UNITED KINGDOM STATUTORY INSTRUMENT
1994 No. 1441 (S.67)
PLANT HEALTH
The Plant Health Fees (Scotland) Order 1994
Made 24th May 1994
Laid before Parliament 2nd June 1994
Coming into force 23th June 1994
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() and 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 1994 and shall come into force on 23rd June 1994.
(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 17 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;
“premises” includes any land or building used for the production or storage of plants, plant products or other objects.
(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.—(1) 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 the area of the premises specified in column 2 of that Schedule.
(2) Where the premises are situated on more than one site a separate fee shall apply in relation to each such site calculated according to the area of that site as set out in column 2 of Schedule 1 to this Order.
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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
20th May 1994
Andrew Mackay
Irvine Patnick
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
24th May 1994
SCHEDULE 1
Article 3
FEES FOR INSPECTIONS FOR PLANT PASSPORTING PURPOSES
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Column 4 |
Column 5 |
Service |
Area or size of premises (Ha) |
Fee £ |
Area or size of premises (Ha) |
Fee £ |
Each inspection of premises plants and plant material for the purpose of conferring or maintaining an authority to issue plant passports (including check of business records): Per site. |
Not exceeding 1.0 |
69 |
Not exceeding .99 |
69 |
1.1 to 2.0 (inclusive) |
95 |
1 to 1.99 (inclusive) |
95 |
2.1 to 4.0 (inclusive) |
139 |
2 to 3.99 (inclusive) |
139 |
4.1 to 10.0 (inclusive) |
183 |
4 to 9.99 (inclusive) |
183 |
10.1 to 20.0 (inclusive) |
284 |
10 TO 19.99 (inclusive) |
284 |
20.1 to 35.0 (inclusive) |
340 |
20 to 49.99 (inclusive) |
397 |
35.1 to 50.0 (inclusive) |
400 |
exceeding 49.99 |
473 |
Each additional 10 hectares or part thereof |
50 |
Note: The fees in column 5 are the fees which were charged under the Plant Health Fees (Scotland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1477) in relation to the areas specified in column 4 before the coming into force of this Order. |
SCHEDULE 2
Article 4
FEES IN RESPECT OF IMPORT LICENSING SERVICES
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Fee |
Old Fee |
Service |
£ |
£ |
Consideration of an application for the issue of an import licence and the performance of any connected service, including the issue of a licence or articles imported for the following purposes:–
(a) scientific
|
55.00 |
40.00 |
(b) commercial
(i) potato breeders' and other quarantine material
|
55.00 |
40.00 |
(ii) other plant material (to include cost of inspection) |
70.00 |
30.00 |
(c) private (to include cost of inspection) |
70.00 |
25.00 |
2. The inspection of articles for import, per day (where not included under paragraph 1 above)—
(a) up to and including the first 30 minutes
|
40.00 |
40.00 |
(b) thereafter, for each... |