5.—(1) The fee specified in paragraph (2) must be paid to the Secretary of State in respect of an inspection (which may include an inspection of business records) carried out in connection with—
(a)an application for an authority; or
(b)ensuring compliance with any requirements imposed on the holder of an authority.
(2) The fee is £38.05(1) for each quarter of an hour or part of quarter of an hour (including time spent on an inspection, on travelling and on associated administration), subject to a minimum fee of £76.10(2) per visit.
(3) In this regulation “authority” means an authority to issue plant passports conferred under article 8 of the Plant Health (Phytophthora ramorum) (England) Order 2004(3) or article 29 of the PHO.
The equivalent fee payable under regulation 5(2) of the Plant Health (Fees) (England) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/745) before commencement of these Regulations was £31.50.
The equivalent minimum fee payable under regulation 5(2) of the of the Plant Health (Fees) (England) Regulations 2012 before commencement of these Regulations was £63.00.
S.I. 2004/2590, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.