Interpretation2.

In this Order—

F1“the appropriate authority” means—

(a)

in relation to England F2..., the Forestry Commissioners;

(b)

F3in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers, and

(c)

in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

F4“authorised officer” means—

(a)

in relation to England F5..., 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)

F6in relation to Scotland, an officer of the Scottish Ministers or any person, whether or not an officer of the Scottish Ministers, authorised by the Scottish Ministers to be an inspector for the purposes of the Plant Health (Forestry) Order 2005.

(c)

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 F7the 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 F7the 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.