Welsh Statutory Instrument SI 2020/206 United Kingdom

The Official Controls (Plant Health and Genetically Modified Organisms) (Wales) Regulations 2020

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Operator3 Any Person1 Occupier1

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Operator — also bound by 746 other Acts
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Occupier — also bound by 235 other Acts
Highways Act 1980 23 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.007 Derogations to the requirement to give prior notification in accordance with Article 1(1) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1013 Regulated
  • Notify plant health authorities of controlled consignments before arrival in WalesOperator
s.010 Official measures in relation to non-compliant consignments or consignments which pose a risk to plant health Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Plant health inspector must detain non-compliant imports and notify operatorStatutory regulator
s.013 Transitional provision: approved places of inspection Regulated
  • Notify authority and secure consignments for approved inspectionOperator
54 other provisions — procedural and definitional
sch. 3 sch. 3
s.001 Title, application and commencement
s.002 Interpretation: general
s.003 Interpretation: EU instruments relating to plant health
s.004 Measures adopted pursuant to Article 30(1) of the EU Plant Health Regulation
s.005 Article 82 of the EU Plant Health Regulation: meaning of “close proximity”
s.006 Designation of competent authorities
s.008 Suspicion of non-compliance
s.009 Consignments not correctly presented for official controls
s.011 Notices under regulation 8, 9 or 10
s.012 Border control posts: authorisation of inspection centres and commercial storage facilities
s.014 Introduction
s.015 Notices in relation to controlled plant pests or prohibited material
s.016 Action which may be taken by a plant health inspector
s.017 Establishment of demarcated areas and measures to be taken in those areas
s.018 Schedule 1
s.019 Applications for registration
s.020 Other applications
s.021 Authorisations for other purposes
s.022 Authorisations granted by an appropriate authority
s.023 Schedule 2
s.024 Notification requirements in relation to seed potatoes
s.025 Notification requirements in relation to citrus fruits
s.026 Notification requirements in relation to other plants and plant products
s.027 Interpretation
s.028 Powers of entry
s.029 Right of entry conferred by a warrant issued by a justice of the peace
s.030 Information notices
s.031 Failure to comply with a notice
s.032 Removal of ISPM 15 mark from wood packaging material
s.033 Marking of wood packaging material: power of seizure
s.034 Disclosure of information held by the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
s.035 Disclosure of information to other competent authorities
s.036 Miscellaneous provisions as to notices
s.037 Service of notices
s.038 General
s.039 Failure to comply with requirements of notices etc.
s.040 Defence: reasonable excuse
s.041 Provision of false or misleading information
s.042 Improper use of ... plant passports , Northern Ireland plant health labels or certificates
s.043 Obstruction
s.044 Offence relating to the disclosure of information held by Revenue and Customs
s.045 Defence: lawful disclosure
s.046 Offences by bodies corporate
s.047 Offences by partnerships and unincorporated associations
s.048 Penalties
s.048 Civil sanctions
s.049 Minor and consequential amendments
s.050 Revocation of plant health instruments
s.051 Transitional provisions: licences under article 39(1) of the 2005 Order or article 41(1) of the 2018 Order
s.052 Transitional provisions: other licences under the 2005 Order or the 2018 Order
s.053 Transitional provisions: notices
s.054 Transitional provisions: approvals granted under article 17(1) of the 2005 Order or the 2018 Order
s.055 Amendment to secondary legislation on official controls in relation to genetically modified organisms
Schedules

Schedules

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s.sch002 Measures in relation to a contaminated place of production Regulated
  • Carry out mandatory eradication measures on contaminated potato fieldsAny Person
s.sch002 Measures which may be required in relation to a contaminated place of production Regulated
  • Comply with eradication measures on contaminated landOccupier
s.sch002 Additional measures relating to Egyptian potatoes Regulated
  • Label Egyptian potatoes and use only approved premises for processingOperator
75 other schedules
s.sch001 Interpretation
s.sch001 Temporary measures applying to the introduction of plants, plant products or other objects from third countries
s.sch001 Temporary measures applying to the introduction of plants, plant products or other objects from another part of the Union territory
s.sch001 No person may introduce or move any plants, plant products...
s.sch002 In this Schedule— ... ... ... “EPPO PM 7/21” (“...
s.sch002 Notices in relation to infested fields and contaminated susceptible material
s.sch002 Prohibition on the planting of potatoes in infested fields
s.sch002 Suppression of Potato cyst nematodes
s.sch002 Controls on contaminated seed potatoes etc.
s.sch002 Controls on potatoes for industrial processing or grading
s.sch002 Controls on contaminated bulbs etc.
s.sch002 Further investigations for the presence of Potato cyst nematodes
s.sch002 Interpretation
s.sch002 Official surveys and testing
s.sch002 Measures to be taken following the confirmation of the presence of Potato ring rot
s.sch002 General restrictions on the planting of potatoes
s.sch002 Restrictions in relation to susceptible material or objects contaminated or possibly contaminated with Potato ring rot
s.sch002 Additional measures applicable to a unit of protected crop production
s.sch002 Measures to be taken in demarcated zones for the control of Potato ring rot
s.sch002 In this Part— “certified seed potatoes” (“tatws hadyd ardystiedig”) means...
s.sch002 Official surveys and testing
s.sch002 Measures to be taken following the confirmation of the presence of Potato brown rot
s.sch002 Restrictions in relation to susceptible material or objects contaminated or possibly contaminated with Potato brown rot
s.sch002 Additional measures in relation to units of protected crop production
s.sch002 Interpretation
s.sch002 Measures to be taken in demarcated zones for the control of Potato brown rot
s.sch002 Official measures relating to contaminated plots of land
s.sch002 Prohibition on the planting of potatoes on contaminated plots
s.sch002 Revocation of the demarcation of a contaminated plot
s.sch002 Interpretation
s.sch002 Official testing
s.sch002 Official investigations and surveys
s.sch002 Official records of investigations and surveys
s.sch004a Compliance notice
s.sch004a Final notice
s.sch004a Contents of final notice: compliance and restoration notices
s.sch004a Contents of final notice: fixed and variable monetary penalties
s.sch004a Fixed monetary penalty: discount for early payment
s.sch004a Appeals against a final notice
s.sch004a Fixed monetary penalty: non-payment within the stated payment period
s.sch004a Criminal proceedings
s.sch004a Stop notices
s.sch004a Contents of a stop notice
s.sch004a Appeals
s.sch004a Restoration notice
s.sch004a Completion certificates
s.sch004a Compensation
s.sch004a Offences
s.sch004a Enforcement undertakings
s.sch004a Contents of an enforcement undertaking
s.sch004a Acceptance of an enforcement undertaking
s.sch004a Discharge of an enforcement undertaking
s.sch004a Inaccurate, incomplete or misleading information
s.sch004a Non-compliance with an enforcement undertaking
s.sch004a Non-compliance penalties
s.sch004a Imposition of a fixed monetary penalty
s.sch004a Appeals
s.sch004a Withdrawing or amending a notice
s.sch004a Recovery of enforcement costs
s.sch004a Appeals
s.sch004a Guidance as to the use of civil sanctions
s.sch004a Consultation on guidance
s.sch004a Publication of enforcement action
s.sch004a Imposition of a variable monetary penalty
s.sch004a Notice of intent
s.sch004a Combination of penalties
s.sch004a Discharge of liability – fixed monetary penalties
s.sch004a Making representations and objections
s.sch004a Third party undertakings
s.sch005 (1) The Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations 1995 are...
s.sch005 (1) The Marketing of Ornamental Plant Propagating Material Regulations 1999...
s.sch005 (1) The Forest Reproductive Material (Great Britain) Regulations 2002 are...
s.sch005 (1) The Seed Potatoes (Wales) Regulations 2016 are amended as...
s.sch005 (1) The Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) (Wales) Regulations 2019 are...
s.sch005 (1) The Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material (Wales)...

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