column (4) opposite Item 15 there shall be substituted –

  • “Spain, France (Corsica), Ireland, Italy (Abruzzi; Apulia; Basilicata; Calabria; Campania; Emilia-Romagna: provinces of Forli-Cesena, Parma, Piacenza and Rimini; Friuli-Venezia Giulia; Lazio; Liguria; Lombardy; Marche; Molise; Piedmont; Sardinia; Sicily; Tuscany; Trentino-Alto Adige: autonomous provinces of Bolzano and Trento; Umbria; Valle d'Aosta; Veneto: except, in the province of Rovigo, the communes Rovigo, Polesella, Villamarzana, Fratta Polesine, San Bellino, Badia Polesine, Trecenta, Ceneselli, Pontecchio Polesine, Arquà Polesine, Costa di Rovigo, Occhiobello, Lendinara, Canda, Ficarolo, Guarda Veneta, Frassinelle Polesine, Villanova del Ghebbo, Fiesoo Umbertiano, Castleguglielmo, Bagnolo di Po, Giacciano con Baruchella, Bosaro, Canaro, Lusia, Pincara, Stienta, Gaiba, Salara, and in the province of Padova the communes Castelbaldo, Barbona, Piacenza d'Adige, Vescovana, S. Urbano, Boara Pisani, Masi, and in the province of Verona the communes of Palù, Roverchiara, Legnago (the portion of the communal territory situated to the north east of the Transpolesana national road), Castagnaro, Ronco all'Adige, Villa Bartolomea, Oppeano, Terrazzo, Isola Rizza, Angiari), A (Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Tirol (administrative district Lienz), Styria, Vienna), Portugal, Finland, UK (Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands)”; and

(c)

for the entries in column (4) opposite Items 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 25 after the words “United Kingdom” there shall be inserted “(Northern Ireland)”.

8Amendment of the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1993

In Schedule 8, Part B (Bacteria) for the entry in column (3) opposite Item 2 there shall be substituted –

  • “Spain, France (Corsica), Ireland, Italy (Abruzzi; Apulia; Basilicata; Calabria; Campania; Emilia-Romagna: provinces of Forlí-Cesena, Parma, Piacenza and Rimini; Friuli-Venezia Giulia; Lazio; Liguria; Lombardy; Marche; Molise; Piedmont; Sardinia; Sicily; Tuscany; Trentino-Alto Adige: autonomous provinces of Bolzano and Trento; Umbria; Valle d'Aosta; Veneto: except, in the province of Rovigo, the communes Rovigo, Polesella, Villamarzana, Fratta Polesine, San Bellino, Badia Polesine, Trecenta, Ceneselli, Pontecchio Polesine, Arquà Polesine, Costa di Rovigo Occhiobello, Lendinara, Canda, Ficarolo, Guarda Veneta, Frassinelle Polesine, Villanova del Ghebbo, Fiesso Umbertiano, Castleguglielmo, Bagnolo di Po, Giacciano con Baruchella, Bosaro, Canaro, Lusia, Pincara, Stienta, Gaiba, Salara, and in the province of Padova, the communes Castlebaldo, Barbona, Piacenza d' Adige, Vescovana, S. Urbano, Boara Pisani, Masi, and in the province of Verona, the communes Palù, Roverchiara, Legnago (the portion of the communal territory situated to the north east of the Transpolesana national road), Castagnaro, Ronco all'Adige, Villa Bartolomea, Oppeano, Terrazzo, Isola Rizza, Angiari), Austria (Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Tirol (administrative district Lienz), Styria, Vienna), Portugal, Finland, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands)”.

9Amendment of the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1993

In Schedule 8, Part D (Viruses and Virus-Like Organisms):

(a)

after the words “United Kingdom” opposite Item 1 (Beet necrotic yellow vein virus) in column (3) there shall be inserted “(Northern Ireland); and

(b)

in column (2) opposite Item 4 (Citrus tristeza virus (European isolates)), the words “harmful to fruit of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf. and their hybrids, with leaves and peduncles” shall be deleted.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 30th August 2002.

L.S.

L McKibben

A Senior Officer of the

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order amends the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1993 (“the principal Order”) so as to implement certain elements of Commission Directives 2002/29/EC (O.J. No. L77, 20.3.02, p. 26) and 2002/28/EC (O.J. No. L77, 20.3.02, p. 23) which are not implemented in other legislation. Directive 2002/29/EC amends the protected zones established under Council Directive 2000/29/EC (O.J. No. L169, 10.7.00, p .1) (“the principal Plant Health Directive”) and scheduled in the Annex to Commission Directive 2001/32/EC (O.J. No. L127, 9.5.01, p. 38). Directive 2002/28/EC provides for consequential amendments to certain Annexes of the principal Plant Health Directive.

The amendments in this Order implementing Directive 2002/28/EC are at Articles 3 to 8 inclusive. Directive 2002/29/EC is implemented by Article 9 which amends Schedule 8 to the principal Order. The principal changes to the protected zones are removal of Great Britain from the protected zone in respect of Beet necrotic yellow vein virus (known as rhizomania), and re-definition of the Italian and Austrian protected zones in respect of the bacterium Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al (known as fireblight). An amendment is made to the description of Citrus tristeza virus in Schedule 8 by Article 9.

An additional amendment is made to the definition of Council Directive 2000/29/EC in Article 3(1) of the principal Order so as to incorporate amendments made to it by Commission Directive 2002/28/EC (Article 3).