The Plant Health (Official Controls and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019

Contents

1Citation and commencement#

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2Interpretation#

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3Interpretation: EU Decisions#

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4Article 82 of the EU Plant Health Regulation: meaning of “close proximity”#

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Part 2 · Competent authorities

5Designation of competent authority#

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Part 3 · Official Controls on controlled consignments from third countries and other official controls on goods from third countries

6Derogations to the requirement to give prior notification in accordance with Article 1(1) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1013#

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7Suspicion of non-compliance#

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8Consignments not correctly presented for official controls#

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9Official measures in relation to non-compliant consignments or consignments which pose a risk to plant health#

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10Notices under Regulation 7, 8 or 9#

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11Border control posts: authorisation of inspection centres and commercial storage facilities#

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12Transitional provision: approved places of inspection#

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Part 4 · Official activities to prevent the establishment or spread of plant pests

13Introduction#

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14Notices in relation to controlled plant pests or prohibited material#

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15Action which may be taken by a plant health inspector#

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16Establishment of demarcated areas and measures to be taken in those areas#

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Part 5 · Temporary national measures

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Part 6 · Registration, authorisations and certificates

18Application for registration#

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19Other applications#

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20Authorisations for other purposes#

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21Authorisations granted by the Department#

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Part 7 · Measures relating to certain solanaceous species

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Part 8 · Notification requirements for the organisation of official controls

23Notification requirements in relation to seed potatoes#

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24Notification requirements in relation to citrus fruits#

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25Notification requirements in relation to other plants and plant products#

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Part 9 · General powers of inspectors, enforcement, recovery of expenses and appeal

26Interpretation#

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27Powers of entry#

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28Right of entry conferred by a warrant issued by a lay magistrate#

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29Information notices#

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30Failure to comply with a notice#

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31Marking of wood packaging material: power of seizure#

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32Recovery of expenses#

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33Disclosure of information held by the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs#

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34Disclosure of information#

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35Appeal#

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Part 10 · General and supplemental provisions relating to notices

36Miscellaneous provisions as to notices#

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37Service of notices#

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38General#

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39Failure to comply with requirements of notices etc.#

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40Defence: reasonable excuse#

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41Provision of false or misleading information#

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42Improper use of plant passports or certificates#

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43Obstruction#

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44Offence relating to the disclosure of information held by Revenue and Customs#

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45Defence: lawful disclosure#

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46Offences by bodies corporate#

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47Offences by partnerships and unincorporated associations#

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48Penalties#

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49Minor and consequential amendments#

Schedule 5 contains minor and consequential amendments to secondary legislation.

50Revocation#

The instruments listed in Schedule 6 are revoked to the extent specified in the corresponding entry in column 3 of that Schedule.

51Transitional provisions: licences under article 36(1) of the 2006 Order or article 43(1) of the 2018 Order#

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52Transitional provisions: other licences under the 2006 Order or the 2018 Order#

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53Transitional provisions: notices#

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Schedule 1 · Temporary national measures

Part 1 · Plants, plant products or other objects from third countries

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Part 2 · Plants, plant products or other objects from another part of the Union territory

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Schedule 2

Part 1 · General interpretation

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Part 2 · General provisions relating to the planting of certain solanaceous species

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Part 3 · Measures for the control of Potato wart disease

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Part 4 · Measures for the control of European populations of Potato cyst nematode

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Part 5 · Measures for the control of Potato ring rot

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Part 6 · Measures for the control of Potato brown rot

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Schedule 3 · Offences: relevant provisions in the EU Regulations

Part 1 · The EU Plant Health Regulation

Part 2 · The Official Controls Regulation

Schedule 4 · EU emergency decisions relating to plant health

Part 1 · Offences relating to the EU Decisions

Schedule 5 · Amendments to secondary legislation

Part 1 · The Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995

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(1)The Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 ^note are amended as follows.

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(3)In regulation 8(2), for “Council Directive 2000/29/EC” substitute “ the EU Plant Health Regulation ”.

Part 2 · The Marketing of Ornamental Plant Propagating Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

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(1)The Marketing of Ornamental Plant Propagating Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 are amended as follows.

(2)In regulation 2(1)—

(a)omit the definition of “Directive 2000/29/EC”;

(b)at the appropriate place insert—““the EU Plant Health Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament of the Council on protective measures against pests of plants, amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 652/2014 and (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/EC.“the Plant Health Official Controls Regulations” means the Plant Health (Official Controls and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019;”

(3)In regulation 6A(4), in the definition of “responsible official body”, for the words from “a body” to the end, substitute “ an appropriate authority described in regulation 2(1) of the Plant Health Official Controls Regulations ”.

(4)For regulation 7(5) substitute—“5 Registration of a supplier on the register of professional operators under regulation 5 of the Plant Health Official Controls Regulations is deemed to constitute registration for the purposes of paragraph (1) above.”

(5)In regulation 8(3)—

(a)for the words from “a plant pest” to “Order (Northern Ireland) 1993” substitute “ a controlled plant pest as defined in regulation 2(1) of the Plant Health Official Controls Regulations ”;

(b)for the words from “article 20” to “certain plant pests” substitute “ the EU Plant Health Regulation ”.

(6)In regulation 9(2), for “Directive 2000/29/EC” substitute “ the EU Plant Health Regulation ”.

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(3)In regulation 3(1), omit the definition of “Directive 2000/29/EC”.

(4)Omit regulation 10(6).

(5)In regulation 11(7), for the words from “plant trader” to “2006” substitute “ professional operator under regulation 4 of the Plant Health Official Controls Regulations ”.

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Schedule 6 · Revocation of Instruments

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