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

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1989/2196

1989No. 2196 (S.143)

PLANT HEALTH

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

1989

Made

21stNovember1989

Laid before Parliament

6thDecember1989

Coming into force

27thDecember1989

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 1967 ( a), 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 extent

1.-(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.

Interpretation

2.-(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 1987 ( b);

"official label" has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Seed Potatoes Regulations 1984 ( c);

"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.

(a) 1967 c.8; sections 2(1) and 3(1) were amended by the European Communities Act 1972 (c.68), section 4(1) and Schedule 4, paragraph 8, and section 4A was inserted by the Agriculture Act 1986 (c.49), section 3.

(b) S.I. 1987/1758.

(c) S.I. 1984/412, amended by S.I. 1987/547, 1988/1759.

Fees for export certification services

3. 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 services

4. 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.

Revocation

5. The Import and Export (Plant Health Fees) (Scotland) Order 1988 ( a) is hereby revoked.

St. Andrew's House, Edinburgh

Sanderson of Bowden

15th November 1989

Scottish Office

We consent,

David Lightbown

Kenneth Carlisle

21st November 1989

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

(a) S.I. 1988/1882.

SCHEDULE I

Article 3

FEES IN RESPECT OF EXPORT CERTIFICATION SERVICES

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Service

Fee £

Old fee £( a)

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...

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