The Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Statutory Instruments

2019 No. 180

Plant Health, England

The Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Made

4th February 2019

Laid before Parliament

6th February 2019

Coming into force

1st March 2019

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations, with the consent of the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(1) and (2) of the Finance Act 1973(1).

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 and come into force on 1st March 2019.

Amendment of the Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) Regulations 2018

2.  For Schedule 2 to the Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) Regulations 2018(2) substitute—

Regulation 3(2)(c)

“SCHEDULE 2 Import inspection fees: reduced rates

Column 1 Genus	Column 2 Country of origin	Column 3 Fee (£)
Cut flowers
Aster	Zimbabwe	25.07
Dianthus	Colombia	1.00
	Ecuador	5.01
	Kenya	1.67
	Turkey	5.01
Rosa	Colombia	1.00
	Ecuador	0.33
	Ethiopia	1.67
	Kenya	3.34
	Tanzania	16.71
	Zambia	3.34
Branches with foliage
Phoenix	Costa Rica	32.33
Fruit
Citrus	Egypt	43.08
	Morocco	1.72
	Peru	5.74
	Tunisia	43.08
	Turkey	1.72
	USA	14.36
Citrus limon and citrus aurantifolia	Israel	14.36
Malus	Argentina	20.11
	Brazil	28.73
	Chile	2.87
	New Zealand	5.74
	South Africa	2.87
Mangifera	Brazil	28.73
Passiflora	Colombia	4.02
	Kenya	14.36
	South Africa	20.11
	Vietnam	14.36
	Zimbabwe	28.73
Prunus	Argentina	43.09
	Chile	5.74
	Morocco	28.73
	Turkey	20.11
	USA	28.73
Prunus, other than prunus persica	South Africa	2.87
Pyrus	Argentina	8.62
	Chile	8.62
	China	28.73
	South Africa	5.74
Vaccinium	Argentina	14.36
Vegetables
Solanum lycopersicon	Canary Islands	2.87
	Morocco	2.87
Solanum melongena	Turkey	14.36”

Gardiner of Kimble

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

30th January 2019

We consent

Mike Freer

Paul Maynard

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

4th February 2019

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/289) which specify fees payable to the Secretary of State in relation to plant health services and the certification of seed potatoes and fruit plants and fruit plant propagating material.

Schedule 2 to the Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) Regulations 2018 sets out reduced rate fees payable by the importer of a third country consignment for plant health checks in respect of certain plants and plant products which are subject to reduced levels of checks agreed under the procedure provided for in Articles 13a(2) and 18(2) of Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (OJ No L 169, 10.7.2000, p.1). Regulation 2 of these Regulations substitutes Schedule 2 to reflect the new fees payable as a consequence of the latest decision by the EU Standing Committee on Plant Health on the reduced plant health checks which are applicable to certain plants and plant products.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

(1)

1973 c. 51; section 56(1) was amended by S.I. 2011/1043.

(2)

S.I. 2018/289, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.