The Parsley (Temporary Prohibition on Landing) (Great Britain) Order 1988

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order prohibits until 19th June 1988 the landing in Great Britain of parsley grown in Italy, on account of recent findings of Colorado Beetle.

The following provisions of the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1987 apply in relation to the prohibition on landing set out in article 2 —

(a) a person appointed to be an inspector for the purposes of that Order (plant health inspector) may take, or require certain other persons to take, remedial action when parsley is landed or is likely to be landed in contravention of this Order (articles 15, 16, 18 and 19 of that Order);

(b) the landing of parsley which is prohibited by this Order may be authorised by licence (article 42 of that Order);

(c) an officer of Customs and Excise may, if so requested by a plant health inspector, prohibit the removal of parsley landed in contravention of this Order (article 44 of that Order);

(d) certain persons may be required to give information in relation to parsley landed in contravention of this Order (article 45 of that Order);

(e) offences and penalties (articles 46 and 47 of that Order).

Any person who lands parsley in contravention of the prohibition imposed by this Order with intent to evade such prohibition is guilty of an offence under section 50(2) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (c. 2) and may be detained. A person guilty of such offence is liable, on summary conviction, to a penalty of £2,000 or of three times the value of the goods, whichever is the greater, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to both, and, on conviction on indictment, to a penalty of any amount, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or to both.