The Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993

Prevention of the spread of plant pests within the European Community

4.—(1) No person shall without the authority of an inspector knowingly sell, plant, move or otherwise dispose of or knowingly cause or permit to be sold, planted, moved or otherwise disposed of—

(a) any plant pest of a description specified in Part A of Schedule 1;

(b) any plant or plant product of a description specified in the second column ofPart A of Schedule 2 carrying or infected with a plant pest of a description specified in the first column of that Part opposite the reference to that description of plant or plant product;

(c) any plant, plant product or other object of a description specified in the first column of Part A of Schedule 3 which originates in a country specified in the second column of that Part opposite the reference to that description of plant or plant product;

(d) subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this article, any plant, plant product or other object which is of a description specified in the first column of section 2 of Part A of Schedule 4 unless the special requirements specified in the second column of that section opposite the reference to that description of plant, plant product or other object have been satisfied;

(e) subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this article, any plant, plant product or other object which is of a description specified in section 1 of Part A of Schedule 5 and which requires a plant passport unless it has been the subject of a satisfactory plant health inspection at the place of production and is accompanied by a valid plant passport;

(f) any plant pest which, although not specified in section 2 of Part A of Schedule 4, is a plant pest which is not normally present in Great Britain and which is likely to be injurious to plants in Great Britain;

(g) any plant, plant product, other object or plant pest imported in contravention of the provisions of Article 3.

(2) The requirements of paragraphs (1)(d) and (e) of this article shall not apply to the movement within Great Britain and into Great Britain from elsewhere in the European Community of any plants or plant products not showing any signs of any plant pest contained in the baggage of a passenger or other traveller and which:

(a) are not intended for use in the course of trade or business, and

(b) are intended for household use, and

(c) have been grown anywhere in the European Community.

(3) No person shall without the authority of an inspector knowingly keep or knowingly cause or permit to be kept any plant pest specified in Schedule 6 (subject to the exception in that Schedule) or any plant pest which is not normally present in Great Britain and which is likely to be injurious to plants in Great Britain.

(4) No person shall without the authority of an inspector engage in any activity which involves genetic modification of a plant pest or engage in any activity which to his knowledge involves genetically modified plant pests.