1936] SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS ^§5 
PROHIBITION AGAINST LANDING AND RESTRICTION ON THE TRANSSHIPMENT OF 
CERTAIN POTATOES 
Art. 3. (1) The landing in England or Wales of any potatoes grown in the 
United States of America, the Dominion of Canada, and European France, is 
prohibited. 
(2) The transshipment in England or Wales of any of the potatoes specified 
in subsection (1) of this article is prohibited except under and in accordance 
with the conditions of a license issued by the Minister of Agriculture and 
Fisheries or by an inspector. 
(3) In this article "potatoes" includes potato haulms, leaves, and stalks. 
RESTRICTIONS ON THE LANDING OF CERTAIN PLANTS AND POTATOES PHYTOSANITARY 
CERTIFICATE REQUIRED 
Art. 4. (1) The landing in England and Wales of any of the plants men- 
tioned in the First Schedule to this order, and of potatoes, is hereby pro- 
hibited, unless each consignment is accompanied by two copies of a certificate 
of a duly authorized official of the phytopathological service of the country in 
which the plants or potatoes were grown in the form prescribed in the Second 
Schedule to this order. The inspection referred to in the certificate shall be 
carried out not more than 14 days prior to the date of shipment. The original 
of the certificate shall be forwarded by mail by the exporter to the horticulture 
branch of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, 10 Whitehall Place, 
London. S. W. 1, before the plants or potatoes are shipped. Except in the case 
of consignments imported by mail, a copy of the prescribed certificate shall be 
delivered to an officer of customs and excise at the same time as, and together 
with, the entry relating to the consignment. In the case of consigments im- 
ported by mail, a copy of the prescribed certificate shall be affixed to each 
package. (See also art. 3 of the Importation of Elm Trees and Conifers, 
(prohibition) order of 1933. p. 7.) 
Art. 5. Refers to raw vegetables grown in European France. 
GRADE CERTIFICATE FOR APPLES FROM UNITED STATES 
Art. 6. The landing in England or W T ales between July 7 and November 15 
in any year of any raw apples grown in the United States of America is hereby 
prohibited unless each consignment is accompanied by a certificate signed by a 
duly authorized inspector of the Federal Department of Agriculture in the 
form set forth in the fourth schedule. 
The certificate prescribed in this article shall be delivered to an officer of 
customs and excise at the same time as, and together with, the entry relating 
to the consignment. 
Arts. 7, 8, and 9. Relate to the disposal of illegal shipments, penalties, and 
other administrative details. 
SPECIAL IMPORT LICENSES 
Art. 10. Notwithstanding any provisions of this order, any plants, potatoes, 
raw apples, or raw vegetables may be landed in England or Wales under and 
in accordance with the conditions of a license issued by the Minister or by an 
inspector. 
Art. 11. Service of notices. 
Art. 12. Information to be given by the importer as to plants, potatoes, raw 
apples, or raw vegetables landed in England or Wales. 
Art. 13. Penalties. 
Art. 14. Revocation of previous orders. 
Art. 15. Effective date of this order was July 15, 1933. 
Art. 16. This order may be cited as the Importation of Plants Order of 1933. 
First Schedule 
material affected by article 4 of the order 
All living plants and parts thereof (except seeds) for planting. 
