Plant Health (Export Certification) (Scotland) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 132 of 2018).

Subject

Cultivated plants

Keyword

Plant protection Pests/diseases 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 makes provision for the issue of phytosanitary certificates or an intra-EU phytosanitary communication document (IPC) for export of plants, plant products or other objects to third countries to satisfy the requirements of those countries' phytosanitary regulations for purposes of Article V of the International Plant Protection Convention 1951 or any arrangement corresponding to that Article. The Orders provides for the making of applications for and the issue of phytosanitary certificates and IPC documents. It prescribes fees payable by applicants for such certificates and provides that it shall be an offence knowingly or recklessly to make a false statement or to intentionally fail to disclose material information for the purpose of obtaining the issue of a certificate.

Full text

English

Website

www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Plant Health Act 1967 (Chapter 8).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1967 (2019)

Keyword: Forestry protection measures, Forest management/forest conservation, Basic legislation, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Institution, Enforcement/compliance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

Plant Health (Export Certification) (Scotland) Order 2004 (S.S.I. No. 248 of 2004).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2004

Keyword: Plant protection, Pests/diseases, International trade, Certification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Plant Health (Export Certification) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2007 (S.S.I. No.137 of 2007).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2007

Keyword: Plant protection, Pests/diseases, International trade, Certification, Royalties/fees

Source: FAO, FAOLEX