The Plant Health (Export Certification) (England) (Amendment) Order 2013

Made11th March 2013

Laid before Parliament14th March 2013

Coming into force6th April 2013

The Secretary of State1, with the consent of the Treasury, makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3(1) and 4A of the Plant Health Act 19672.

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Plant Health (Export Certification) (England) (Amendment) Order 2013 and comes into force on 6th April 2013.

Amendment of the Plant Health (Export Certification) (England) Order 20042

1

The Plant Health (Export Certification) (England) Order 20043 is amended as follows.

2

For Schedule 3 substitute—

SCHEDULE 3
Articles 3 and 4
Services in respect of applications for certificates
Fee (£)
Fee
(small exporter)(£)
(1) Services for consignments other than grain:
inspection and, where necessary, laboratory examination
46.61 for each quarter hour or part thereof with a minimum fee of 93.22
23.31 for each quarter hour or part thereof with a minimum fee of 46.62
laboratory examination only
26.43
13.22
issue of a certificate where no inspection or laboratory examination is required
8.21
4.11
(2) Services for consignments of grain:
monitoring of inspections carried out by a person authorised under article 3(3) and, where necessary, laboratory examination carried out by an authorised officer
51.47
25.73

Services in respect of applications for certificates	Fee (£)	Fee (small exporter)(£)
(1) Services for consignments other than grain:
inspection and, where necessary, laboratory examination	46.61 for each quarter hour or part thereof with a minimum fee of 93.22	23.31 for each quarter hour or part thereof with a minimum fee of 46.62
laboratory examination only	26.43	13.22
issue of a certificate where no inspection or laboratory examination is required	8.21	4.11
(2) Services for consignments of grain:
monitoring of inspections carried out by a person authorised under article 3(3) and, where necessary, laboratory examination carried out by an authorised officer	51.47	25.73

3

For Schedule 4 substitute—

SCHEDULE 4
Article 4
Service
Fee (3)
Fee (small exporter) (£)
Pre-export service
37.46 for each quarter hour or part thereof with a minimum fee of 74.92
18.73 for each quarter hour or part thereof with a minimum fee of 37.46

Service	Fee (3)	Fee (small exporter) (£)
Pre-export service	37.46 for each quarter hour or part thereof with a minimum fee of 74.92	18.73 for each quarter hour or part thereof with a minimum fee of 37.46

de MauleyParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs7th March 2013

We consent

David EvennettRobert GoodwillTwo of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury11th March 2013

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which comes into force on 6th April 2013, amends the Plant Health (Export Certification) (England) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1404) (“the 2004 Order”).

The fee levels provided for in this Order form the first part of a move towards full cost recovery of fees over three years. This Order provides for increases on the fees specified in the 2004 Order as follows:

1

fees for services in respect of applications for certificates by a range from 15% to 130% (article 2(2)), and

2

fees for pre-export services by 85% (article 2(3)).

Further details are provided in the Explanatory Memorandum.

An impact assessment of the effects of this Order on the costs of business, in relation to the types of fee covered, is published with its Explanatory Memorandum on www.legislation.gov.uk and is available from the Plant Health Policy and Bee Policy Unit, Defra, 10GA07, Sand Hutton, York YO14 1LZ.