Paragraph 6

Northern Ireland

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. 1 para. 1(b)(i) omitted by Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material 2026 reg. 5(17)(a)
Sch. 1 para. 1(b)(ii) word substituted by Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material 2026 reg. 5(17)(b)
Sch. 1 para. 2(c) word substituted by Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material 2026 reg. 5(17)(c)
Sch. 1 para. 3(a) substituted by Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material 2026 reg. 5(17)(d)

A growing crop report stating that the seed potatoes are capable of being marketed as basic seed potato crops shall not be issued unless the authorised officer is satisfied that the land on which the seed potatoes are growing—

(a)

is land which as a result of a soil test carried out, by the Department, prior to the planting of the crop has been found not to be contaminated with Potato Cyst Nematode;

(b)

is not demarcated under F1Part 4 of Schedule 2 to the Plant Health Official Controls Regulations ; and

(c)

is land which has not been used for growing potatoes at any time during the four years immediately preceding the planting of the crop.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 1 para. 6(b) substituted (14.12.2019) by The Plant Health (Official Controls and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/230), reg. 1, Sch. 5 para. 4(4)(c)