23.—(1) A professional operator who is bringing any of the following potatoes into Northern Ireland must at least two days before the expected date of their arrival in Northern Ireland, provide written notification to a plant health inspector of the matters referred to in paragraph (2)—
(a)seed potatoes grown or suspected to have been grown in another member State or in Switzerland; or
(b)potatoes, other than seed potatoes, grown or suspected to have been grown in Poland, Portugal, Romania or Spain.
(2) The matters are—
(a)the expected time and date of their arrival;
(b)their intended use;
(c)their intended destination;
(d)their variety and quantity; and
(e)the identification number of the producer of the potatoes.
(f)In paragraph (1)(b), “Spain” has the same meaning as in paragraph 3 of Schedule 1.