The Plant Health (Scotland) Amendment Order 2013
This Order makes provision which the Scottish Ministers think expedient for preventing the introduction and spread of pests in Scotland, in particularClavibacter michiganensisssp.sepedonicus(Spieckerman and Kotthoff) Daviset al. andEpitrix cucumeris(Harris),Epitrix similaris(Gentner),Epitrix subcrinita(Lec.) andEpitrix tuberis(Gentner).
Citation and commencement1.
This Order may be cited as the Plant Health (Scotland) Amendment Order 2013 and comes into force on 9th February 2013.
Amendments to the Plant Health (Scotland) Order 20052.
Substitution of article 19A3.
“Landing of potatoes in Scotland19A.
(1)
No person shall land potatoes to which this article applies unless that person has given written notification to an inspector at least forty eight hours prior to their intended landing.
(2)
This article applies to—
(a)
seed potatoes grown outside Scotland; or
(b)
potatoes, other than seed potatoes, grown in Poland, Portugal, Romania or Spain.
(3)
The notification shall contain—
(a)
the proposed time, date and means of landing;
(b)
the proposed point of entry;
(c)
the proposed destination and use;
(d)
the variety;
(e)
the quantity; and
(f)
the producer’s identification number or the reference number of the lot.
(4)
Where an inspector is satisfied that no notification has been given under paragraph (1) in relation to potatoes to which this article applies, the inspector may serve a notice requiring the person landing the potatoes to provide information about any of the matters specified in paragraph (3) within such period as is specified in the notice.”.
Amendment of Schedule 44.
In Schedule 4 (restrictions on the landing in and movement within Scotland of relevant material), in Part B (relevant material, from another part of the European Union, which may only be landed in or moved within Scotland if special requirements are satisfied)—
(a)
(b)
in item 19 (tubers ofSolanum tuberosumL.), in the third column, for “There shall be evidence” substitute “Without prejudice to items 19a and 19b, there shall be evidence”; and
(c)
“19b.
Tubers ofSolanum tuberosumL. which originate in Poland, other than those mentioned in column 2 of items 16 to 18
Without prejudice to the requirements of items 19 and 19a, the tubers shall be accompanied by a certificate issued by the responsible official body in Poland confirming that they have been found to be free fromClavibacter michiganensisssp.sepedonicus(Spieckerman and Kotthoff) Daviset al. in official laboratory tests.”.
Revocations5.
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
This Order amends the Plant Health (Scotland) Order 2005 (“the principal Order”) and includes measures to prevent the introduction and spread of certain plant pests, in particular,Clavibacter michiganensisssp.sepedonicus(Spieckerman and Kotthoff) Daviset al., a cause of potato ring rot andEpitrix cucumeris(Harris),Epitrix similaris(Gentner),Epitrix subcrinita(Lec.) andEpitrix tuberis(Gentner), known commonly as potato flea beetles.
Article 3 replaces article 19A of the principal Order to require any person who intends to import certain potatoes into Scotland to give an authorised plant health inspector prior written notice of the import.
Article 4, amends Part B of Schedule 4 to the principal Order, to require certain potatoes which originate in Poland and are imported into Scotland to be accompanied by an official certificate confirming that the potatoes have been found to be free fromClavibacter michiganensisssp.sepedonicus(Spieckerman and Kotthoff) Daviset al. in official laboratory tests.
Article 5 revokes the Potatoes Originating in Poland (Notification) (Scotland) Order 2004, the Potatoes Originating in Poland (Notification) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2008 and article 4(2) of the Plant Health (Scotland) Amendment Order 2008.
A business and regulatory impact assessment has been prepared and placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Copies may be obtained from the Scottish Government Agriculture, Food and Rural Communities Directorate, Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive, Edinburgh EH11 3XD and online atwww.legislation.gov.uk.