The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015 and come into force on 1st January 2016.

(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Amendment of the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2014

2.  In the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2014(1)—

(a) for Schedule 2 (import inspection fees for applicable checks (reduced rates)), substitute—

Regulations 3 and 4(2)

“SCHEDULE 2 IMPORT INSPECTION FEES FOR APPLICABLE CHECKS (REDUCED RATES)

				Fees(*)
Item	Plants/plant Products	Quantity	Country of Origin	Normal working hours	Outside normal working hours
(*) Fee includes a documentary check and an identity check.
Cut Flowers	Dianthus	up to 20,000 in number	Columbia	£24.60	£31.10
			Ecuador	£26.70	£35.40
			Kenya	£25.80	£33.60
			Turkey	£28.50	£39.00
		for each additional 1,000 units	Columbia	£0.01	£0.01
			Ecuador	£0.03	£0.05
			Kenya	£0.02	£0.03
			Turkey	£0.05	£0.08
		maximum price	Columbia	£28.40	£38.70
			Ecuador	£45.60	£73.20
			Kenya	£38.40	£58.80
			Turkey	£60.00	£102.00
	Phoenix	up to 20,000 in number	Costa Rica	£30.30	£42.60
		for each additional 1,000 units		£0.07	£0.11
		maximum price		£74.40	£130.80
	Rosa	up to 20,000 in number	Columbia, Ecuador	£24.60	£31.10
			Ethiopia	£24.90	£31.80
			Kenya	£24.90	£31.80
			Tanzania, Zambia	£26.70	£35.40
		for each additional 1,000 units	Columbia, Ecuador	£0.01	£0.01
			Ethiopia, Kenya	£0.01	£0.02
			Tanzania, Zambia	£0.03	£0.05
		maximum price	Columbia, Ecuador	£28.40	£38.70
			Ethiopia, Kenya	£31.20	£44.40
			Tanzania, Zambia	£45.60	£73.20
Fruit	Citrus	up to 25,000kg in weight	Egypt, USA	£26.70	£35.40
			Israel, Mexico, Peru	£25.80	£33.60
			Morocco	£24.90	£31.80
			Tunisia	£33.00	£48.00
			Turkey	£24.60	£31.10
		for each additional 1,000kg	Egypt, USA	£0.12	£0.23
			Israel, Mexico, Peru	£0.08	£0.15
			Morocco	£0.04	£0.08
			Tunisia	£0.40	£0.75
			Turkey	£0.03	£0.05
	Malus	up to 25,000kg in weight	Argentina, Brazil	£28.50	£39.00
			Chile, South Africa	£24.90	£31.80
			New Zealand	£25.80	£33.60
			USA	£33.00	£48.00
		for each additional 1,000kg	Argentina, Brazil	£0.20	£0.38
			Chile, South Africa	£0.04	£0.08
			New Zealand	£0.08	£0.15
			USA	£0.40	£0.75
	Passiflora	up to 25,000kg in weight	Columbia	£25.80	£33.60
			Kenya	£26.70	£35.40
			South Africa	£30.30	£42.60
			Zimbabwe	£37.50	£57.00
		for each additional 1,000kg	Columbia	£0.08	£0.15
			Kenya	£0.12	£0.23
			South Africa	£0.28	£0.53
			Zimbabwe	£0.60	£1.13
	Prunus	up to 25,000kg in weight	Argentina	£37.50	£57.00
			Morocco,	£33.00	£48.00
			USA
			Chile, South
			Africa,	£25.80	£33.60
			Turkey
		for each additional 1,000kg	Argentina	£0.60	£1.13
			Morocco,	£0.40	£0.75
			USA
			Chile, South
			Africa,	£0.08	£0.15
			Turkey
	Pyrus	up to 25,000kg in weight	Argentina, South Africa	£25.80	£33.60
			Chile	£26.70	£35.40
			China	£37.50	£57.00
		for each additional 1,000kg	Argentina, South Africa	£0.08	£0.15
			Chile	£0.12	£0.23
			China	£0.60	£1.13
	Vaccinium	up to 25,000kg in weight	Argentina	£28.50	£39.00
		for each additional 1,000kg		£0.20	£0.38
Vegetables	Capsicum	up to 25,000kg in weight	Israel,	£24.90	£31.80
			Morocco
		for each additional 1,000kg	Israel,	£0.04	£0.08
			Morocco
	Momordica	up to 25,000kg in weight	Surinam	£28.50	£39.00
		for each additional 1,000kg		£0.20	£0.38
	Solanum Melongena	up to 25,000kg in weight	Kenya, Turkey	£25.80	£33.60
		for each additional 1,000kg		£0.08	£0.15

Note: fees are rounded up to the nearest decimal point, with the exception of the additional quantity values, which are rounded up to the nearest penny.”; and

(b) for Schedule 3 (additional fees) substitute—

Regulation 5

“SCHEDULE 3 ADDITIONAL FEES

Item	Plants, plant products or other objects	Quantity(*)	Fee
(*) A sample of 200 tubers will be taken for each 25,000 kg lot.”
1	Potatoes originating in Egypt or Lebanon	up to 25,000 kg in weight	£158
		for each 25,000 kg (or part thereof)	£158

AILEEN McLEOD

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

18th November 2015