Notification and presentation of Schedule 1 consignments
- Notify plant health entry and present goods for inspection Operator
Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
2020
United Kingdom
The Plant Health (Official Controls and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
At a glance
What's here
13 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Operator 9
- Occupier 1
- Any Person 1
Plus 2 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
Measures to be taken on non-compliant Schedule 1 consignments
- Store and comply with plant health inspector's notice for non-compliant imports Operator
Measures in relation to a contaminated place of production
- Comply with eradication measures in a plant health inspector's notice for Potato ring rot Any Person
Official surveys and testing
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Department must survey Northern Ireland crops for Potato brown rot annually Crown / Minister / Government department
Measures which may be required in relation to a contaminated place of production
- Comply with eradication measures for Potato brown rot in a contaminated place of production Occupier
Measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Commission Implementing Decision 2011/787/EC
- Label Egyptian potatoes and use approved premises for processing Operator
Browse 42 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Interpretation
Consignments not correctly presented for official controls
Official controls to be performed on Schedule 1 consignments
Completion of official controls
Removal of Schedule 1 consignments from border control posts of arrival
Measures to be taken on Schedule 1 consignments
Notification of decisions to refuse the entry of a Schedule 1 consignment into Northern Ireland
Notices under this Part
Temporary measures in relation to
Temporary measures in relation to
Temporary measures in relation to
Exception for controlled material in transit
Temporary measures applying to the introduction of plants, plant products or other objects from another part of the Union territory
No person may introduce or move any plants, plant products...
(1) In this Part— “border control post” means a border...
Application of this Part
In this Schedule— “Directive 93/85/EEC” means Council Directive 93/85/EEC on...
Notices in relation to infested fields and contaminated susceptible material
Prohibition on the planting of potatoes in infested fields
Controls on contaminated seed potatoes etc.
Controls on potatoes for industrial processing or grading
Controls on contaminated bulbs etc.
Further investigations for the presence of Potato cyst nematodes
Interpretation
Official surveys and testing
Measures to be taken following the confirmation of the presence of Potato ring rot
Restrictions in relation to susceptible material or objects contaminated or possibly contaminated with Potato ring rot
General restrictions on the planting of potatoes
Additional measures applicable to a unit of protected crop production
Measures to be taken in demarcated zones for the control of Potato ring rot
In this Schedule— “certified seed potatoes” means pre-basic seed potatoes...
Measures to be taken following the confirmation of the presence of Potato brown rot
Restrictions in relation to susceptible material or objects contaminated or possibly contaminated with Potato brown rot
Additional measures in relation to units of protected crop production
Measures to be taken in demarcated zones for the control of Potato brown rot
Interpretation
Official measures relating to contaminated plots of land
Prohibition on the planting of potatoes on contaminated plots
Revocation of the demarcation of a contaminated plot
Interpretation
Official investigations and surveys
Official records of investigations and surveys
Derogations to the requirement to give prior notification in accordance with Article 1(1) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1013
- Notify the Department of controlled consignment arrival times Operator
Official measures in relation to non-compliant consignments or consignments which pose a risk to plant health
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Plant health inspector must serve notice on non-compliant consignments Statutory regulator
Transitional provision: approved places of inspection
- Notify DAERA before shipping controlled plant goods to an approved inspection site Operator
Notification requirements in relation to potatoes
- Notify plant health inspector before bringing certain potatoes into Northern Ireland Operator
Notification requirements in relation to citrus fruits
- Notify the Department before importing notifiable citrus fruits Operator
Notification requirements in relation to other plants and plant products
- Notify plant health inspector of certain plants and fuel wood brought into NI Operator
Recovery of expenses
- Pay costs of official control measures on your plant consignment Operator
Browse 49 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
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Citation and commencement
Interpretation: general
Interpretation: EU Decisions
Measures adopted pursuant to Article 30(1) of the EU Plant Health Regulation
Article 82 of the EU Plant Health Regulation: meaning of “close proximity”
Designation of competent authority
Suspicion of non-compliance
Consignments not correctly presented for official controls
Notices under Regulation 8, 9 or 10
Border control posts: authorisation of inspection centres and commercial storage facilities
Introduction
Notices in relation to controlled plant pests or prohibited material
Action which may be taken by a plant health inspector
Establishment of demarcated areas and measures to be taken in those areas
Temporary national measures relating to plant health
Applications for registration
Other applications
Authorisations for other purposes
Authorisations granted by the Department
Specific measures relating to certain solanaceous species
Interpretation
Powers of entry
Right of entry conferred by a warrant issued by a lay magistrate
Information notices
Failure to comply with a notice
Removal of ISPM 15 mark from wood packaging material
Marking of wood packaging material: power of seizure
Disclosure of information held by the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
Disclosure of information
Appeal
Miscellaneous provisions as to notices
Service of notices
General
Failure to comply with requirements of notices etc.
Defence: reasonable excuse
Provision of false or misleading information
Improper use of plant passports, Northern Ireland plant health labels or certificates
Obstruction
Offence relating to the disclosure of information held by Revenue and Customs
Defence: lawful disclosure
Offences by bodies corporate
Offences by partnerships and unincorporated associations
Penalties
Amendment of the Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995
Amendment of the Marketing of Ornamental Plant Propagating Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
Amendment of the Seed Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
Amendment of the Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017
Revocation, transitional and saving provisions
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