Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Plant Health (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2014 and comes into operation on 2^nd July 2014.

Amendment of the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 2006

2.  The Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 2006(3) is amended in accordance with article 3.

Diabrotica virgifera Le Conte

3.  (1)  Part 7A(4) (management zones for plant health purposes) is omitted.

(2) In Part B (plant pests known to occur in the European Community) of Schedule 1, item 1a(5) under the heading "Insects, mites and nematodes" is omitted.

(3) In article 44(1)(a) (offences), head (xiiiA)(6) is omitted.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

This Order amends the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006 No.82) ("the principal Order").

Article 3 removes the provisions in the principal Order in relation to the organism Diabrotica virgifera Le Conte so as to implement-

(a) Commission implementing Directive 2014/19/EU amending Annex I 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 (OJ No L 38, 7.2.2014, p.30); and

(b) Commission Implementing Decision 2014/62/EU repealing Decision 2003/766/EC on emergency measures to prevent the spread within the Community of Diabrotica virgifera Le Conte (OJ No L 38, 7.2.2014, p.45).