Official register of professional operators
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Competent authorities must maintain an official register of professional operators dispatching plants to Northern Ireland Statutory regulator
UK Statutory Instrument
2023
United Kingdom
The Windsor Framework (Plant Health) Regulations 2023
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What's here
11 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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.
Procedure for registration
- Register and keep your plant health operator registration up to date
Issuance of Northern Ireland plant health labels
- Authorised operators must only issue NI plant health labels for their own plants/objects at declared premises under official supervision
Obligations of authorised operators
- Monitor critical points, keep records, and train staff for plant health labels
Substantive requirements for issue of a Northern Ireland plant health label
- Only issue Northern Ireland plant health labels for compliant plants
Examinations for Northern Ireland plant health labels
- Examine plants thoroughly before issuing Northern Ireland plant health labels
Attaching of the Northern Ireland plant health label
- Attach Northern Ireland plant health label before dispatch
Traceability
- Keep traceability records for plants and objects with Northern Ireland plant health label
Replacing a Northern Ireland plant health label
- Issue new plant health labels and keep old ones when dividing plant consignments
Invalidation and removal of a Northern Ireland plant health label
- Invalidate and remove non-compliant Northern Ireland plant health labels and notify authorities
Movements to Northern Ireland
- Do not dispatch consignments to Northern Ireland with NI plant health labels unless authorised and compliant
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Citation, commencement and extent
Interpretation
Application of this Part
Applications for registration
Northern Ireland plant health label
Content and format of the Northern Ireland plant health label
Authorisation of professional operators to issue or receive and use Northern Ireland plant health labels
Inspections and withdrawal of authorisation
Official controls on professional operators authorised to issue Northern Ireland plant health labels
Northern Ireland plant health label replacing phytosanitary certificates
Amendments to the Plant Health (Official Controls and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
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