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2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“the 2005 Order” (“Gorchymyn 2005”) means the Plant Health (Forestry) Order 2005 M1;
“the 2018 Order” (“Gorchymyn 2018”) means the Plant Health (Wales) Order 2018 M2;
“appropriate authority” (“awdurdod priodol”) means the Welsh Ministers, and is to be construed in accordance with regulation 6;
“commencement date” (“dyddiad cychwyn”) means the date on which these Regulations come into force;
“controlled consignment” (“llwyth a reolir”) means a consignment containing any plant, plant product or other object—
which may not be brought into [F1Great Britain] without a phytosanitary certificate for export or a phytosanitary certificate for re-export pursuant to—
“controlled plant pest” (“pla planhigion a reolir”) means—
“Council Directive 2000/29/EC” (“Cyfarwyddeb y Cyngor 2000/29/EC”) means Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community M3;
F9...
“EU Plant Health Regulation” (“Rheoliad Iechyd Planhigion yr UE”) means Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council on protective measures against pests of plants [F10as it has effect in EU law] M4;
F11...
“ISPM 15” (“SRFFf 15”) means International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No. 15 of March 2002 on Guidelines for regulating wood packaging material in international trade, prepared by the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention established by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations M5;
[F12“Northern Ireland plant health label” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Windsor Framework (Plant Health) Regulations 2023]
“Official Controls Regulation” (“Rheoliad Rheolaethau Swyddogol”) means Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, insofar as it applies to F13... plant health rules M6;
“Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation” (“Rheoliad Amodau Ffytoiechydol”) means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 establishing uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and the Council, as regards protective measures against pests of plants M7;
“plant health inspector” (“arolygydd iechyd planhigion”) means an official plant health officer appointed by the Welsh Ministers;
[F14“Plant Health Regulation” (“Rheoliad Iechyd Planhigion”) means Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council on protective measures against pests of plants;]
[F15“plant passport” (“pasbort planhigion”) means a passport which is a UK plant passport or other permitted plant passport;]
“plant pest” (“pla planhigion”) means a pest within the meaning given in Article 1(1) and (2) of the F16... Plant Health Regulation;
“regulated item” (“eitem a reoleiddir”) means—
any plant, plant product or other object to which [F17a] plant health rule applies, other than any plant, plant product or other object which is part of a controlled consignment, or
a controlled plant pest;
“Wales” (“Cymru”) means the combined area of the counties and county boroughs in Wales (see Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 4 to the Local Government Act 1972 M8).
(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, words and expressions which are not defined in these Regulations and appear in the F18... Plant Health Regulation or the Official Controls Regulation have the same meaning in these Regulations as they have in the F18... Plant Health Regulation or the Official Controls Regulation (as the case may be).
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1628), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(2)(a)(i)(aa)
F2Word in reg. 2(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1628), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(2)(a)(i)(bb)
F3Words in reg. 2(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1628), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(2)(a)(i)(cc)
F4Word in reg. 2(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1628), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(2)(a)(i)(dd)
F5Word in reg. 2(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1628), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(2)(a)(ii)(aa)
F6Words in reg. 2(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1628), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(2)(a)(ii)(bb)
F7Word in reg. 2(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1628), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(2)(a)(ii)(cc)
F8Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (13.11.2020) by The Official Controls (Plant Health and Genetically Modified Organisms) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1134), regs. 1, 2(2)
F9Words in reg. 2(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1628), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(2)(a)(iii)
F10Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1628), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(2)(a)(iv)
F11Words in reg. 2(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1628), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(2)(a)(v)
F12Words in reg. 2 inserted (1.10.2023) by The Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1056), regs. 1(2), 5(2)
F13Word in reg. 2(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1628), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(2)(a)(vi)
F14Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1628), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(2)(a)(vii)
F15Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (4.3.2021) by The Plant Health (Amendment) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/239), regs. 1(2), 2(2)
F16Word in reg. 2(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1628), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(2)(a)(viii)
F17Word in reg. 2(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1628), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(2)(a)(ix)
F18Word in reg. 2(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1628), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(2)(b)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 2 in force at 27.3.2020, see reg. 1
Marginal Citations
M1S.I. 2005/2517; amended by S.I. 2013/755 (W. 90). There are other amending instruments but none are relevant
M2S.I. 2018/1064; there are amending instruments but none are relevant.
M3OJ No. L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1, as last amended by Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2019/523 (OJ No. L 86, 28.3.2019, p. 41).
M4OJ No. L 317, 23.11.2016, p. 4, amended by Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No. L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1).
M5Available from the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention, AGPP-FAO, Viale Delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153, Rome, Italy and at https://www.ippc.int/int.
M6OJ No. L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1, amended by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/478 (OJ No. L 82, 25.3.2019, p. 4).
M7OJ No. L 319, 10.12.2019, p. 1.
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