Amendment of the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1993

6.  In Part III, after Article 43 there shall be inserted the following Article—

“Interpretation for the purposes of Part III

43A.   In this Part—

“agricultural land” means land used or capable of use for the purposes of a trade or business in connection with agriculture;

“classified seed potatoes” means classified seed potatoes as defined by regulation 2(1) of the Seed Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981(1);

“Directive 98/57/EC” means Council Directive 98/57/EC of 20th July 1998 on the control of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al.(2);

“R. solanacearum” means Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al.; and

“specified plant material” means plants (including tubers), other than true seed, of Solanum tuberosum L., or plants, other than fruits and seeds, of Lycoperiscon lycopersicum (L.) Karsten ex Farw.”.

(1)

S.R. 1981 No. 243 as amended by S.R. 1983 No. 244, S.R. 1985 No. 2, S.R. 1991 No. 397, S.R. 1993 No. 372, S.R. 1994 No. 459, S.R. 1996 No. 242 and S.R. 1997 No. 402

(2)

O.J. No. L.235, 21.8.98, p. 1