Plant Health (England) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 610 of 2015). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Regulation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant protection Plant production Pests/diseases Inspection Transport/storage Internal trade Authorization/permit Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Order of the Secretary of State, made under sections 2, 3 and 4 of the Plant Health 1967, provides measures for the control of international trade in any plant, plant product, soil or growing medium ("relevant material") for the purpose of preventing the spreading of plant pests and diseases. Part 2 of the Order imposes restrictions and requirements on relevant material imported into England from third countries. Article 5 contains general prohibitions and restrictions on relevant material being landed in England. Part 3 of the Order contains the prohibitions and restrictions that apply to relevant material coming to England from other EC countries (including other UK countries) and to the movement of that material within England. Such material shall be accompanied by a plant passport. Part 4 of the Order imposes a requirement on plant traders to be registered and enables the Secretary of State to authorize such traders to issue plant passports. Other provisions of these Regulations contain special arrangements governing trade in relevant material between England and Switzerland, give general enforcement powers to plant health inspectors, imposes additional requirements in respect of potatoes and tomatoes, provide for exemptions to be granted by the Secretary of State, require the notification of plant pests and diseases and prescribe offences. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community. Legislation | European Union | 2000 Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Inspection, Certification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Implementing Decision 2014/497/EU as regards measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of Xylella fastidiosa (Well and Raju). Legislation | European Union | 2014 Keyword: Plant protection, Pests/diseases Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Plant Health (Phytophthora ramorum) (England) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 2590 of 2004). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2002 Keyword: Plant protection, Plant production, Pests/diseases, Inspection, International trade, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Plant Health (England) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 2530 of 2005). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2005 Keyword: Plant protection, Plant production, Pests/diseases, Inspection, Transport/storage, Internal trade, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 2385 of 2014). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2014 Keyword: Plant protection, Pests/diseases, International trade, Inspection, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 1827 of 2015). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2015 Keyword: Forestry protection measures, Forest management/forest conservation, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, International trade, Authorization/permit, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 104 of 2016). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2016 Keyword: Plant protection, Pests/diseases, International trade, Authorization/permit, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 8 of 2017). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2017 Keyword: Plant protection, Pests/diseases, International trade, Authorization/permit, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 71 of 2018). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2018 Keyword: Forestry protection measures, Forest management/forest conservation, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, International trade, Authorization/permit, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX Plant Health (Amendment) (England) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 786 of 2019). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2019 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Plant protection, Vegetables/legumes, Pests/diseases, International trade, Inspection, Certification, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 1220 of 2017). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2017 Keyword: Plant protection, Pests/diseases, International trade, Authorization/permit, Data collection/reporting, Certification Source: FAO, FAOLEX