LegalizeThe Plant Health (Phytophthora ramorum) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003
Made: 25th March 2003
Coming into operation: 16th April 2003
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Citation and commencement
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Interpretation
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Prohibition against the introduction and spread of Phytophthora ramorum into and within Northern Ireland
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Landing susceptible material from the USA
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Movement of susceptible material originating in third countries
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Exemptions from the requirements of Articles 4 and 5
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Movement of susceptible material originating in Northern Ireland and elsewhere in the European Community
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Official registration
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Plant passports
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Phytosanitary certificates
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Phytosanitary certificates or plant passports issued outside Northern Ireland
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Licences for scientific or research purposes
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Powers of an inspector
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Offences
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Revocation and saving
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SCHEDULE 1
| Susceptible material | Requirements to be met in respect of the issue of any phytosanitary certificate accompanying the susceptible material (“the certificate”) |
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| Acer macrophyllum Pursh. Aesculus californica Nutt. Arbutus menziesii Pursch. Arctostaphylos spp. Adans Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindley) M. Roemer Lithocarpus densiflorus (H & A) Lonicera hispidula (Lindl.) Dougl. ex Torr. & Gray Quercus spp. L. Rhamnus californica Esch. Rhododendron spp. L., other than Rhododendron simsii Planch. Umbellularia californica (Hook & Arn) Nutt. Vaccinium ovatum Pursh. Viburnum spp. L. | Either: the certificate shall contain an additional declaration that the material originates in an area recognised by the official plant health service of the country from which the material originates (“the relevant plant health service”) as being free from non-European isolates of Phytophthora ramorum, in which case the name of the area from where the material originates shall be specified under “place of origin”; or the certificate shall be issued only after official verification by the relevant plant health service that: upon official inspections carried out during the last complete cycle of vegetation of the susceptible material the subject of the certificate, or upon laboratory testing of apparent symptoms of non-European isolates of Phytophthora ramorum, no signs of non-European isolates of Phytophthora ramorum have been found on susceptible material or susceptible forest material at the place of production; and representative samples of the plants have been taken before shipment, and have been tested and found free from non-European isolates of Phytophthora ramorum in these tests, in which case the certificate shall be endorsed by the relevant plant health service under the heading “additional declaration” with the statement “tested and found free from non-European isolates of Phytophthora ramorum”. |
SCHEDULE 2
| Susceptible material | Requirements to be met in respect of susceptible material produced in Northern Ireland or moved into Northern Ireland from elsewhere in the United Kingdom, or from another Member State, or from the Channel Islands or Isle of Man |
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| Rhododendron spp. L., other than Rhododendron simsii Planch. Viburnum spp. L. | Either: they originate in areas in which European isolates of Phytophthora ramorum are known not to occur; upon official inspection at the place of production, carried out at least once at an appropriate time when the susceptible material is in active growth, or upon laboratory testing of apparent symptoms of European isolates of Phytophthora ramorum, no signs of European isolates of Phytophthora ramorum have been found on the susceptible material during the last complete cycle of vegetation; or where signs of European isolates of Phytophthora ramorum have been found on susceptible material at the place of production, appropriate procedures aimed at eradicating Phytophthora ramorum have been implemented which include at least the following measures: the destruction of susceptible material found to be infected by Phytophthora ramorum (infected material) and any other susceptible material within a radius of two metres of the infected material; susceptible material within a radius of ten metres of infected material and all other susceptible material from the same lot as the infected material have been retained at the place of production and found free from Phytophthora ramorum, after additional inspections carried out at least twice in the three months following the finding of infection referred to in sub-paragraph (i); and all other susceptible material at the place of production has been inspected frequently following the finding of infection referred to in sub-paragraph (i) and found on such inspections to be free from Phytophthora ramorum. |
Signed
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 25th March 2003.
David Small — A Senior Officer of the — Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: Formerly the Department of Agriculture: see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1) Art. 3(4)
[^f00002]: As amended by S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1972 No. 351 Art. 3 and Sch. 2; 1979 c. 2, s. 177(1) and Sch. 4 Pt. L1; and S.I. 1984/702 (N.I. 2) Art. 15(2) and S.I. 1975/1038 (N.I. 8) Art. 11(2)
[^f00003]: S.R. 1993 No. 256 as amended by S.R. 1994 No. 28, S.R. 1995 No. 164, No. 250 and No. 494, S.R. 1996 No. 204 and No. 249, S.R. 1997 No. 110 and No. 397, S.R. 1998 No. 16, No. 146 and No. 315, S.R. 1999 No. 24, S.R. 2000 No. 126, S.R. 2001 No. 188 and No. 437
[^f00004]: Note that sections 49 and 50 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (c. 2) provide respectively for forfeiture of goods improperly imported and penalties for improper importation of goods
[^f00005]: S.R. 2002 No. 269
Editorial notes
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