Plant Health (Great Britain) Amendment (Scotland) Order 2002 (S.S.I. No. 164 of 2002)
Made 2002-03-27 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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The Plant Health (Great Britain) Amendment (Scotland) Order 2002 file:///D/HTML/uk33827.htm[16.01.2025 11:37:48] Scottish Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 164 The Plant Health (Great Britain) Amendment (Scotland) Order 2002 © Crown Copyright 2002 The legislation contained on this web site is subject to Crown Copyright protection. It may be reproduced free of charge provided that it is reproduced accurately and that the source and copyright status of the material is made evident to users. It should be noted that the right to reproduce the text of Scottish Statutory Instruments does not extend to the Royal Arms and the Queen's Printer for Scotland imprints. The text of this Internet version of the Scottish Statutory Instrument has been prepared to reflect the text as it was Made. The authoritative version is the Queen's Printer for Scotland copy published by The Stationery Office Limited as the The Plant Health (Great Britain) Amendment (Scotland) Order 2002, ISBN 0 11061320 1. Purchase this item. For details of how to obtain an official copy see How to obtain The Stationery Office Limited titles. To ensure fast access over slow connections, large documents have been segmented into "chunks". Where you see a "continue" button at the bottom of the page of text, this indicates that there is another chunk of text available. SCOTTISH STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2002 No. 164 PLANT HEALTH The Plant Health (Great Britain) Amendment (Scotland) Order 2002 Made 27th March 2002 Laid before the Scottish Parliament 28th March 2002 Coming into force 1st April 2002 The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972[1] and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order: Citation, commencement and extent 1. - (1) This Order may be cited as the Plant Health (Great Britain) Amendment (Scotland) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002. (2) This Order extends to Scotland only. Amendment of the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993 2. The Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993[2] is amended in accordance with articles http://www.scotland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/bookstore.htm?AF=A10075&FO=38383&ACTION=AddItem&ProductID=0110613201 http://www.scotland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/bookstore.htm?AF=A10075&FO=38383&ACTION=AddItem&ProductID=0110613201 http://www.the-stationery-office.co.uk/howtoorder.htm http://www.the-stationery-office.co.uk/howtoorder.htm http://www.scotland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/ssi2002/20020164.htm#note1 http://www.scotland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/ssi2002/20020164.htm#note2 The Plant Health (Great Britain) Amendment (Scotland) Order 2002 file:///D/HTML/uk33827.htm[16.01.2025 11:37:48] 3 to 8 below. 3. In article 2(1) (interpretation) for the definition of "Directive 2000/29/EC" there is substituted " "Directive 2000/29/EC" means Council Directive 2000/29/EC[3] of 8th May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community as amended by Commission Directive 2001/33/EC[4] and by Commission Directive 2002/28/EC[5];". 4. In Schedule 1, Part B, section (d) (virus and virus-like organisms), in the entry in the second column opposite item number 1 for "UK" there is substituted "UK (Northern Ireland)". 5. In Schedule 2, Part B, section (b) (bacteria), for the entry in the third column opposite item number 2 in the first column there is substituted " E, F (Corsica), IRL, I (Abruzzi; Apulia; Basilicata; Calabria; Campania; Emilia-Romagna: provinces of Forlí-Cesena, Parma, Piacenza and Rimini; Friuli-Venezia Giulia; Lazio; Liguria; Lombardy; Marche; Molise; Piedmont; Sardinia; Sicily; Tuscany; Trentino-Alto Adige: autonomous provinces of Bolzano and Trento; Umbria; Valle d'Aosta; Veneto: except in the province of Rovigo, the communes Rovigo, Polesella, Villamarzana, Fratta Polesine, San Bellino, Badia Polesine, Trecenta, Ceneselli, Pontecchio Polesine, Arquà Polesine, Costa di Rovigo, Occhiobello, Lendinara, Canda, Ficarolo, Guarda Veneta, Frassinelle Polesine, Villanova del Ghebbo, Fiesso Umbertiano, Castelguglielmo, Bagnolo di Po, Giacciano con Baruchella, Bosaro, Canaro, Lusia, Pincara, Stienta, Gaiba, Salara, and in the province of Padova, the communes Castlebaldo, Barbona, Piacenza d'Adige, Vescovana, S. Urbano, Boara Pisani, Masi, and in the province of Verona, the communes of Palù, Roverchiara, Legnago (the portion of the communal territory situated to the north east of the Transpolesana national road), Castagnaro, Ronco all'Adige, Villa Bartolomea, Oppeano, Terrazzo, Isola Rizza, Angiari), A (Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Tirol (administrative district Lienz), Styria, Vienna), P, FI, UK (Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands)". 6. In Schedule 3, Part B, (plants, plant products and other objects the introduction of which shall be prohibited in certain protected zones) for the entry in the second column opposite item number 1 in the first column, there is substituted " E, F (Corsica), IRL, I (Abruzzi; Apulia; Basilicata; Calabria; Campania; Emilia-Romagna: provinces of Forlí-Cesena, Parma, Piacenza and Rimini; Friuli-Venezia Giulia; Lazio; Liguria; Lombardy; Marche; Molise; Piedmont; Sardinia; Sicily; Tuscany; Trentino-Alto Adige: autonomous provinces of Bolzano and Trento; Umbria; Valle d'Aosta; Veneto: except in the province of Rovigo, the communes Rovigo, Polesella, Villamarzana, Fratta Polesine, San Bellino, Badia Polesine, Trecenta, Ceneselli, Pontecchio Polesine, Arquà Polesine, Costa di Rovigo, Occhiobello, Lendinara, Canda, Ficarolo, Guarda Veneta, Frassinelle Polesine, Villanova del Ghebbo, Fiesso Umbertiano, Castelguglielmo, Bagnolo di Po, Giacciano con Baruchella, Bosaro, Canaro, Lusia, Pincara, Stienta, Gaiba, Salara, and in the province of Padova, the communes Castlebaldo, Barbona, Piacenza d'Adige, Vescovana, S. Urbano, Boara Pisani, Masi, and in the province of Verona, the communes of Palù, Roverchiara, Legnago (the portion of the communal territory situated to the http://www.scotland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/ssi2002/20020164.htm#note3 http://www.scotland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/ssi2002/20020164.htm#note4 http://www.scotland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/ssi2002/20020164.htm#note5 The Plant Health (Great Britain) Amendment (Scotland) Order 2002 file:///D/HTML/uk33827.htm[16.01.2025 11:37:48] north east of the Transpolesana national road), Castagnaro, Ronco all'Adige, Villa Bartolomea, Oppeano, Terrazzo, Isola Rizza, Angiari), A (Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Tirol (administrative district Lienz), Styria, Vienna), P, FI, UK (Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands)". 7. In Schedule 4, Part B (special requirements which shall be laid down for the introduction and movement of plants, plant products and other objects into and within certain protected zones) (a) in the entries in the third column opposite items 20.1 and 20.2 for "UK" there is substituted "UK (Northern Ireland)"; (b) for the entry in the second column opposite item number 21 in the first column after "(a) the plants originate in the protected zones", and for the entry in the third column opposite that item there is substituted " E, F (Corsica), IRL, I (Abruzzi; Apulia; Basilicata; Calabria; Campania; Emilia-Romagna: provinces of Forlí-Cesena, Parma, Piacenza and Rimini; Friuli-Venezia Giulia; Lazio; Liguria; Lombardy; Marche; Molise; Piedmont; Sardinia; Sicily; Tuscany; Trentino-Alto Adige: autonomous provinces of Bolzano and Trento; Umbria; Valle d'Aosta; Veneto: except in the province of Rovigo, the communes Rovigo, Polesella, Villamarzana, Fratta Polesine, San Bellino, Badia Polesine, Trecenta, Ceneselli, Pontecchio Polesine, Arquà Polesine, Costa di Rovigo, Occhiobello, Lendinara, Canda, Ficarolo, Guarda Veneta, Frassinelle Polesine, Villanova del Ghebbo, Fiesso Umbertiano, Castelguglielmo, Bagnolo di Po, Giacciano con Baruchella, Bosaro, Canaro, Lusia, Pincara, Stienta, Gaiba, Salara, and in the province of Padova, the communes Castlebaldo, Barbona, Piacenza d'Adige, Vescovana, S. Urbano, Boara Pisani, Masi, and in the province of Verona, the communes of Palù, Roverchiara, Legnago (the portion of the communal territory situated to the north east of the Transpolesana national road), Castagnaro, Ronco all'Adige, Villa Bartolomea, Oppeano, Terrazzo, Isola Rizza, Angiari), A (Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Tirol (administrative district Lienz), Styria, Vienna), P, FI, UK (Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands)"; and (c) in the entries in the third column opposite items 22, 23, 25.1, 25.2, 26, 27.1, 27.2 and 30 for "UK" there is substituted "UK (Northern Ireland)". 8. In Schedule 8 (a) in section (b) (bacteria), in the entry in the second column opposite item number 2 in the first column, there is substituted " Spain, France (Corsica), Ireland, Italy (Abruzzi; Apulia; Basilicata; Calabria; Campania; Emilia-Romagna: provinces of Forlí-Cesena, Parma, Piacenza and Rimini; Friuli-Venezia Giulia; Lazio; Liguria; Lombardy; Marche; Molise; Piedmont; Sardinia; Sicily; Tuscany; Trentino-Alto Adige: autonomous provinces of Bolzano and Trento; Umbria; Valle d'Aosta; Veneto: except in the province of Rovigo, the communes Rovigo, Polesella, Villamarzana, Fratta Polesine, San Bellino, Badia Polesine, Trecenta, Ceneselli, Pontecchio Polesine, Arquà Polesine, Costa di Rovigo, Occhiobello, Lendinara, Canda, Ficarolo, The Plant Health (Great Britain) Amendment (Scotland) Order 2002 file:///D/HTML/uk33827.htm[16.01.2025 11:37:48] Guarda Veneta, Frassinelle Polesine, Villanova del Ghebbo, Fiesso Umbertiano, Castelguglielmo, Bagnolo di Po, Giacciano con Baruchella, Bosaro, Canaro, Lusia, Pincara, Stienta, Gaiba, Salara, and in the province of Padova, the communes Castlebaldo, Barbona, Piacenza d'Adige, Vescovana, S. Urbano, Boara Pisani, Masi, and in the province of Verona, the communes of Palù, Roverchiara, Legnago (the portion of the communal territory situated to the north east of the Transpolesana national road), Castagnaro, Ronco all'Adige, Villa Bartolomea, Oppeano, Terrazzo, Isola Rizza, Angiari), Austria (Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Tirol (administrative district Lienz), Styria, Vienna), Portugal, Finland, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands)"; and (b) in section (d) (viruses and virus-like organisms) (i) in the entry in the second column opposite item number 1 for "United Kingdom" there is substituted "United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)"; and (ii) in the entry in the first column opposite item number 4, the words "harmful to fruit of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf. and their hybrids, with leaves and peduncles" are omitted. Revocation 9. Articles 3(a), 8, 9, 11(c) and 13 of the Plant Health (Great Britain) Amendment (Scotland) Order 2001[6] are revoked. ROSS FINNIE A member of the Scottish Executive Pentland House, Edinburgh 27th March 2002 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order) This Order amends the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993 ("the principal Order"), in relation to Scotland, so as to implement certain elements of Commission Directives 2002/28/EC (O.J. No. L 77 20.3.02, p.23) and 2002/29/EC (O.J. No. L 77, 20.3.02, p.26) which are not implemented in other legislation. Commission Directive 2002/29/EC amends the protected zones established under Council Directive 2000/29/EC (OJ No. L169, 10.7.00, p.1) ("the principal Plant Health Directive") and scheduled in the Annex to Commission Directive 2001/32/EC (O.J. No. L 127, 9.5.01, p.38). Directive 2002/28/EC provides for consequential amendments to certain Annexes of the principal Plant Health Directive. The amendments in this Order implementing Directive 2002/28/EC are at articles 4 to 7 inclusive. Directive 2002/29/EC is implemented by article 8, which amends Schedule 8 to the principal Order. The principal changes to the protected zones are removal of Great Britain from the protected zone in respect of Beet necrotic yellow vein virus (known as rhizomania) (articles 4, (7)(a) and (c) and (8)), and re-definition of the Italian and Austrian http://www.scotland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/ssi2002/20020164.htm#note6 The Plant Health (Great Britain) Amendment (Scotland) Order 2002 file:///D/HTML/uk33827.htm[16.01.2025 11:37:48] Other Scottish Statutory Instruments | UK Statutory Instruments | Home | Her Majesty's Stationery Office We welcome your comments on this site © Crown copyright 2002 Prepared 16 April 2002 protected zones in respect of the bacterium Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al (known as fireblight) (articles 5, 6, 7(b) and 8). A small amendment is made to the description of Citrus tristeza virus in Schedule 8 (article 8(b)(ii)). An additional amendment is made to the definition of Council Directive 2000/29/EC so as to incorporate amendments made to it by Commission Directive 2002/28/EC (article 3). Finally, the Order revokes a number of provisions in the Plant Health (Great Britain) Amendment (Scotland) Order 2001, which amended the principal Order and which amendments have been superceded (article 9). Notes: [1] 1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3). The function conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, insofar as within devolved competence, was transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998.back [2] S.I. 1993/1320, amended by S.I. 1993/3213, 1995/1358 and 2929, 1996/25, 1165 and 3242, 1997/1145 and 2907, 1998/349 and 1121, S.S.I 1999/22 and 2001/249 (which is partially revoked by this Order).back [3] O.J. No. L 169, 10.7.00, p.1.back [4] O.J. No. L 127, 9.5.01, p.42; and see the associated Commission Directive 2001/32/EC, O.J. No. L 127, 9.5.01, p.38.back [5] O.J. No. L 77, 20.3.02, p.23; and see the associated Commission Directive 2002/29/EC, O.J. 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