Meaning of “prescribed plant protection product”3.

(1)

In these Regulations “prescribed plant protection product” means any plant protection product (as that expression is defined in regulation 2(1) of the Plant Protection Products Regulations)—

(a)

the placing on the market and use of which are subject to the prohibitions specified in regulation 3(1) and (2) of the Plant Protection Products Regulations4, or which is approved under regulation 9 of those Regulations5, and

(b)

which is a substance, preparation or micro-organism to which paragraph (2) below applies.

(2)

This paragraph applies to any substance, preparation or micro-organism—

(a)

prepared or used for destroying any pest;

(b)

prepared or used for protecting plants or plant products from harmful organisms or for rendering harmful creatures harmless;

(c)

prepared or used for regulating the growth of plants.

(3)

In this regulation—

  • “pest” means—

    1. (a)

      any organism harmful to plants or plant products;

    2. (b)

      any undesired plant; and

    3. (c)

      any harmful creature;

  • “preparation” means a mixture or solution composed of two or more substances.