# The Plant Health (Forestry) ( Phytophthora ramorum Management Zone) (Scotland) Order 2014, Article 2: Interpretation

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(1) In this Order—
“approved facility” means a facility approved by the Scottish Ministers under article 4;
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“inspector” means any person authorised by the Scottish Ministers to be an inspector for the purposes of this Order;
“isolated bark” means bark which has been removed or become detached from a living, felled or fallen tree or from any part of such a tree;
“management zone” means the local government areas of Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire enclosed by the boundary described in Part 1 of Schedule 2;
“premises” includes any land, building, vehicle, vessel, aircraft, hovercraft, freight container or railway wagon;
“susceptible material” means any tree, wood or isolated bark of a tree of the species identified in Schedule 1, including hybrids of those species;
“tree” means a living tree or shrub, or a living part of a tree or shrub, at any stage of growth, and living parts of a tree include—
(a)branches with or without foliage;
(b)a tree or shrub that has been cut and which retains any foliage; and
(c)leaves or foliage; and
“wood” means—
(a)any wood which retains part or all of its natural round surface, with or without bark; or
(b)wood in the form of chips, particles, shavings, sawdust, wood waste or scrap.
(2) Where anything under this Order is to be done in writing that includes an electronic communication as defined in section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000, which has been recorded and is consequently capable of being reproduced.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2014/122/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/plant-health-forestry-phytophthora-ramorum-management-zone-scotland-order-2014/article-2
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

