Article 2 Amendment of the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 2006

The Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 2006^f1 is amended as follows.

For paragraphs (3) and (4) of Article 19 (prohibitions on landing plant pests and relevant material), substitute—

“(3)

Paragraph (4) applies to—

(a)

seed potatoes or

(b)

potatoes, other than seed potatoes, grown or suspected to have been grown in Poland, Portugal, Romania or Spain.

(4)

Subject to Article 22, a person shall not land in Northern Ireland any such potatoes unless written notification is provided to an inspector, at least two days prior to the intended date of introduction into Northern Ireland of the potatoes, of the intention to land the potatoes and of the matters contained in paragraph (5).

(5)

The matters are—

(a)

the intended time, date and means of introduction of the potatoes;

(b)

their intended point of entry into Northern Ireland;

(c)

their intended use and destination;

(d)

their variety and quantity; and

(e)

the producer’s identification number.”.