# The Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) (Amendment) Order 1989

S.I. 1989/1951 · made 24 October 1989

This Order amends the Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) Order 1989 by–altering the definition of “importer” to make it clear that this term applies only to a person in possession or entitled to custody or control of any tree, wood etc. which is likely to be or has been landed in Great Britain;adding to the list of tree pests set out in Schedule 1 Part I of the principal Order, the tree pestMonochamus spp. (non-European), the landing of which in Great Britain is now prohibited;extending the controls over the landing in Great Britain of the wood of conifers and of dunnage, pallets and packing material thereof from non-European countries to require that such material shall be free fromMonochamus spp. and their bore holes.

Made under: Plant Health Act 1967 (Section 1, Section 2, Section 3); Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1972 (Section 20)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/plant-health-forestry-great-britain-amendment-order-1989/pdf/uksi_19891951_en.pdf

## Introductory text

PLANT HEALTH
Made 24th October 1989
Laid before Parliament 31st October 1989
Coming into force 21st November 1989
The Forestry Commissioners, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 1(2)(a), 2 and 3 of the Plant Health Act 1967 as read with section 20 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1972, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

## 1 Title, extent and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) (Amendment) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 21st November 1989.

## 2 Amendment of the Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) Order 1989

The Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) Order 1989 shall be amended in accordance with articles 3 to 6 below.

## 3 Amendment of the Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) Order 1989

In article 2 (interpretation) there shall be inserted in paragraph (a) of the definition of “importer”, after the word “medium”, the words “which is likely to be or has been landed in Great Britain”.

## 4 Amendment of the Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) Order 1989

In article 17(1)(b) (examination, sampling etc.) there shall be substituted the word “owner” for the word “importer”.

## 5 Amendment of the Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) Order 1989

In Part I of Schedule 1 (tree pests the landing of which is prohibited) there shall be inserted after the item numbered 8 the following item–
“1 Monochamus spp. (non-European) Wood borers of conifers(Coniferae).”

## 6 Amendment of the Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) Order 1989

In Part II of Schedule 3 (special conditions subject to which trees, wood etc. may be landed) there shall be inserted–
(a) in paragraph (1) of column 3 of item 1, after the word “bark”, the words “and in the case of wood landed from non-European countries it shall be free fromMonochamus spp. and their bore holes”;
(b) in paragraph (2)(a) of column 3 of item 10, after the word “bark”, the words “and in the case of wood landed from non-European countries it shall be free fromMonochamus spp. and their bore holes”.

## Signature

In Witness whereof the Official Seal of the Forestry Commissioners is hereunto affixed on 24th October 1989.
L.S.
P.J. Clarke
Secretary to the Forestry Commissioners

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) Order 1989 by–
(a) altering the definition of “importer” to make it clear that this term applies only to a person in possession or entitled to custody or control of any tree, wood etc. which is likely to be or has been landed in Great Britain;
(b) adding to the list of tree pests set out in Schedule 1 Part I of the principal Order, the tree pestMonochamus spp. (non-European), the landing of which in Great Britain is now prohibited;
(c) extending the controls over the landing in Great Britain of the wood of conifers and of dunnage, pallets and packing material thereof from non-European countries to require that such material shall be free fromMonochamus spp. and their bore holes.

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