1989 No. 2196 (S.143)

PLANT HEALTH

The Import and Export (Plant Health Fees) (Scotland) Order 1989

Made21st November 1989

Laid before Parliament6th December 1989

Coming into force27th December 1989

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1(2)(b), 2, 3(1) and 4A of the Plant Health Act 19671, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and with the consent of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and extent1

1

This Order may be cited as the Import and Export (Plant Health Fees) (Scotland) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 27th December 1989.

2

This Order extends to Scotland only.

Interpretation2

1

In this Order—

“certificate” means a phytosanitary certificate;
“import licence” means a licence issued by the Secretary of State under article 42 of the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 19872;
“official label” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Seed Potatoes Regulations 19843;
“phytosanitary certificate” means a phytosanitary certificate issued by an inspector or other officer of the Secretary of State under article 12 of the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1987;
“premises” includes any land, building, vessel, vehicle, aircraft, hovercraft or freight container;
“small consignment” means one package of a size and weight such that it is capable of being sent by post;
“soil” includes any medium used for the growing of plant material and “soil sample” shall be construed accordingly.

2

Where a fee prescribed in this Order is prescribed in relation to an inspection, examination or test as well as the issue of a certificate, the refusal to issue a certificate by reason of the results of the inspection, examination or test being unsatisfactory shall not affect the amount of the fee otherwise payable.

3

Any reference in this Order to a numbered article or Schedule shall be construed as a reference to the article or Schedule bearing that number in this Order.

Fees for export certification services3

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

Fees for import licensing services4

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

Revocation5

The Import and Export (Plant Health Fees) (Scotland) Order 19884 is hereby revoked.

Sanderson of BowdenScottish OfficeSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh15th November 1989

We consent,

David LightbownKenneth CarlisleTwo of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury21st November 1989

SCHEDULE IFEES IN RESPECT OF EXPORT CERTIFICATION SERVICES

Article 3

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Service	Fee £	Old fee £5
1 The taking of one soil sample from a field or part of a field comprising not more than 4 hectares, or from a glass-house or container—
a for the first sample taken on any day, where no other chargeable visit is being made	69.00	65.00
b for the first sample taken on any day, where another chargeable visit is being made	32.00	30.00
c for the second and each subsequent sample taken on the same day as the first sample	32.00	30.00
2 Growing season inspection of—
a up to 0.5 of a hectare of bulbs, per day	43.00	40.00
each additional 0.5 of a hectare or part thereof of bulbs up to 14 hectares per day	22.00	20.00
b up to 0.4 of a hectare of outdoor plants other than bulbs, per day	43.00	40.00
each additional 0.4 of a hectare or part thereof of outdoor plants other than bulbs up to 11 hectares, per day	22.00	20.00
c up to 5,000 indoor plants, per day	43.00	40.00
each additional 5,000 indoor plants up to 70,000, per day	22.00	20.00
3 Consideration of an application for official labels in connection with the issue of one certificate for the export of seed potatoes, per tonne or part thereof	1.50	1.50
4 Consideration of an application for the issue of one certificate for the export of—
a grain, per 100 tonnes or part thereof
i in bulk form	16.00	15.00
ii in bags	21.00	20.00
b frozen vegetables, frozen fruit, tea and seed samples, per consignment	17.00	15.00
c plants or plant products, where no inspection is required	11.00	10.00
5 Pre-export inspection of and the issue of one certificate for the export of a consignment of bulbs and other plants and plant products, including seed potatoes where an official label is not required, where an inspection at the premises of the grower or exporter is necessary and where—
a the value of the consignment is up to and including £10 whether or not the consignment comprises items for botanical research	1.00	5.00
b the value of the consignment is more than £10 but not more than £50,00 whether or not the consignment comprises items for botanical research	6.00	5.00
c the value of the consignment is more than £50.00 but not more than £150.00 whether or not the consignment comprises items for botanical research	16.00	15.00
d the value of the consignment is more than £150.00 and the consignment comprises items for botanical research	21.00	20.00
e the value of the consignment is more than £150.00 but not more than £300.00 and the consignment does not comprise items for botanical research	26.00	25.00
f the value of the consignment is more than £300.00 and the consignment does not comprise items for botanical research	43.00	40.00
6 Pre-export inspection of and the issue of one certificate for the export of a small consignment of plants and plant products where no inspection at the premises of the grower or exporter is necessary and where—
a the value of the consignment is up to and including £10 whether or not the consignment comprises items for botanical research	1.00	5.00
b the value of the consignment is more than £10 but not more than £50.00 whether or not the consignment comprises items for botanical research	6.00	5.00
c the value of the consignment is more than £50.00 but not more than £150.00 whether or not the consignment comprises items for botanical research	16.00	15.00
d the value of the consignment is more than £150.00 whether or not the consignment comprises items for botanical research	21.00	20.00
7 Pre-export inspection of and the issue of one certificate for the export of used agricultural machinery (such inspection being for traces of soil or plant debris)	43.00	40.00

SCHEDULE 2FEES IN RESPECT OF IMPORT LICENSING SERVICES

Article 4

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Service	Fee £	Old fee £6
1 Consideration of an application for the issue of an import licence and the performance of any connected service, including the issue of a licence for articles imported for the following purposes, whether or not an inspection is required
a scientific	40.00	40.00
b commercial
i potato breeders' and other quarantine material	40.00	40.00
ii other plant material	30.00	30.00
c private	25.00	25.00
2 The inspection of articles for import, per day
a up to and including the first 30 minutes	40.00	40.00
b thereafter, for each additional 30 minutes or part thereof	20.00	20.00

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which applies to Scotland only, and which revokes and replaces the Import and Export (Plant Health Fees) (Scotland) Order 1988, prescribes fees in respect of the services listed in Schedules 1 and 2 to the Order (articles 3 and 4).

The services are performed in connection with applications received for the issue of phytosanitary certificates or licences in accordance with the provisions of the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1987.

Phytosanitary certificates are required to accompany exports of certain plants, plant products, etc. and licences are issued to permit the importation of those articles which would otherwise be prohibited.

The fees prescribed by this Order reflect the increases necessary to recover the costs expected to be incurred in the provision of these services. Most of the fees prescribed in respect of export certification are increased by about 6%. The concessionary fee in respect of small value consignments for export has been reduced to £1 where the value of the consignment is not more than £10. The fees prescribed in respect of import licensing are unchanged from the 1988 Order.