The Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1987
This Order, which applies to Great Britain, revokes and supersedes the Import and Export (Plant Health) (Great Britain) Order 1980, the Plant Pests (Great Britain) Order 1980 and various other Orders listed in Schedule 9. The Order (together with Orders made by the Forestry Commission) implements Council Directive 77/93/EEC (as amended by the instruments listed in Schedule 5) on protective measures against the introduction into the Member States of organisms harmful to plants or plant products, Council Directive 69/465/EEC (OJ No. L323, 24.12.69, p.3) (OJ/SE 1969 (II), p.563) on the control of potato cyst eelworm and Council Directive 69/464/EEC (OJ No. L323, 24.12.69, p.1) (OJ/SE 1969 (II), p.561) on the control of potato wart disease. The Order also imposes controls in respect of the import of agricultural machinery, genetically manipulated material and plants in tissue culture, in respect of direct trade in plants etc. with countries other than Member States and contains additional provisions to prevent the spread of plant pests in Great Britain.