LegalizeThe Plant Health (Fees) (England) Regulations 2013
Made: 4th March 2013
Laid before Parliament: 7th March 2013
Coming into force: 6th April 2013
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Title, application, commencement and interpretation
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Import inspection fees
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Seed potatoes: fees
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Plant health licence fees
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Plant passport authorisation fees
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Potatoes originating in Egypt: fees
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Revocation
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SCHEDULE 1 — Import Inspection Fees
| Column 1 Plant, plant product or other object | Column 2 Quantity | Column 3 Fee for each consignment (daytime working hours) (£) | Column 4 Fee for each consignment (non-daytime working hours) (£) |
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| Cuttings, seedlings (except forestry reproductive material), young plants of strawberries or of vegetables | up to 10,000 in number | 49.66 | 74.50 |
| Cuttings, seedlings (except forestry reproductive material), young plants of strawberries or of vegetables | each additional 1,000, or part thereof | 1.98, up to a maximum of 397.31 | 2.97, up to a maximum of 595.97 |
| Shrubs, trees (other than cut Christmas trees), other woody nursery plants including forest reproductive material (other than seed) | up to 1,000 in number | 49.66 | 74.50 |
| Shrubs, trees (other than cut Christmas trees), other woody nursery plants including forest reproductive material (other than seed) | each additional 100, or part thereof | 1.22, up to a maximum of 397.31 | 1.83, up to a maximum of 595.97 |
| Bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, intended for planting (other than tubers of potatoes) | up to 200 kg | 49.66 | 74.50 |
| Bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, intended for planting (other than tubers of potatoes) | each additional 10 kg, or part thereof | 0.45, up to a maximum of 397.31 | 0.68, up to a maximum of 595.97 |
| Seeds, tissue cultures | up to 100 kg | 21.28 | 31.93 |
| Seeds, tissue cultures | each additional 10 kg, or part thereof | 0.49, up to a maximum of 397.31 | 0.73, up to a maximum of 595.97 |
| Other plants intended for planting, not specified elsewhere in this Schedule | up to 5,000 in number | 49.66 | 74.50 |
| Other plants intended for planting, not specified elsewhere in this Schedule | each additional 100, or part thereof | 0.49, up to a maximum of 397.31 | 0.73, up to a maximum of 595.97 |
| Cut flowers | up to 20,000 in number | 49.66 | 74.50 |
| Cut flowers | each additional 1,000, or part thereof | 0.38, up to a maximum of 397.31 | 0.57, up to a maximum of 595.97 |
| Branches with foliage, parts of conifers (other than cut Christmas trees) | up to 100 kg | 49.66 | 74.50 |
| Branches with foliage, parts of conifers (other than cut Christmas trees) | each additional 100 kg, or part thereof | 4.94, up to a maximum of 397.31 | 7.41, up to a maximum of 595.97 |
| Cut Christmas trees | up to 1,000 in number | 49.66 | 74.50 |
| Cut Christmas trees | each additional 100, or part thereof | 4.94, up to a maximum of 397.31 | 7.41, up to a maximum of 595.97 |
| Leaves of plants, such as herbs, spices and leafy vegetables | up to 100 kg | 49.66 | 74.50 |
| Leaves of plants, such as herbs, spices and leafy vegetables | each additional 10 kg, or part thereof | 4.94, up to a maximum of 397.31 | 7.41, up to a maximum of 595.97 |
| Fruits, vegetables (other than leafy vegetables) | up to 25,000 kg | 49.66 | 74.50 |
| Fruits, vegetables (other than leafy vegetables) | each additional 1,000 kg, or part thereof | 1.98 | 2.97 |
| Tubers of potatoes | up to 25,000 kg | 148.99 (for each lot) | 223.49 (for each lot) |
| Tubers of potatoes | each additional 25,000 kg, or part thereof | 148.99 (for each lot) | 223.49 (for each lot) |
| Soil and growing medium, bark | up to 25,000 kg | 49.66 | 74.50 |
| Soil and growing medium, bark | each additional 1,000 kg, or part thereof | 1.89, up to a maximum of 397.31 | 2.97, up to a maximum of 595.97 |
| Grain | up to 25,000 kg | 49.66 | 74.50 |
| Grain | each additional 1,000 kg, or part thereof | 1.98, up to a maximum of 1986.56 | 2.97, up to a maximum of 2979.84 |
| Other plants or plant products not specified elsewhere in this Schedule, except forest trees | each consignment | 49.66 | 74.50 |
SCHEDULE 2 — Import Inspection Fees: Reduced Rates
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SCHEDULE 3 — Import Inspection Fees: Documentary and Identity Checks
| Column 1 Check | Column 2 Quantity | Column 3 Fee (£) |
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| Documentary | each consignment | 4.31 |
| Identity | each consignment up to the size of a truck load, a railway wagon load or the load of a container of comparable size | 4.31 |
| Identity | each consignment bigger than the above size | 8.62 |
SCHEDULE 4 — Seed Potatoes: Fees
| Column 1 Function | Column 1 Function | Column 2 Fee[^f01000](£) | Column 3 Minimum fee (£) |
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| (1) Of the rates listed in this column and in column 3, those that are marked with an asterisk are per hour or part of an hour, and those not so marked are per half-hectare or part of half-hectare. | (1) Of the rates listed in this column and in column 3, those that are marked with an asterisk are per hour or part of an hour, and those not so marked are per half-hectare or part of half-hectare. | (1) Of the rates listed in this column and in column 3, those that are marked with an asterisk are per hour or part of an hour, and those not so marked are per half-hectare or part of half-hectare. | (1) Of the rates listed in this column and in column 3, those that are marked with an asterisk are per hour or part of an hour, and those not so marked are per half-hectare or part of half-hectare. |
| Inspection of growing crops and provision of labels and seals in respect of applications | Inspection of growing crops and provision of labels and seals in respect of applications | Inspection of growing crops and provision of labels and seals in respect of applications | Inspection of growing crops and provision of labels and seals in respect of applications |
| Certification as pre-basic seed potato | Certification as pre-basic seed potato | 129.84* | n/a |
| Certification as basic seed potato, classified as: | super elite 1, super elite 2 or super elite 3 | 64.92 | 129.84 |
| Certification as basic seed potato, classified as: | elite 1, elite 2 or elite 3 | 64.92 | 129.84 |
| Certification as basic seed potato, classified as: | A | 61.71 | 123.43 |
| Certification as certified seed potato | Certification as certified seed potato | 56.10 | 112.20 |
| Authorisation to market seed potatoes | Authorisation to market seed potatoes | 129.84* | n/a |
| Inspection of harvested tubers | Inspection of harvested tubers | Inspection of harvested tubers | Inspection of harvested tubers |
| Up to two inspections | Up to two inspections | 19.24 | 38.47 |
| Third and subsequent inspections | Third and subsequent inspections | 129.84* | n/a |
SCHEDULE 5 — Plant Health Licence Fees
| Column 1 Item | Column 2 Type of application or inspection | Column 3 Fee (£) |
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| 1 | Application for a licence other than a licence covered by item 2 or 3 | 793.03 |
| 2 | Application for a licence in respect of soil or other growing medium for analysis | 572.02 |
| 3 | Application for a licence for scientific or trial purposes covering 5 or more types of article | 793.03, plus 31.20 per type of article in excess of 5 |
| 4 | Application for renewal or variation of a licence with changes requiring scientific or technical assessment | 260.01 |
| 5 | Application for renewal of a licence with no changes, or for renewal or variation of a licence with only minor changes requiring no scientific or technical assessment | 31.20 |
| 6 | Inspection and associated activities (including travelling time and office time) for monitoring compliance with licence terms and conditions | 42.75 per hour or part of an hour |
Signed
de Mauley — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — 27th February 2013
We consent
Desmond Swayne — David Evennett — Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury — 4th March 2013
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1973 c.51. Subsection (1) was amended by S.I. 2011/1043, article 6(1)(e).
[^f00002]: OJ No L 169, 10.7.2000, p.1, as last amended by Commission Directive 2010/1/EU (OJ No L 7, 12.1.2010, p.17).
[^f00003]: S.I. 2005/2530; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2006/2307, 2008/2411, 2011/1043 and 2012/2922.
[^f00004]: 1971 c.80; see section 1 and Schedule 1.
[^f00005]: S.I. 2006/1161, amended by S.I. 2008/560, 2009/2342 and 2010/1511.
[^f00006]: The equivalent fee payable under regulation 5(2) of the Plant Health (Fees) (England) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/745) before commencement of these Regulations was £31.50.
[^f00007]: The equivalent minimum fee payable under regulation 5(2) of the of the Plant Health (Fees) (England) Regulations 2012 before commencement of these Regulations was £63.00.
[^f00008]: S.I. 2004/2590, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
[^f00009]: The equivalent fee payable under regulation 6(1) of the Plant Health (Fees) (England) Regulations 2012 before commencement of these Regulations was £87.80.
[^f00010]: OJ No L 319, 2.12.2011, p.112.
[^f00011]: S.I. 2012/745.
Editorial notes
[^key-079065966c36c295aa884d2927bc7378]: Regulations revoked (6.4.2014) by The Plant Health (Fees) (England) Regulations 2014 (revoked) 2014 (S.I. 2014/601), regs. 1(1), 9(a) [Editorial note: No historical revised versions have been created for amendments to this S.I. made prior to its final revocation. A revised version of how the S.I. stood at its first commencement is available and, to see the document content as it originally stood when it was made, select the ‘Original (As Made)’ version. For further details of the amendments see the List of All Changes available in ‘More Resources’]
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