Plant Health PART 1 Introduction Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation: EU Decisions 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 82 of the EU Plant Health Regulation: meaning of “close proximity” 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 2 Competent authorities Designation of competent authority 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suspicion of non-compliance 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consignments not correctly presented for official controls 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Official measures in relation to non-compliant consignments or consignments which pose a risk to plant health 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notices under Regulation 7, 8 or 9 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Border control posts: authorisation of inspection centres and commercial storage facilities 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provision: approved places of inspection 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 4 Official activities to prevent the establishment or spread of plant pests Introduction 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notices in relation to controlled plant pests or prohibited material 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Action which may be taken by a plant health inspector 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Establishment of demarcated areas and measures to be taken in those areas 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 5 Temporary national measures 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 6 Registration, authorisations and certificates Application for registration 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other applications 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Authorisations for other purposes 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Authorisations granted by the Department 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 7 Measures relating to certain solanaceous species 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 8 Notification requirements for the organisation of official controls Notification requirements in relation to seed potatoes 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notification requirements in relation to citrus fruits 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notification requirements in relation to other plants and plant products 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 9 General powers of inspectors, enforcement, recovery of expenses and appeal Interpretation 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers of entry 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Right of entry conferred by a warrant issued by a lay magistrate 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information notices 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Failure to comply with a notice 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marking of wood packaging material: power of seizure 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recovery of expenses 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disclosure of information held by the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disclosure of information 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeal 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 10 General and supplemental provisions relating to notices Miscellaneous provisions as to notices 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service of notices 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 11 Offences General 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Failure to comply with requirements of notices etc. 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defence: reasonable excuse 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provision of false or misleading information 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Improper use of plant passports or certificates 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obstruction 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offence relating to the disclosure of information held by Revenue and Customs 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defence: lawful disclosure 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences by bodies corporate 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences by partnerships and unincorporated associations 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penalties 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 12 Miscellaneous Minor and consequential amendments 49 Schedule 5 contains minor and consequential amendments to secondary legislation. Revocation 50 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 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provisions: other licences under the 2006 Order or the 2018 Order 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provisions: notices 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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