Prohibitions and restrictions on landing pests and relevant material
17.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the landing in Northern Ireland of pests or relevant material of the following descriptions which are introduced into Northern Ireland from another part of the European Community, whether as country of origin or country of transit, is prohibited—
(a)any pest of a description specified in Schedule 1;
(b)any relevant material of a description specified in column 2 of Schedule 2 carrying or infected with a pest of a description specified in column 3 of that Schedule opposite the reference to that relevant material;
(c)any pest which, although not specified in Schedule 1 or in column 3 of Schedule 2, is not normally present in Northern Ireland and which is likely to be injurious to trees in Northern Ireland;
(d)any relevant material of a description specified in column 2 of Schedule 3 which originates in a third country specified in column 3 opposite the reference to that relevant material;
(e)subject to Article 20, any relevant material not prohibited under sub-paragraph (d) which is of a description specified in column 2 of Part A of Schedule 4, unless the requirements specified in column 3 of that Part opposite the reference to that relevant material have been complied with;
(f)subject to Article 20, any relevant material not prohibited under sub-paragraph (d) which is of a description specified in column 2 of Part B of Schedule 4, unless the requirements specified in column 3 of that Part opposite the reference to that relevant material have been complied with;
(g)subject to Article 20 and without prejudice to any requirements specified in column 3 of Part A of Schedule 4 or in column 3 of Part B of Schedule 4 relating to the relevant material, any relevant material which is of a description specified in column 2 of Part C of Schedule 4 and which is not prohibited under sub-paragraph (d), unless the requirements specified in column 3 of Part C of Schedule 4 opposite the reference to that relevant material have been complied with.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to relevant material prohibited from landing in Northern Ireland by Article 4(1)(e) or (f).