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Amendments to regulation 2E+W+S

3.  In regulation 2(2)—

(a)for the definition of “Master Certificate” substitute—

“Master Certificate” means, in the case of forest reproductive material collected or otherwise derived from basic material which is located in—

(a)Great Britain, a Master Certificate issued in accordance with regulation 7(4), (6) and (7) in the form required under regulation 13(8);

(b)Northern Ireland, a Master Certificate issued by the official body in accordance with Article 12 of the Directive;

(c)another member State, a Master Certificate issued by the official body of that member State in accordance with Article 12 of the Directive; and

(d)a third country, an official certificate;;

(b)for the definition of “official body” substitute—

“official body” in respect of—

(a)other member States has the meaning given to it in Article 2(k) of the Directive;

(b)Northern Ireland means the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland; and

(c)a third country means the body authorised by its national government to be responsible for questions concerning the control of marketing or the quality of forest reproductive material;; and

(c)after the definition of “official body” insert—

“official certificate”, in relation to forest reproductive material collected or otherwise derived from basic material which is located in a third country, means an official statement or other document, issued by the official body of that third country, accepted by the Commissioners in accordance with regulation 25(3);.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 3 in force at 9.10.2006, see reg. 1