- country granted equivalence
means a country that has been assessed by the Secretary of State that seed potatoes from that country are produced under conditions equivalent to the requirements of these Regulations;
- Crown Dependency
means the Isle of Man and any of the Channel Islands;
- demarcated area
means an area demarcated under paragraph 3;
- equivalent grade
means— ((a)) for Northern Ireland, an equivalent Union grade;
- exempt material
means any small quantity of relevant material originating in the European Union or Switzerland, other than plants of Castanea Mill. intended for planting, plants of Fraxinus L. intended for planting or plants, other than seeds, of Platanus L. intended for planting;”
- infested plant
means a plant which has been found to be infested with the plant pest;
- infested wood
means wood which has been found to be infested with the plant pest;
- infested wood packaging material
means wood packaging material which has been found to be infested with the plant pest;
- permitted wood
means wood of Fraxinus L., originating or processed in the USA or Canada;
- professional operator
means any person who, in the course of a trade, business or profession, is involved in planting, breeding, producing, importing, marketing or distributing plants;
- relevant NPPO
means— (a) in relation to permitted wood originating or processed in Canada, the national plant protection organisation of Canada;
- relevant Plant Health Order
has the same meaning as in Part 2 (see article 3).”
- susceptible plants
means plants for planting, other than seeds, of Prunus spp., other than Prunus laurocerasus L., that have a stem diameter of one cm or more at their thickest point;
- susceptible wood
means wood, obtained in whole or in part from susceptible plants, which meets one of the following descriptions— • “susceptible wood packaging material” means wood packaging material obtained in whole or in part from susceptible plants. 3 The appropriate UK plant health authority must by notice and without delay demarcate an area in relation to the infestation consisting of an infested zone and a buffer zone around the infested zone. 4 The infested zone must include the area in which— a the plant pest was found;
- susceptible wood packaging material
means wood packaging material obtained in whole or in part from susceptible plants. 3 The appropriate UK plant health authority must by notice and without delay demarcate an area in relation to the infestation consisting of an infested zone and a buffer zone around the infested zone. 4 The infested zone must include the area in which— a the plant pest was found;
- the plant pest
means Aromia bungii (Faldermann);
- third country
means any country or territory outside the British Islands”
- Xylella specified plants
means plants which belong to the genera and species specified in paragraph 13 of Part E of the list of regulated material that have been grown for a part of their life in, or have been moved through— i an area demarcated under paragraph 5 of Schedule 15 to the Plant Health Regulations or, in relation to Scotland, under equivalent provisions in the Scotland Orders;