Potatoes Originating in Egypt (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. No. 111 of 2004). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Scotland Document type Regulation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants Keyword Food quality control/food safety International trade Plant protection Vegetables/legumes Pests/diseases Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes These Regulations come into force on 31 March 2004. Abstract The Regulations: prohibit the import into Scotland of potatoes which the person importing knows or has reasonable cause to suspect originated in Egypt, unless those potatoes are accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 1 of the Annex to the Decision (reg. 3); require potatoes originating in Egypt to be processed only in premises approved by the Scottish Ministers for that purpose (reg. 4); provide that an inspector, who has reasonable grounds for suspecting that regulation 3(1) or 4(1) of the Regulations has been or is likely to be contravened, may exercise certain enforcement powers conferred by article 22 of the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993 (reg. 5); provide that any notice served or power exercised under regulation 5 of the Regulations, where the power to do so is conferred by the Order, has the same effect as if served or exercised under the relevant article of the Order (reg. 5(4) and (6)). Accordingly, once a notice is served or other power is exercised under regulation 5 of the Regulations, the relevant consequential provisions of the Order, including provisions as to offences, take effect; permit an inspector to check that the provisions of the Regulations have been complied with by exercising certain powers conferred by article 25 of the Order (reg. 5(5)). Full text English Website www.scotland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk References - Legislation Repeals Potatoes Originating in Egypt (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (S.S.I. No. 421 of 2001). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2001 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, International trade, Plant protection, Vegetables/legumes, Pests/diseases Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Potatoes Originating in Egypt (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. No. 37 of 2012). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2012 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Inspection, International trade, Packaging/labelling, Plant protection, Vegetables/legumes, Pests/diseases, Certification, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Plant Health (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. No. 124 of 2019). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2019 Keyword: Plant protection, Vegetables/legumes, Pests/diseases, International trade, Inspection, Certification, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX