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Plant Health (Amendment No.2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. No. 103 of 2013).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Northern Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2013
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Forest management/forest conservation Planting material/seeds Plant protection Pests/diseases Traceability/product tracing International trade Certification
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Order amends the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 to introduce measures to prevent the introduction and spread of Chalara fraxinea T. Kowalski. In particular, the Order: (a) prohibits the landing in or the movement within Northern Ireland of this pest; (b) prohibits the landing in or the movement within Northern Ireland of plants of Fraxinus L. intended for planting which are infected with the pest; (c) imposes additional requirements on the landing in or movement within Northern Ireland of Fraxinus L. intended for planting; and (d) imposes additional requirements on the consignment from Northern Ireland to other parts of the European Community of plants of Fraxinus L. intended of planting. The Order also confers powers on the Department to grant licences for trial or scientific purposes or for work on varietal selections in relation to certain plant pests.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amends

Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. No. 82 of 2006).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2006

Keyword: Plant protection, Plant production, Pests/diseases, Inspection, Transport/storage, Internal trade, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX