EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Plant Health (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.R. 2006/82).

Article 2(2) makes provision to prohibit a person from landing certain potatoes in Northern Ireland unless prior written notification has been given to an authorised inspector.

Article 2(3) makes provision to require certain potatoes which originate in Poland and are imported into Northern Ireland to be accompanied by an official certificate confirming that the potatoes have been found to be free from Clavibacter michiganensis ssp sepedonicus (Spieckermann and Kotthoff) Davis et al. in official laboratory tests.