This Order is made under the Destructive Insects and Pests Acts 1958 and 1991 and provides for measures to be put in place to prevent the introduction of Thaumetopoea processionea (Oak Processionary Moth) into the Country. Landing or keeping this pest shall be prohibited unless authorised by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Importation of plants or trees of the Quercus species shall be notified and infected trees or plants shall be treated as directed by the Minister and the sale of such plant or tree product may be prohibited.
This Order is in addition to, and not in substitution for, the European Communities (Control of Organisms Harmful to Plants and Plant Products) Regulations 2004 to 2019.
Title:
Destructive Insects and Pests Acts 1958 and 1991 (Pre-Notification) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 30 of 2020).
Country:
Ireland
Type of document:
Regulation
Date of text:
2020
Files:
Repealed:
No