The Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) Order 1989

Prohibition on landing of tree pests, trees, wood, isolated bark etc.

3.  The landing in Great Britain of the following is prohibited, namely–

(a) any tree pest of a description specified in Schedule 1;

(b) any tree, wood, isolated bark, used forestry machinery, soil or growing medium carrying or infected with a tree pest of a description specified in Schedule 1;

(c) any tree, wood, isolated bark, used forestry machinery, soil or growing medium of a description specified in column 2 of Schedule 2 which originates in a country (other than Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man) specified in column 3 of that Schedule opposite the reference to such tree, wood, isolated bark, used forestry machinery, soil or growing medium;

(d) any tree, wood, isolated bark, soil or growing medium of a description specified in column 2 of Schedule 3 unless–

(i) the conditions, if any, specified in column 3 of that Schedule opposite the reference to such tree, wood, isolated bark, soil or growing medium are complied with; and

(ii) the consignment is accompanied by the certificate or declaration, if any, referred to in column 4 of that Schedule opposite the said reference;

(e) any genetically manipulated material;

(f) any tree pest not associated with a consignment of trees, wood, isolated bark, used forestry machinery, soil or growing medium (except insofar as any trees, wood, isolated bark, soil or growing medium are necessary to enable such tree pest to be landed or to sustain its life) being a tree pest which is not normally present in Great Britain and which is likely to be injurious to trees in Great Britain.