Plant Health (Great Britain) (Amendment) Order 1998

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1998/349

1998 No. 349

PLANT HEALTH

The Plant Health (Great Britain) (Amendment) Order 1998

Made 23th February 1998

Laid before Parliament 23th February 1998

Coming into force 25th February 1998

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in relation to England, the Secretary of State for Scotland in relation to Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales in relation to Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 2 and 3 of the Plant Health Act 19671and now vested in them2and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

S-1 Title and commencement

Title and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Plant Health (Great Britain) (Amendment) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 25th February 1998.

S-2 Amendment of the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993

Amendment of the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993

2.—(1) The Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 19933shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4) below.

(2) In Schedule 4, Part A, Section 1, after item 54 there shall be inserted the following—

“55.

Cut flowers of Orchidaceae originating in Thailand

In relation to consignments leaving Thailand after 9th February 1998, an official statement on the phytosanitary certificate, either—

(a) under the heading “Additional declaration”, that the cut flowers have been produced at a place of production which has been found to be free fromThrips palmi Karny on official inspections carried out at least monthly during the three months prior to export; or,

(b) under the heading “Additional declaration”, that as a consignment prior to export the cut flowers have been subjected to an appropriate fumigation treatment to ensure freedom from Thysanoptera, and, under the heading “Disinfestation and/or disinfection treatment”, specifying the fumigation treatment applied prior to export.”.

(3) In Schedule 5, Part B, Section I, after item 8 there shall be added the following—

S-9

“9 Cut flowers of Orchidaceae originating in Thailand and which left Thailand after 9th February 1998.”

(4) In Schedule 16 there shall be inserted at the end the following—

“Commission Decision 98/109/EC

OJNo. L27, 3.2.98, p. 47”.

Jeff Rooker

Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

23rd February 1998

Sewel

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

19th February 1998

Win Griffiths

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office

20th...

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