Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Plant Health
Made
11th June 2014
Coming into operation
2nd July 2014
1. This Order may be cited as the Plant Health (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2014 and comes into operation on 2nd July 2014.
2. The Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 2006(3) is amended in accordance with article 3.
3. (1) Part 7A(4) (management zones for plant health purposes) is omitted.
(2) In Part B (plant pests known to occur in the European Community) of Schedule 1, item 1a(5) under the heading "Insects, mites and nematodes" is omitted.
(3) In article 44(1)(a) (offences), head (xiiiA)(6) is omitted.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 11th June 2014
(L.S.)
Malcolm Beatty
A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
This Order amends the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006 No.82) ("the principal Order").
Article 3 removes the provisions in the principal Order in relation to the organism Diabrotica virgifera Le Conte so as to implement-
(a) Commission implementing Directive 2014/19/EU amending Annex I to Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (OJ No L 38, 7.2.2014, p.30); and
(b) Commission Implementing Decision 2014/62/EU repealing Decision 2003/766/EC on emergency measures to prevent the spread within the Community of Diabrotica virgifera Le Conte (OJ No L 38, 7.2.2014, p.45).
The Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland was renamed the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development by Article 3(4) of the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.1)).
1967 c.68 (N.I.); sections 2(1) and 3(1) were amended by S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1972 No. 351, art. 3 and Sch.2. Section 2(2) was amended by 1979 c.2, s.177(1) and Sch.4, Pt II. Sections 2 and 3 were also amended by S.I. 1984/702 (N.I.2), Arts 15(2), 24 and Sch. Back [2]
S.R. 2006 No. 82, as amended by S.R. 2006 No. 165: S.R. 2006 No. 435: S.R. 2007 No. 333; S.R. 2007 No. 483; S.R. 2008 No. 205; S.R. 2008 No. 442; S.R. 2008 No. 493; S.R. 2009 No. 179; S.R. 2010 No. 197; S.R. 2010 No. 232; S.R. 2010 No. 307; S.R. 2011 No. 22; S.R. 2011 No. 233; S.R. 2011 No.352; S.R. 2012 No. 133; S.R. 2012 No. 241; S.R. 2012 No. 392; S.R. 2013 No. 7 and S.R. 2013 No. 103.
Part 7A (article 38A) was inserted by S.R. 2008 No. 442, article 3(5). Article 38A was re-numbered article 38B by S.R. 2011 No.352, article 5.
Item 1a was inserted by S.R. 2009 No. 179, article2(4).
Article 44(1)(a)(xiiiA) was inserted by S.R. 2008 No. 442, article 3(8).