Article 5 Prohibition on the keeping etc. of plant pests, plants, etc.

(1)

Subject to the provisions of this Order, no person shall—

(a)

knowingly keep, sell, plant, release, deliver, or otherwise dispose of, or knowingly cause or permit to be kept, sold, planted, released, delivered, or otherwise disposed of—

(i)

any plant pest of a description specified in Part I or column 2 of Part II of Schedule 1, except a pest of a description specified in Part III of that Schedule,

(ii)

any plant, plant product, soil or growing medium carrying or infected with a plant pest of a description specified in Part I of Schedule 1, except a pest of a description specified in Part III of that Schedule,

(iii)

any plant of a description specified in column 3 of Part II of Schedule 1 carrying or infected with a plant pest of a description specified in column 2 of that Part opposite the reference to such plant, except a pest of a description specified in Part III of that Schedule,

(iv)

any plant, agricultural machinery, soil or growing medium landed in contravention of article 4(1)(d) or (e),

(v)

any genetically manipulated material,

(vi)

any plant pest not associated with plants, plant products, soil or growing medium (except insofar as such plants, plant products, soil or growing medium are necessary to sustain the life of such plant pest) being a plant pest which is not normally present in Great Britain and which is injurious to plants in Great Britain;

(b)

engage in any activity which involves genetic manipulation of a plant pest or engage in any activity which to his knowledge involves genetically manipulated material.

(2)

Nothing in paragraph (1)(a) of this article shall prohibit the destruction, or the delivery to an inspector, of any such plant pest, genetically manipulated material, plant, plant product, agricultural machinery, soil or growing medium referred to in that paragraph.