The Plant Health (Amendment No.2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012

Made: 18th June 2012

Coming into operation: 16th July 2012

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development[^f00001] makes the following Order, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2, 3 and 4(1) of the Plant Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1967[^f00002].

Citation and commencement

1

This Order may be cited as The Plant Health (Amendment No.2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 and comes into operation on 16th July 2012.

Amendments to the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 2006

2

Schedule 8[^f00003] (Swiss plant passports), to the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 2006[^f00004]is amended in accordance with Article 3.

Switzerland

3

• (1) In Part A—

• (a) for paragraph 1 substitute—

(1) Plants, other than seeds, of Beta vulgarisL., Camellia sp., Humulus lupulusL., Virurnumspp., Prunus L. not including Prunus laurocerasus L. or Prunus lusitanicaL., and Rhododendronspp. not including Rhododendron simsiiPlanch, intended for planting.

; and

• (b) in paragraph 5, after sub-paragraph (e) insert—

(ea) plants of Palmae,intended for planting and having a diameter of the stem at the base of over 5cm and belonging to the following genera or species: Areca catechu L., Arenga pinnata(Wurmb) Merr., Borassus flabelliferL., BraheaMart., ButiaBecc., Calamus merrilliiBecc., Caryota maximaBlume ex Mart., CaryotacumingiiLodd. ex Mart., ChamaeropsL., Cocos nuciferaL., Corypha elataRoxb., Corypha gebangMart., Elaeis guineensisJacq., JubaeaKunth., Livistonar. Br., Metroxylon saguRottb., Oredoxa regiaKunth., PhoenixL., SabalAdans., SyagrusMart., TrachycarpusH. Wendi., TrithinaxMart., Washington Raf.; or

• (2) In Part B—

• (a) for paragraph 1 substitute—

(1) Plants, other than seeds, intended for planting, other than ClausenaBurm. f. and Murraya Koenig ex L.

; and

• (b) In paragraph 5(c), for “QuercusL. or Solidago L.” substitute “QuercusL., Rhododendronspp., not including Rhododendron simsiiPlanch, SolidagoL., or Viburnumspp.”.

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 18th June 2012

Keith Morrison — A senior officer of the — Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Article 3 makes amendments to the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 to enforce Decision 1/2010 of the Joint Committee on Agriculture (2011/83/EU)(OJ No. L 32,8.2.2011, p.9) which relates to plant health controls on trade in plant material with Switzerland.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on business or the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: Formerly the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.1), Article 3(4)

[^f00002]: 1967 c.68 (N.I.); sections 2, 3 and 4(1) were amended by S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1972 No.351, Art. 3 and Sch.2. Section 2 was amended by 1979 c.2, s.177(1) and Sch.4, Pt II. Sections 2 and 4(1) were amended by S.I. 1984/702 (N.I.2), Art. 15(2). Section 3B was inserted by S.I. 1984/702 (N.I.2) Art. 15(2). Section 3B(1A) was inserted by 2010 c.10 (N.I.), s.14(2).

[^f00003]: Schedule 8 was amended by S.R.2008 No.442

[^f00004]: S.R.2006 No.82. A relevant amending Order is S.R.2010 No.307