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8.—(1) No person shall use a plant protection product authorised for professional use unless they hold a specified certificate or work under supervision.
(2) No person shall cause or permit any other person to use a plant protection product authorised for professional use unless the person using the product holds a specified certificate or works under supervision.
(3) This regulation does not apply to any person who uses a plant protection product authorised for professional use if—
(a)he or she was born on or before 31st December 1964; and
(b)he or she uses plant protection products authorised for professional use on crops, land, produce, buildings, or the contents of buildings, materials or other areas intended to be treated which are owned or occupied by himself or herself or by his or her employer and he or she is competent to use such products.
(4) Paragraph (3) ceases to have effect on 25th November 2015.
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