Potatoes Originating in the Netherlands Order 1995
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1995/3018 |
| Year | 1995 |
1995 No. 3018
PLANT HEALTH
The Potatoes Originating in the Netherlands Order 1995
Made 22th November 1995
Laid before Parliament 22th November 1995
Coming into force 23th November 1995
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:
Title, extent and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Potatoes Originating in the Netherlands Order 1995, shall apply to Great Britain and shall come into force on 23rd November 1995.
Interpretation
2. In this Order—
“inspector” means any person authorised to be an inspector for the purposes of the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 19933;
“originating in the Netherlands” means grown and harvested in 1995 in the Netherlands;
“potato” means any tuber or true seed or any other plant ofSolanum tuberosum L. or other tuber-forming species or hybrid of the genus Solanum L..
Notification of imports of potatoes originating in the Netherlands
3.—(1) No person shall import into Great Britain any potatoes which he knows or has reasonable cause to suspect to have originated in the Netherlands unless he has given written notification to an inspector, at least two days prior to the intended date of introduction into Great Britain of the potatoes, of his intention to import the potatoes and of—
(a)
(a) the proposed means of introduction;
(b)
(b) the proposed point of entry;
(c)
(c) the intended use of the potatoes;
(d)
(d) in the case of potatoes intended for planting or processing, the proposed destination of the potatoes;
(e)
(e) the variety of the potatoes; and
(f)
(f) the quantity of potatoes.
(2) Any notification given by a person under paragraph (1) above in respect of any potatoes shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements placed on that person by the Seed Potatoes originating in the Netherlands (Notification) (Scotland) Order 19954in respect of those potatoes.
(3) In this article, “processing” means any industrial treatment including washing but excluding packing for retail sale.
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