Request to an officer for Revenue and Customs for material to be detained
13.—(1) Where an inspector has reasonable grounds for suspecting that there is a risk that a plant pest may spread from any relevant material, the inspector may request an officer for Revenue and Customs to exercise the power in article 14(1) for the purpose of enabling the inspector to enforce any provision of this Order.
(2) A request under article 13(1)—
(a)may identify the relevant material in any way; and
(b)must be made in writing or be made orally and confirmed in writing.
(3) Where an inspector issues a notice or takes any other action under this Order in respect of relevant material detained by an officer for Revenue and Customs under article 14(1), the inspector must advise the officer of the notice or action.