The Plant Health (Forestry) Order 2005

Conditions for maintaining registration as a forestry traderE+W+S

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27.—(1) A registered forestry trader shall in relation to the activities and premises to which his registration relates comply with the following conditions:

(a)he shall keep an accurate plan of the premises;

(b)he shall keep a record of relevant material purchased by him or brought onto the premises for storage, planting or production on those premises, and of relevant material under production on or dispatched from those premises;

[F1(c)he shall keep—

(i)all documents relating to the records kept under subparagraph (b) for one year from the date he created or received them; and

(ii)if he is the final user of relevant material, any plant passport which accompanies the relevant material in accordance with article 20 for one year from the date he received it;]

(d)he shall designate an individual (whether himself or another) who is technically experienced in relation to the activities carried out on the premises and related plant health matters affecting the premises who shall be available to liaise with [F2the appropriate authority] in relation to matters arising under this Order;

(e)he shall examine his premises and relevant material at such times and in a manner specified in guidelines issued from time to time by [F2the appropriate authority];

(f)he shall make a declaration at such time and in such form as [F2the appropriate authority] may from time to time require that he is able and willing to comply with the conditions specified in sub-paragraphs (a) to (e); and

(g)he shall comply with any other conditions which may be specified by [F2the appropriate authority] which they consider necessary to enable them to assess the presence of or spread of any tree pest on the premises by reason of the condition of those premises.

(2) Where [F2the appropriate authority] are satisfied that a registered forestry trader has failed to comply with any of the conditions specified in paragraph (1) they may suspend his registration until they are satisfied that he is able and willing to comply with those conditions.

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