LegalizeThe Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
Made: 8th August 2005
Coming into operation: 1st September 2005
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Citation and commencement
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Interpretation
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Consignments to which Regulations apply
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Fees
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Mixed consignments
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Notification of consignments
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SCHEDULE 1 — IMPORT INSPECTION FEES
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
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| Plant, plant product or other object | Quantity | Fee (daytime working hours) | Fee (non-daytime working hours) |
| Cuttings, seedlings (except forestry reproductive material), young plants of strawberries or of vegetables | Per consignment | ||
| Cuttings, seedlings (except forestry reproductive material), young plants of strawberries or of vegetables | — up to 10,000 in number | £15.28 | £22.92 |
| Cuttings, seedlings (except forestry reproductive material), young plants of strawberries or of vegetables | — for each additional 1,000 units, or part thereof | £0.61Up to a maximum of £122.24 | £0.92Up to a maximum of £183.36 |
| Shrubs, trees (other than cut Christmas trees), other woody nursery plants including forest reproductive material (other than seed) | Per consignment | ||
| Shrubs, trees (other than cut Christmas trees), other woody nursery plants including forest reproductive material (other than seed) | — up to 1,000 in number | £15.28 | £22.92 |
| Shrubs, trees (other than cut Christmas trees), other woody nursery plants including forest reproductive material (other than seed) | — for each additional 100 units, or part thereof | £0.38Up to a maximum of £122.24 | £0.57Up to a maximum of £183.36 |
| Bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, intended for planting (other than tubers of potatoes) | Per consignment | ||
| Bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, intended for planting (other than tubers of potatoes) | — up to 200 kg in weight | £15.28 | £22.92 |
| Bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, intended for planting (other than tubers of potatoes) | — for each additional 10 kg, or part thereof | £0.14Up to a maximum of £122.24 | £0.21Up to a maximum of £183.36 |
| Seeds, tissue cultures | Per consignment | ||
| Seeds, tissue cultures | — up to 100 kg in weight | £6.55 | £9.83 |
| Seeds, tissue cultures | — for each additional 10 kg, or part thereof | £0.15Up to a maximum of £122.24 | £0.23Up to a maximum of £183.36 |
| Other plants intended for planting, not specified elsewhere in this Schedule | Per consignment | ||
| Other plants intended for planting, not specified elsewhere in this Schedule | — up to 5,000 in number | £15.28 | £22.92 |
| Other plants intended for planting, not specified elsewhere in this Schedule | — for each additional 100 units, or part thereof | £0.16Up to a maximum of £122.24 | £0.24Up to a maximum of £183.36 |
| Cut flowers | Per consignment | ||
| Cut flowers | — up to 20,000 in number | £15.28 | £22.92 |
| Cut flowers | — for each additional 1,000 units, or part thereof | £0.12Up to a maximum of £122.24 | £0.18Up to a maximum of £183.36 |
| Branches with foliage, parts of conifers (other than cut Christmas trees) | Per consignment | ||
| Branches with foliage, parts of conifers (other than cut Christmas trees) | — up to 100 kg in weight | £15.28 | £22.92 |
| Branches with foliage, parts of conifers (other than cut Christmas trees) | — for each additional 100 kg, or part thereof | £1.53Up to a maximum of £122.24 | £2.30Up to a maximum of £183.36 |
| Cut Christmas trees | Per consignment | ||
| Cut Christmas trees | — up to 1,000 in number | £15.28 | £22.92 |
| Cut Christmas trees | — for each additional 100 units, or part thereof | £1.53Up to a maximum of £122.24 | £2.30Up to a maximum of £183.36 |
| Leaves of plants, such as herbs, spices and leafy vegetables | Per consignment | ||
| Leaves of plants, such as herbs, spices and leafy vegetables | — up to 100 kg in weight | £15.28 | £22.92 |
| Leaves of plants, such as herbs, spices and leafy vegetables | — for each additional 10 kg, or part thereof | £1.53Up to a maximum of £122.24 | £2.30Up to a maximum of £183.36 |
| Fruits, vegetables (other than leafy vegetables) | Per consignment | ||
| Fruits, vegetables (other than leafy vegetables) | — up to 25,000 kg in weight | £15.28 | £22.92 |
| Fruits, vegetables (other than leafy vegetables) | — for each additional 1,000 kg, or part thereof | £0.61 | £0.92 |
| Tubers of potatoes | Per lot | ||
| Tubers of potatoes | — up to 25,000 kg in weight | £45.84 | £68.76 |
| Tubers of potatoes | — for each additional 25,000 kg, or part thereof | £45.84 | £68.76 |
| Soil and growing medium | Per consignment | ||
| Soil and growing medium | — up to 25,000 kg in weight | £15.28 | £22.92 |
| Soil and growing medium | — for each additional 1,000 kg, or part thereof | £0.61Up to a maximum of £122.24 | £0.92Up to a maximum of £183.36 |
| Grain | Per consignment | ||
| Grain | — up to 25,000 kg in weight | £15.28 | £22.92 |
| Grain | — for each additional 1,000 kg, or part thereof | £0.61Up to a maximum of £611.21 | £0.92Up to a maximum of £916.82 |
| Other plants or plant products not specified elsewhere in this Schedule | Per consignment | £15.28 | £22.92 |
SCHEDULE 2 — REDUCED IMPORT INSPECTION FEES FOR PLANT HEALTH CHECKS
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
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| Genus | Quantity | Country of origin | Fee (daytime working hours) | Fee (non-daytime working hours) |
| Cut flowers | ||||
| Dianthus | Per consignment | |||
| Dianthus | — up to 20,000 in number | |||
| Dianthus | — up to 20,000 in number | Ecuador | £1.53 | £2.29 |
| Dianthus | — for each additional 1,000 units, or part thereof | |||
| Dianthus | — for each additional 1,000 units, or part thereof | Ecuador | £0.01Up to a maximum of £12.22 | £0.02Up to a maximum of £18.34 |
| Fruit | ||||
| Citrus | Per consignment | |||
| Citrus | — up to 25,000 kg in weight | Honduras | £15.28 | £22.92 |
| Citrus | — up to 25,000 kg in weight | Israel | £1.53 | £2.29 |
| Citrus | — up to 25,000 kg in weight | Mexico | £2.29 | £3.44 |
| Citrus | — up to 25,000 kg in weight | Peru | £3.82 | £5.73 |
| Citrus | — for each additional 1,000 kg, or part thereof | Honduras | £0.61 | £0.92 |
| Citrus | — for each additional 1,000 kg, or part thereof | Israel | £0.06 | £0.09 |
| Citrus | — for each additional 1,000 kg, or part thereof | Mexico | £0.09 | £0.14 |
| Citrus | — for each additional 1,000 kg, or part thereof | Peru | £0.15 | £0.23 |
| Malus | Per consignment | |||
| Malus | — up to 25,000 kg in weight | Chile | £0.76 | £1.14 |
| Malus | — up to 25,000 kg in weight | China | £7.64 | £11.46 |
| Malus | — up to 25,000 kg in weight | South Africa | £0.76 | £1.14 |
| Malus | — for each additional 1,000 kg, or part thereof | Chile | £0.03 | £0.05 |
| Malus | — for each additional 1,000 kg, or part thereof | China | £0.31 | £0.46 |
| Malus | — for each additional 1,000 kg, or part thereof | South Africa | £0.03 | £0.05 |
| Mangifera | Per consignment | |||
| Mangifera | — up to 25,000 kg in weight | Brazil | £15.28 | £22.92 |
| Mangifera | — up to 25,000 kg in weight | |||
| Mangifera | — for each additional 1,000 kg, or part thereof | Brazil | £0.61 | £0.92 |
| Mangifera | — for each additional 1,000 kg, or part thereof | |||
| Prunus | Per consignment | |||
| Prunus | — up to 25,000 kg in weight | USA | £1.53 | £2.29 |
| Prunus | — up to 25,000 kg in weight | |||
| Prunus | — for each additional 1,000 kg, or part thereof | USA | £0.06 | £0.09 |
| Prunus | — for each additional 1,000 kg, or part thereof | |||
| Pyrus | Per consignment | |||
| Pyrus | — up to 25,000 kg in weight | |||
| Pyrus | — up to 25,000 kg in weight | Argentina | £1.53 | £2.29 |
| Pyrus | — up to 25,000 kg in weight | Chile | £3.82 | £5.73 |
| Pyrus | — up to 25,000 kg in weight | |||
| Pyrus | — for each additional 1,000 kg, or part thereof | |||
| Pyrus | — for each additional 1,000 kg, or part thereof | Argentina | £0.06 | £0.09 |
| Pyrus | — for each additional 1,000 kg, or part thereof | Chile | £0.15 | £0.23 |
| Pyrus | — for each additional 1,000 kg, or part thereof |
SCHEDULE 3 — IMPORT INSPECTION FEES FOR DOCUMENTARY CHECKS AND IDENTITY CHECKS
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
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| Check | Quantity | Fee |
| Documentary check | Per consignment | £6.11 |
| Identity check | Per consignment | |
| — up to a size of a truck load, a railway wagon load or the load of a container of comparable size | £6.11 | |
| — bigger than the above size | £12.22 |
Signed
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 8th August 2005.
David Small — A senior officer of the — Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby consents to the foregoing Regulations.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 8th August 2005.
Jack Layberry — A senior officer of the — Department of Finance and Personnel
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: Formerly the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.1), Art. 3(4)
[^f00002]: S.I. 2000/2812
[^f00003]: 1972 c. 68
[^f00004]: 1973 c. 51.
[^f00005]: 1971 c. 80
[^f00006]: OJ No. L 169, 10.7.00 p.1.
[^f00008]: 2000 c. 7
[^f00009]: 1954 c. 33 (N.I.)
Editorial notes
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