
2019 No. 230
Plant Health
The Plant Health (Official Controls and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019
Made 13th December 2019
Coming into operation 14th December 2019
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs is a Northern Ireland department designated  for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972  in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Union.The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs  makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2, 3(1), 3A and 3B(1) of the Plant Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1967  and section 2(2) of, and Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972 .These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears expedient to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for the references to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 establishing uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards protective measures against pests of plants and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2008 and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 (referred to in these Regulations as  “the Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation”) and to the European Union instruments mentioned in regulation 3(1) to be construed as references to those instruments as amended from time to time.
PART 1 Introduction
Citation and commencement
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Interpretation
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Interpretation: EU Decisions
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Article 82 of the EU Plant Health Regulation: meaning of  “close proximity”
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PART 2 Competent authorities
Designation of competent authority
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PART 3 Official Controls on controlled consignments from third countries and other official controls on goods from third countries
Derogations to the requirement to give prior notification in accordance with Article 1(1) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1013
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Suspicion of non-compliance
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Consignments not correctly presented for official controls
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Official measures in relation to non-compliant consignments or consignments which pose a risk to plant health
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Notices under Regulation 7, 8 or 9
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Border control posts: authorisation of inspection centres and commercial storage facilities
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Transitional provision: approved places of inspection
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PART 4 Official activities to prevent the establishment or spread of plant pests
Introduction
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Notices in relation to controlled plant pests or prohibited material
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Action which may be taken by a plant health inspector
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Establishment of demarcated areas and measures to be taken in those areas
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PART 5 Temporary national measures

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PART 6 Registration, authorisations and certificates
Application for registration
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Other applications
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Authorisations for other purposes
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Authorisations granted by the Department
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PART 7 Measures relating to certain solanaceous species

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PART 8 Notification requirements for the organisation of official controls
Notification requirements in relation to seed potatoes
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Notification requirements in relation to citrus fruits
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Notification requirements in relation to other plants and plant products
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PART 9 General powers of inspectors, enforcement, recovery of expenses and appeal
Interpretation
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Powers of entry
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Right of entry conferred by a warrant issued by a lay magistrate
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Information notices
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Failure to comply with a notice
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Marking of wood packaging material: power of seizure
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Recovery of expenses
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Disclosure of information held by the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
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Disclosure of information
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Appeal
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PART 10 General and supplemental provisions relating to notices
Miscellaneous provisions as to notices
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Service of notices
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PART 11 Offences
General
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Failure to comply with requirements of notices etc.
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Defence: reasonable excuse
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Provision of false or misleading information
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Improper use of plant passports or certificates
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Obstruction
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Offence relating to the disclosure of information held by Revenue and Customs
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Defence: lawful disclosure
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Offences by bodies corporate
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Offences by partnerships and unincorporated associations
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Penalties
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PART 12 Miscellaneous
Minor and consequential amendments
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Schedule 5 contains minor and consequential amendments to secondary legislation.
Revocation
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The instruments listed in Schedule 6 are revoked to the extent specified in the corresponding entry in column 3 of that Schedule.
Transitional provisions: licences under article 36(1) of the 2006 Order or article 43(1) of the 2018 Order
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Transitional provisions: other licences under the 2006 Order or the 2018 Order
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Transitional provisions: notices
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Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on 13th December 2019.
John Joe O'Boyle

A senior officer of the

Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

SCHEDULE 1
Temporary national measures

Regulation 17
PART 1 Plants, plant products or other objects from third countries
Interpration
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Temporary measures applying to the introduction of plants, plant products or other objects from third countries
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PART 2 Plants, plant products or other objects from another part of the Union territory
Temporary measures applying to the introduction of plants, plant products or other objects from another part of the Union territory
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Inspection and control of potato plant health Dickeya spp.
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SCHEDULE 2

Regulation 22
PART 1 General interpretation
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PART 2 General provisions relating to the planting of certain solanaceous species
General restrictions on the planting of potatoes
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Restrictions on the planting of potatoes in the protected region
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PART 3 Measures for the control of Potato wart disease
Interpretation
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Official measures relating to contaminated plots of land
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Prohibition on the planting of potatoes on contaminated plots
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Revocation of the demarcation of a contaminated plot
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PART 4 Measures for the control of European populations of Potato cyst nematode
Interpretation
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Official investigations and surveys
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Official records of investigations and surveys
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Notices in relation to infested fields and contaminated susceptible material
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Prohibition on the planting of potatoes in infested fields
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Controls on contaminated seed potatoes etc.
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Controls on potatoes for industrial processing or grading
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Controls on contaminated bulbs etc.
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Further investigations for the presence of Potato cyst nematodes
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PART 5 Measures for the control of Potato ring rot
Interpretation
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Official surveys and testing
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Measures to be taken following the confirmation of the presence of Potato ring rot
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Restrictions in relation to susceptible material or objects contaminated or possibly contaminated with Potato ring rot
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Measures in relation to a contaminated place of production
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Additional measures applicable to a unit of protected crop production
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Measures to be taken in demarcated zones for the control of Potato ring rot
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PART 6 Measures for the control of Potato brown rot
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Official surveys and testing
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Measures to be taken following the confirmation of the presence of Potato brown rot
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Restrictions in relation to susceptible material or objects contaminated or possibly contaminated with Potato brown rot
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Measures which may be required in relation to a contaminated place of production
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Additional measures in relation to units of protected crop production
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Measures to be taken in demarcated zones for the control of Potato brown rot
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SCHEDULE 3
Offences: relevant provisions in the EU Regulations

Regulation 38(1)(d) to (f)
PART 1 The EU Plant Health Regulation
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PART 2 The Official Controls Regulation
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PART 3 Other EU legislation
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SCHEDULE 4
EU emergency decisions relating to plant health

Regulation 38(1)(g)
PART 1 Offences relating to the EU Decisions
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SCHEDULE 5
Amendments to secondary legislation

Regulation 49
PART 1 The Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995
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(1) The Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995  are amended as follows.
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(3) In regulation 8(2), for  “Council Directive 2000/29/EC” substitute “
                    the EU Plant Health Regulation
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PART 2 The Marketing of Ornamental Plant Propagating Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
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(1) The Marketing of Ornamental Plant Propagating Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1)—
(a) omit the definition of  “Directive 2000/29/EC”;
(b) at the appropriate place insert—““the EU Plant Health Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament of the Council on protective measures against pests of plants, amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 652/2014 and (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/EC.“the Plant Health Official Controls Regulations” means the Plant Health (Official Controls and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019;”.
(3) In regulation 6A(4), in the definition of  “responsible official body”, for the words from  “a body” to the end, substitute “
                    an appropriate authority described in regulation 2(1) of the Plant Health Official Controls Regulations
                  ”.
(4) For regulation 7(5) substitute—“
(5) Registration of a supplier on the register of professional operators under regulation 5 of the Plant Health Official Controls Regulations is deemed to constitute registration for the purposes of paragraph (1) above.”.
(5) In regulation 8(3)—
(a) for the words from  “a plant pest” to  “Order (Northern Ireland) 1993” substitute “
                        a controlled plant pest as defined in regulation 2(1) of the Plant Health Official Controls Regulations
                      ”;
(b) for the words from  “article 20” to  “certain plant pests” substitute “
                        the EU Plant Health Regulation
                      ”.
(6) In regulation 9(2), for  “Directive 2000/29/EC” substitute “
                    the EU Plant Health Regulation
                  ”.
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PART 3 The Forest Reproductive Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002
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PART 4 The Seed Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
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PART 5 The Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017
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(1) The Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017  are amended as follows.
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(3) In regulation 3(1), omit the definition of  “Directive 2000/29/EC”.
(4) Omit regulation 10(6).
(5) In regulation 11(7), for the words from  “plant trader” to  “2006” substitute “
                    professional operator under regulation 4 of the Plant Health Official Controls Regulations
                  ”.
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SCHEDULE 6
Revocation of Instruments

Regulation 50

Instrument revoked Reference Extent of revocation
The Plant Health (Wood and Bark) (Phytophthora ramorum) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005 S.R. 2005 No. 252 The whole instrument
The Plant Health (Wood and Bark) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 S.R. 2006 No. 66 The whole instrument
The Plant Health (Wood and Bark) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009 S.R. 2009 No. 340 The whole instrument
The Plant Health (Wood and Bark) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 S.R. 2010 No. 48 The whole instrument
The Plant Health (Wood and Bark) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 S.R. 2012 No. 400 The whole instrument
The Plant Health (Wood and Bark) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 S.R. 2015 No. 129 The whole instrument
The Seed Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 S.R. 2016 No. 190 Regulation 25(3)
The Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 2018 S.R. 2018 No. 184 The whole instrument
The Plant Health (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 S.R. 2019 No. 49 The whole instrument
The Plant Health (Wood and Bark) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 S.R. 2019 No. 99 The whole instrument
The Plant Health (Amendment No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 S.R. 2019 No. 151 The whole instrument
The Plant Health (Amendment No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 S.R. 2019 No. 160 The whole instrument
The Plant Health (Wood and Bark) (Amendment No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 S.R. 2019 No. 162 The whole instrument