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SCHEDULE 15Emergency measures: Xylella fastidiosa (Wells et al.)

PART AApplication and interpretation

1.  This Schedule applies where Xylella fastidiosa (Wells et al.) is confirmed to be present in a relevant UK territory.

2.  In this Schedule—

“demarcated area” means an area demarcated under paragraph 5;

“infected plant” means a plant which has been tested and found to be infected by the plant pest;

“the plant pest” means Xylella fastidiosa (Wells et al.);

“susceptible plants” means host plants, intended for planting, belonging to the genera or species listed in the list of Xylella host plants.

3.  Any test or survey which is carried out for the purposes of paragraph 7(b), 25(b)(ii) or 26 must be based on a sampling scheme capable of identifying with 99% reliability a level of presence of infected plants of 1% or above.

4.  Any survey which is carried out for the purposes of paragraph 7(c) or 16(g) must be based on a grid split of 100 m x 100 m squares within a zone of a width of at least 1 km surrounding the infected zone and a grid split of 1 km x 1 km squares within the rest of the buffer zone.