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The Plant Health (Wood and Bark) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006

Plant health

European Union

Health and safety inspections

Plants

Health care services and specialisms

Government Printer for Northern Ireland

2018-02-20

PLANT HEALTH

The Plant Health (Wood and Bark) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 (“the Order”) revokes and consolidates with amendments the Plant Health (Wood and Bark) Order (Northern Ireland) 1993 (SR 1993/460). The Order also implements—Commission Directive 2002/36/EC (O.J. No. L116, 3.5.2002, p.16) amending certain Annexes to Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants and plant products and against their spread within the Community;Council Directive 2002/89/EC (OJ No. L355, 30.12.2002, p.45) amending 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;Article 20 and Annex II of the Act concerning the Conditions of Accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded (OJ No. L236, 23.9.2003, p.33);Commission Decision 2004/278/EC (OJ No. L87, 25.3.2004, p.31) on the Community position on the amendment of the Appendices to Annex 4 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products;Commission Directive 2004/102/EC (OJ No. L309, 6.10.2004, p.9) amending Annexes II, III, IV and V to 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;Commission Directive 2004/103 (OJ No. L313, 12.10.2004, p.16) on identity and plant health checks of plants, plant products or other objects, listed in Part B of Annex V to Council Directive 2000/29/EC which may be carried out at a place other than the point of entry into the Community or at a place close by and specifying the conditions related to these checks;Commission Directive 2004/105/EC (OJ No. L319, 20.10.2004, p.9) determining the models of phytosanitary certificates or phytosanitary certificates for re-export accompanying plants, plant products or other objects from third countries and listed in Council Directive 2000/29/EC;Council Directive 2005/15/EC (OJ No. L56, 2.3.2005, p.12) amending Annex IV to 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 in the Community;Commission Directive 2005/17/EC (OJ No. L57, 3.3.2005, p.23) amending certain provisions of Directive 92/105/EEC concerning plant passports;Commission Directive 2005/18/EC (OJ No. L57, 3.3.2005, p.25) amending Directive 2001/32/EC as regards certain protected zones exposed to particular plant health risks in the Community; andCommission Decision 2005/260/EC (OJ No. L78, 24.3.2005, p.50) which comprises Decision No 2/2005 of the Joint Committee on Agriculture set up by the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products concerning the amendments to the Appendices to Annex 4.

The Plant Health (Wood and Bark) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006

Sch. Pt. A

para. 2(a)(vii)

The Plant Health (Wood and Bark) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019

art. 13(a)(ii)

art. 1

The Plant Health (Wood and Bark) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006

art. 4(1)

(1A)

The Plant Health (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

reg. 3(5)(c)

reg. 1(1)

The Plant Health (Wood and Bark) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006

art. 40(1)(a)(i)(ia)

(ii)-(vi)

The Plant Health (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

reg. 3(43)(a)

reg. 1(1)

The Plant Health (Wood and Bark) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006

Sch. 5 Pt. A item para. 1(b)-(d)

The Plant Health (Wood and Bark) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015

art. 9(a)

art. 1

The Plant Health (Wood and Bark) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006

Sch. 5 Pt. A item para. 2(a)(ii)-(vii)

The Plant Health (Wood and Bark) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015

art. 9(b)

art. 1

PART 4REGISTRATION OF FORESTRY TRADERS AND AUTHORITY TO ISSUE PLANT PASSPORTS

Registration requirements24

1

Every forestry trader may apply to the Department for registration.

2

An application for registration shall be made in writing to the Department and shall be in such form and contain such information as the Department may from time to time reasonably require to enable them to register the forestry trader in respect of the activity and premises in relation to which the application is made.

3

If, after a forestry trader has applied to the Department to be registered under paragraph (2) but before registration has taken place, there is any change in his circumstances recorded in the application, he shall notify the Department immediately in writing of any such change.

4

Every registered forestry trader shall notify the Department immediately in writing of any change in the particulars listed in the register with respect to him.

5

Subject to paragraph (6), the Department shall register a forestry trader who meets the requirements of this Article in respect of the activity and premises in relation to which he has applied to be registered and shall notify the forestry trader when registration has taken place.

6

The Department shall only register a forestry trader in respect of an activity or premises if they are satisfied that he is able and willing to comply with the conditions specified in Article 25(1).

7

A forestry trader shall not engage in the production of relevant material or the direct import of relevant material from third countries unless he is registered.