RegistrationE+W

7.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, no person shall carry on business as a supplier unless he is registered as such by the Minister.

(2) Paragraph (1) above shall not apply to a supplier marketing only to persons who are not professionally engaged in the production or sale of ornamental plants or propagating material.

(3) An application for registration as a supplier shall be made in writing and shall be accompanied by the following information–

(a)the name of the applicant;

(b)the address of the main premises at which the applicant carries on or intends to carry on business as a supplier;

(c)the activities which the applicant carries on or intends to carry on which are or will be covered by these Regulations.

[F1(4) Registration of a supplier on the register of professional operators for the purposes of the EU Plant Health Regulation is deemed to constitute registration for the purposes of paragraph (1) above.]

(5) A supplier registered in accordance with this regulation shall keep records of his sales and purchases of propagating material and shall retain them for a period of not less than 12 months.

Extent Information

E1This version of this provision extends to England and Wales only; a separate version has been created for Scotland only

Textual Amendments