Plant Health (Export Certification) (Forestry) (Great Britain) Order 2004 c.1684

Plant Health (Export Certification) (Forestry) (Great Britain) Order 2004 No. 1684

Summary:

This Order, which extends to Great Britain and comes into force on 28th July 2004, makes provision for the issue of phytosanitary certificates and reforwarding phytosanitary certificates for export of relevant material (any tree, wood, isolated bark, soil or growing medium, non-manufactured wood or used forestry machinery) to third countries to satisfy the requirements of those countries' phytosanitary regulations.

Article 3 makes provision for the making of applications for and the issue of phytosanitary certificates and reforwarding phytosanitary certificates.

Article 4 and Schedule 3 prescribe the fees payable by applicants for such certificates.

Article 5 provides that it shall be an offence knowingly or recklessly to make a false statement or to intentionally fail to disclose material information for the purpose of obtaining the issue of a certificate.

A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared and placed in the Library of each House of Parliament. Copies can be obtained from the Plant Health Service of the Forestry Commission, Silvan House, 231 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh EH12 7AT.

Made Under:

Plant Health Act 1967 (C. 8) - sections 3(1) and (4) and 4A

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