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Destructive Insects and Pests Acts 1958 and 1991 (Pre-Notification) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 30 of 2020).

Country/Territory
Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Forestry protection measures Planting material/seeds Forest management/forest conservation Plant protection Pests/diseases International trade Authorization/permit Plant variety Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Order is made under the Destructive Insects and Pests Acts 1958 and 1991 and provides for measures to be put in place to prevent the introduction of Thaumetopoea processionea (Oak Processionary Moth) into the Country. Landing or keeping this pest shall be prohibited unless authorised by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Importation of plants or trees of the Quercus species shall be notified and infected trees or plants shall be treated as directed by the Minister and the sale of such plant or tree product may be prohibited.

Full text
English
Website
www.irishstatutebook.ie

References - Legislation

Implements

Destructive Insects and Pests (Consolidation) Act, 1958.

Legislation | Ireland | 1958 (2000)

Keyword: Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX