{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/potatoes-originating-in-germany-notification-order-northern-ireland-2002/article-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/potatoes-originating-in-germany-notification-order-northern-ireland-2002/article-3.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2002/7",
  "legislation_title": "The Potatoes Originating in Germany (Notification) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/potatoes-originating-in-germany-notification-order-northern-ireland-2002",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Notification of potatoes originating in Germany",
  "text": "(1) A person shall not land any potatoes which he knows or has reasonable cause to suspect have originated in Germany unless, at least two days prior to the date of landing, he has given written notification to an inspector of his intention to do so and of:\n(a) the proposed time, date and means of landing;\n(b) the proposed point of entry;\n(c) the intended use of the potatoes;\n(d) in the case of seed potatoes or potatoes intended for processing, the proposed destination of the potatoes;\n(e) the variety of the potatoes;\n(f) the quantity of potatoes; and\n(g) the producer’s identification number or the reference number of the lot.\n(2) Any person who, after 14th January 2002 and before the commencement of this Order, landed in Northern Ireland any potatoes which he knew or had reasonable cause to suspect to have originated in Germany shall, no later than 28th February 2002 give written notification to an inspector of—\n(a) the date the potatoes were landed;\n(b) the point of entry;\n(c) the intended use of the potatoes;\n(d) in the case of seed potatoes or potatoes intended for processing, the destination or proposed destination of the potatoes;\n(e) the variety of the potatoes;\n(f) the quantity of the potatoes; and\n(g) the producer’s identification number or the reference number of the lot.\n(3) The requirements at paragraphs (1) and (2) shall apply to all potatoes originating in Germany which are landed in Northern Ireland from Great Britain even if those potatoes have previously been declared in a notification to any public authority.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2002/7/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:09:20.211471+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}