Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Plant Health (Scotland) Amendment Order 2014 and comes into force on 27th June 2014.

Amendment of the Plant Health (Scotland) Order 2005

2.  The Plant Health (Scotland) Order 2005(4) is amended in accordance with articles 3 and 4.

Amendment of article 19B (landing of trees in Scotland)

3.  In article 19B, for paragraphs (2) and (3)(5) substitute-

"(2) This article applies to-

(a)plants of Castanea Mill., Fraxinus L., Pinus L., Platanus L., Quercus L. or Ulmus L intended for planting, which have been grown in another member State; or

(b)plants of Castanea Mill., Fraxinus L., Pinus L., Platanus L., Quercus L. or Ulmus L. intended for planting, which have been grown in Switzerland and to which the requirements of article 6 do not apply.

(3) The notification shall contain-

(a)the proposed date of landing of the plants;

(b)the proposed destination;

(c)the quantity;

(d)the genus and species;

(e)the producer's identification number; and

(f)the country from which the plants have been consigned.".

Amendment of Schedule 1 (plant pests which shall not be landed in or spread within Scotland)

4.  In Schedule 1, in Part B (plant pests known to occur in the European Union), under the heading "Insects, mites and nematodes" omit item 1a(6).

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Plant Health (Scotland) Order 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/613) ("the principal Order").

Article 3 amends article 19B of the principal Order to prohibit a person from landing in Scotland plants of Ulmus L. intended for planting, which have been grown in another member State or in Switzerland, unless prior written notification of certain information has been given to an authorised inspector.

Article 4 amends Schedule 1, Part B of the principal Order to remove the entry in relation to the organism Diabrotica virgifera virgifera Le Conte so as to implement 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 L 38, 7.2.2014, p.30).

No business and regulatory impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations as no impact upon business, charities or voluntary bodies is foreseen.