# The Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1987, Article 19: Failure to comply with a notice


(1) Subject to article 20, if any person fails to comply with the requirements of a notice served, or having effect as if served, under this Order then, without prejudice to any proceedings consequent upon such failure, an inspector may, on production if so required of his authority, at all reasonable times for the purposes of this Order enter any premises on which the plant pest, genetically manipulated material, plant, plant product, agricultural machinery, soil, growing medium, hop pole or hop picking machine to which the notice relates may be present or in respect of which a notice under article 28 has been served and take or cause to be taken such steps as appear to him to be necessary either to ensure compliance with the requirements of the notice or to remedy the consequences of the failure to carry them out, and all reasonable costs of taking such steps shall be recoverable by the appropriate Minister as a civil debt from the person on whom the notice was served.
(2) An inspector entering any premises under paragraph (1) of this article may take with him such persons, equipment and vehicles as are necessary for the purpose of facilitating the exercise of his powers under that paragraph.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1758/article/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/plant-health-great-britain-order-1987/article-19
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