Nature Conservation (Plants) Regulation 2020
sec.155Record about selling or giving away restricted plant
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sec.155 Record about selling or giving away restricted plant
This section applies if the holder of a plant authority, or a relevant person for the holder, sells or gives away a restricted plant under the authority. The holder must, unless the holder has a reasonable excuse, keep a record of the following information for 5 years after the holder ceases to possess the plant— the name and address of the person to whom the plant is sold or given (the buyer ); the source of the information used to verify the identity of the buyer, including the particulars of the type of document produced by the buyer and any identifying features of the document; a licence number if the buyer is a corporation—the name of the corporation; if the buyer is a business or a person operating under a business or trading name—the name of the business or trading name. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. However, this section does not apply if the holder or relevant person sells or gives away the plant in the course of a retail activity to a person for the person’s own personal use. (sec.155-ssec.1) This section applies if the holder of a plant authority, or a relevant person for the holder, sells or gives away a restricted plant under the authority. (sec.155-ssec.2) The holder must, unless the holder has a reasonable excuse, keep a record of the following information for 5 years after the holder ceases to possess the plant— the name and address of the person to whom the plant is sold or given (the buyer ); the source of the information used to verify the identity of the buyer, including the particulars of the type of document produced by the buyer and any identifying features of the document; a licence number if the buyer is a corporation—the name of the corporation; if the buyer is a business or a person operating under a business or trading name—the name of the business or trading name. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.155-ssec.3) However, this section does not apply if the holder or relevant person sells or gives away the plant in the course of a retail activity to a person for the person’s own personal use.
- (a) the name and address of the person to whom the plant is sold or given (the buyer );
- (b) the source of the information used to verify the identity of the buyer, including the particulars of the type of document produced by the buyer and any identifying features of the document; Example of identifying features of a document— a licence number
- (c) if the buyer is a corporation—the name of the corporation;
- (d) if the buyer is a business or a person operating under a business or trading name—the name of the business or trading name.