The Plant Health Fees (Scotland) Order 1993

Citation, commencement and extent

1—(1) This Order may be cited as the Plant Health Fees (Scotland) Order 1993 and shall come into force on 9th July 1993.

(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order–

“authority” means an authority to issue plant passports conferred on a business, individual or other organisation under article 14 of the Order;

“import licence” means a licence issued by the Secretary of State under article 30 of the Order;

“the Order” means the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993((1));

“plant passport” has the meaning assigned by article 2(1) of the Order;

(2) Where a fee is prescribed in this Order in relation to an inspection for the purpose of the conferring of an authority to issue plant passports, the refusal to confer such an authority by reason of the results of the inspection being unsatisfactory shall not affect the amount of the fee otherwise payable.

Fees for inspections for plant passporting purposes

3.  There shall be paid to the Secretary of State in respect of the service described in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order the fee specified in column 3 of that Schedule opposite to the area of premises specified in column 2 of that Schedule.

Fees for import licensing services

4.  There shall be paid to the Secretary of State in respect of any service described in column 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order the fee specified in column 2 of that Schedule opposite the reference to that service.

Revocation

5.  The Import and Export (Plant Health Fees) (Scotland) Order 1992((2)) is hereby revoked.

Hector Monro

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

26th May 1993

We consent,

T.J.R. Wood

T. Kirkhope

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

7th June 1993