The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 and come into force on 11th February 2017.

(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), 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	Aster	up to 20,000 in number	Zimbabwe	£37.50	£57.00
		for each additional 1,000 units		£0.15	£0.23
		maximum price		£132.00	£246.00
	Dianthus	up to 20,000 in number	Columbia	£24.60	£31.10
			Ecuador, Turkey	£26.70	£35.40
			Kenya	£24.90	£31.80
		for each additional 1,000 units	Columbia	£0.01	£0.01
			Ecuador, Turkey	£0.03	£0.05
			Kenya	£0.01	£0.02
		maximum price	Columbia	£28.40	£38.70
			Ecuador, Turkey	£45.60	£73.20
			Kenya	£31.20	£44.40
	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, Kenya	£24.90	£31.80
			Tanzania	£26.70	£35.40
			Zambia	£25.80	£33.60
		for each additional 1,000 units	Columbia, Ecuador	£0.01	£0.01
			Ethiopia, Kenya	£0.01	£0.02
			Tanzania	£0.03	£0.05
			Zambia	£0.02	£0.03
		maximum price	Columbia, Ecuador	£28.40	£38.70
			Ethiopia, Kenya	£31.20	£44.40
			Tanzania	£45.60	£73.20
			Zambia	£38.40	£58.80
Fruit	Citrus	up to 25,000kg in weight	Egypt	£28.50	£39.00
			Israel, Peru	£25.80	£33.60
			Morocco	£24.90	£31.80
			Turkey	£24.60	£31.10
			USA	£26.70	£35.40
		for each additional 1,000kg	Egypt	£0.20	£0.38
			Israel, Peru	£0.08	£0.15
			Morocco	£0.04	£0.08
			Turkey	£0.03	£0.05
			USA	£0.12	£0.23
	Malus	up to 25,000kg in weight	Argentina	£30.30	£42.60
			Brazil	£28.50	£39.00
			Chile, South Africa	£24.90	£31.80
			New Zealand	£25.80	£33.60
			USA	£37.50	£57.00
		for each additional 1,000kg	Argentina	£0.28	£0.53
			Brazil	£0.20	£0.38
			Chile, South Africa	£0.04	£0.08
			New Zealand	£0.08	£0.15
			USA	£0.60	£1.13
	Passiflora	up to 25,000kg in weight	Columbia	£25.30	£32.60
			Kenya	£28.50	£39.00
			South Africa, Vietnam	£30.30	£42.60
			Zimbabwe	£37.50	£57.00
		for each additional 1,000kg	Columbia	£0.06	£0.11
			Kenya	£0.20	£0.38
			South Africa, Vietnam	£0.28	£0.53
			Zimbabwe	£0.60	£1.13
	Prunus	up to 25,000kg in weight	Argentina	£37.50	£57.00
			Chile, South Africa, Turkey	£25.80	£33.60
			Morocco, USA	£28.50	£39.00
		for each additional 1,000kg	Argentina	£0.60	£1.13
			Chile, South Africa, Turkey	£0.08	£0.15
			Morocco, USA	£0.20	£0.38
	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	£25.80	£33.60
			Morocco	£24.90	£31.80
		for each additional 1,000kg	Israel	£0.08	£0.15
			Morocco	£0.04	£0.08
	Momordica	up to 25,000kg in weight	Surinam	£30.30	£42.60
		for each additional 1,000kg		£0.28	£0.53
	Solanum melongena	up to 25,000kg in weight	Kenya	£25.80	£33.60
			Turkey	£24.90	£31.80
		for each additional 1,000kg	Kenya	£0.08	£0.15
			Turkey	£0.04	£0.08

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.”.

Revocation

3.  Regulation 2(a) of the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015(2) is revoked.

FERGUS EWING

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

11th January 2017