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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Marketing of Plant and Propagating Material (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 and come into operation on 1st September 2019.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
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In the Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995, after regulation 4 insert—“
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(1) The Department may authorise the marketing of plant material from any country outside the European Union if satisfied that the plant material has been produced under conditions equivalent to the requirements in these Regulations for plant material.
(2) An authorisation given under this regulation—
(a) must be in writing;
(b) may be subject to conditions; and
(c) may be amended, suspended or revoked by notice.”.
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In the Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017, in regulation 5, for paragraphs (3) and (4) substitute—“
(3) The Department may authorise the marketing of plant material from any country outside the European Union if satisfied that the plant material has been produced under conditions equivalent to the requirements in these Regulations for plant material.”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on 28th August 2019.
John Joe O’Boyle
A senior officer of the
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
