The Plant Protection Products (Basic Conditions) Regulations 1997

Seizure, disposal etc

8.—(1) Where there has been a breach, in relation to any prescribed plant protection product, of any of the specified prohibitions imposed by regulation 4, any condition of an approval imposed under regulation 5 or 6 or any condition of a consent given under regulation 7, either of the Ministers shall have the power—

(a) to seize or dispose of the plant protection product or require the holder of the approval, or any other person appearing to the Minister to be the owner or the person in charge of that plant protection product, to dispose of it;

(b) to seize or dispose of anything treated with the plant protection product or require any person appearing to the Minister to be the owner or the person in charge of anything so treated to dispose of it;

(c) to require the holder of the approval, or any other person appearing to the Minister to be the owner or the person in charge of the plant protection product, to take such remedial action as appears to that Minister to be necessary as a result of the contravention including, where it appears to be necessary as a result of the contravention, recovery of the plant protection product from the market in Great Britain.

(2) If any prescribed plant protection product has been imported into Great Britain in contravention of any of the specified prohibitions imposed by regulation 4, any condition of an approval imposed under regulation 5 or 6 or any condition of a consent given under regulation 7, either of the Ministers may, by notice in writing served on the person appearing to him to be the owner, the importer or the person in charge of the product, require that it shall be exported from the United Kingdom within such period as that Minister reasonably may determine.