UNITED KINGDOM STATUTORY INSTRUMENT
1993 No. 1477 (S.194)
PLANT HEALTH
The Plant Health Fees (Scotland) Order 1993
Made 7th June 1993
Laid before Parliament 18th June 1993
Coming into force 9th July 1993
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(), section 56 of the Finance Act 1973(), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and with the consent of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Order:
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Citation, commencement and extentCitation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Plant Health Fees (Scotland) Order 1993 and shall come into force on 9th July 1993.
(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.
Interpretation
2.—(1) In this Order–
“authority” means an authority to issue plant passports conferred on a business, individual or other organisation under article 14 of the Order;
“import licence” means a licence issued by the Secretary of State under article 30 of the Order;
“the Order” means the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993();
“plant passport” has the meaning assigned by article 2(1) of the Order;
(2) Where a fee is prescribed in this Order in relation to an inspection for the purpose of the conferring of an authority to issue plant passports, the refusal to confer such an authority by reason of the results of the inspection being unsatisfactory shall not affect the amount of the fee otherwise payable.
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Fees for inspections for plant passporting purposesFees for inspections for plant passporting purposes
3. There shall be paid to the Secretary of State in respect of the service described in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order the fee specified in column 3 of that Schedule opposite to the area of premises specified in column 2 of that Schedule.
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Fees for import licensing servicesFees 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 to this Order the fee specified in column 2 of that Schedule opposite the reference to that service.
Hector Monro
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
26th May 1993
T.J.R. Wood
T. Kirkhope
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
7th June 1993
SCHEDULE 1
Article 3
FEES FOR INSPECTIONS FOR PLANT PASSPORTING PURPOSES
Column 1 Service |
Column 2 Area or size of premises (Ha) |
Column 3 Fee £ |
Each inpsection of premises plants and plant material |
Not exceeding .99 |
69 |
for the purpose of conferring or maintaining an |
1 to 1.99 (inclusive) |
95 |
authority to issue plant passports (including check of |
2 to 3.99 (inclusive) |
139 |
business records): Per site. |
4 to 9.99 (inclusive) |
183 |
| |
10 to 19.99 (inclusive) |
284 |
| |
20 to 49.99 (inclusive) |
397 |
| |
exceeding 49.99 |
473 |
SCHEDULE 2
Article 4
FEES IN RESPECT OF IMPORT LICENSING SERVICES
Column 1 Service |
Column 2 Fee |
Column 3 Old Fee |
£ |
£ |
|
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... |
