Plant Health (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. No. 197 of 2010)

S T A T U T O R Y R U L E S O F N O R T H E R N I R E L A N D 2010 No. 197 PLANT HEALTH The Plant Health (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 Made - - - - 3rd June 2010 Coming into operation - 25th June 2010 The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development(a), in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(b), 3 and 4 (1)(c), of the Plant Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1967(d), makes the following Order: Citation and Commencement 1. This Order may be cited as the Plant Health (Amendment) Order 2010 and shall come into operation on 25th June 2010. Amendments to the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 2. The Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 2006(e) shall be amended in accordance with Article 3. 3. In article 2(1), at the appropriate place in accordance with alphabetical order insert— “Directive 2010/1/EU” means Council Directive 2010/1/EU amending Part B of Annex IV 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(f)” 4. In Schedule 4, Part C— (a) for the wording in paragraph (c) in the third column of item 12, substitute— “the plants originate in the Cantons of Valais in Switzerland; or”; (b) for the wording in paragraph (b) in the third column of item 13, substitute— “the plants originate in the Cantons of Valais in Switzerland; or”. (a) Formerly the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland; see S.I.1999/283 (N.I.1), Article 3 (4) (b) As amended by S.R. & O. (N.I.) No.351 Art.3 and Sch.2; 1979 c.2, s. 177 (1) and Sch. 4 Pt. II; and S.I. 1984/702 (N.I.2 Art. 15(2) (c) As amended by S.R.& O. (N.I.) 1972 No. 351 Art. 3 and Sch. 2 and S.I. 1984/702 (N.I. 2) Art. 15(2) (d) 1967 c28 (N.I.) (e) 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 and S.R. 2008 No. 493 (f) O.J. No. L.7, 12.1. 2010. p.17 as last amended by Commission Directive 2000/29/EC, O.J. No. L. 169, 10.7.2000 p.l. 2 Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 3rd June 2010. John Speers A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development 3 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order) This Order amends the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.I. 2006/82) so as to implement Commission Directive 2010/1/EU amending Annexes II,III and IV 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 (O.J. L.7,12.1.2010.p.17 as last amended by Commission Directive 2000/29/EC, O.J. No. L.169, 10.7.2000, p.1). A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen. A Transposition Notice for the Directives is available and can be obtained from DARD, Farm Policy Branch, Room 910, Dundonald House, Belfast BT4 3SB. © Crown Copyright 2010 Printed in the UK by The Stationery Office Limited under the authority and superintendence of Carol Tullo, Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office being the Government Printer for Northern Ireland and the Officer appointed to print the Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly. £4.00 Dd. N4429. C2. 6/10. Gp. 130. 14567. S T A T U T O R Y R U L E S O F N O R T H E R N I R E L A N D 2010 No. 197 PLANT HEALTH The Plant Health (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010