The Plant Health (Export Certification) (Forestry) (Great Britain) Order 2004

Interpretation E+W+S

2.  In this Order—

[F1 “the appropriate authority” means—

(a)

in relation to England and Scotland, the Forestry Commissioners;

(b)

in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;]

[F2 “authorised officer” means—

(a)

in relation to England and Scotland, an officer of the Forestry Commissioners or any person, whether or not an officer of the Forestry Commissioners, authorised by the Forestry Commissioners to be an inspector for the purposes of the Plant Health (Forestry) Order 2005;

(b)

in relation to Wales, an officer of the Welsh Ministers or any person, whether or not an officer of the Welsh Ministers, authorised by the Welsh Ministers to be an inspector for the purposes of the Plant Health (Forestry) Order 2005;]

“certificate”, in relation to an application made pursuant to this Order, means either a phytosanitary certificate or a reforwarding phytosanitary certificate, as the case may be;

“phytosanitary certificate” means a certificate duly completed in the form set out in Schedule 1 or in such other similar form as may be agreed between [F3 the appropriate authority] and the third country whose phytosanitary requirements the certificate is intended to meet;

“reforwarding phytosanitary certificate” means a certificate duly completed in the form set out in Schedule 2 or in such other similar form as may be agreed between [F3 the appropriate authority] and the third country whose phytosanitary requirements the certificate is intended to meet;

“relevant material” means:—

(a)

any tree, wood, isolated bark, soil or growing medium, as those terms are defined in the Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) Order 1993;

(b)

non-manufactured wood which is in the form of packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, pallets, box pallets and other load boards and pallet collars, whether or not in use in the transport of objects; and

(c)

used forestry machinery;

“third country” has the same meaning in this Order as in the Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) Order 1993.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in art. 2 inserted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 191(2) (with Sch. 7)

F2 Words in art. 2 substituted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 191(3) (with Sch. 7)

F3 Words in art. 2 substituted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 191(4) (with Sch. 7)

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 2 in force at 28.7.2004, see art. 1