The Official Controls (Plant Protection Products) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020.
Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2020 No. 360 — creates 4 criminal offences.
- Made
- 31 December 2020
- In force from
- 31 December 2020
- Extent
- Not stated
- Subject
- Agriculture, plant health, food production and rural affairs
- Made under
- European Communities Act 1972
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
These Regulations implement and enforce Regulation (EU) 2017/625 (OJ No L 95, 7.4.2017, p.1) on official controls and other activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products (“the Official Controls Regulation”) as regards plant protection products. Part 2 provides for a list of operators. Part 3 provides for assistance and co-operation under Title IV of the Official Controls Regulation and recovery of expenses incurred. Part 4 provides for enforcement and penalties. A full impact assessment has not been produced for these Regulations as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.
Offences created by this instrument
- A person is guilty of an offence if without reasonable excuse that person fails to provide the information required by… regulation 15(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- A person is guilty of an offence if without reasonable excuse that person fails to comply with an enforcement notice… regulation 15(2) · Status not determined · Mixed — some elements strict, some not
- A person is guilty of an offence if without reasonable excuse that person obstructs an authorised person in the… regulation 15(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- A person is guilty of an offence if, without reasonable excuse, that person supplies information to the Department or… regulation 15(5) · Status not determined · Strict liability
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