The Plant Health (Forestry) Order 2005

Exceptions from certain prohibitions and requirements

8.—(1) The prohibitions on landing relevant material in article 5(1)(e) and (f), the requirement for advance notification in article 6(1) and the requirements of article 7 for relevant material to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate, phytosanitary certificate for re-export or an industry certificate shall not apply to any trees or wood referred to in paragraph (2), not showing any signs of the presence of any tree pest, landed in Great Britain in the baggage of a passenger or other traveller and which—

(a) are not intended for use in the course of a trade of business;

(b) are intended for household use; and

(c) have been grown in and consigned to Great Britain from the Euro-Mediterranean area.

(2) The trees or wood referred to in paragraph (1) are those which are in one of the following categories, not exceeding the stated quantities—

(a) parts of trees, including dried cones, leaves and branches, for decoration or which together form a single wreath;

(b) one cut coniferous tree less than 3 metres in height;

(c) seeds of Castanea (chestnuts), intended for human consumption, not exceeding 2 kilogrammes in weight;

(d) tree seedlings, except in bonsai form, not exceeding 5 in number; or

(e) pieces of wood, which are bark-free, not exceeding 1 metre in length and not exceeding 5 in number.