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The Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) (England and Scotland) Regulations 2015

Type Statutory-Instrument
Publication 2015-02-23
State In force
Department King's Printer of Acts of Parliament
Source legislation.gov.uk
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Made: 23rd February 2015

Laid before Parliament: 25th February 2015

Coming into force: 6th April 2015

The Forestry Commissioners are designated[^f00001] for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972[^f00002] in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Union and make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by that section.

Title, commencement and application

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These Regulations—

Interpretation

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Fees

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Revocations

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The following Regulations are revoked—

SCHEDULE 1 — Fees for inspections in connection with a plant passport authority

Type of inspection Fee
Inspection and associated activities (including travelling and officetime) in connection with granting, variation or suspension of a plant passportauthority or for monitoring compliance with that authority— Inspection and associated activities (including travelling and officetime) in connection with granting, variation or suspension of a plant passportauthority or for monitoring compliance with that authority—
up to and including the first hour £49.50
thereafter, for each additional 15 minutes or part thereof £12.38

SCHEDULE 2 — Fees in connection with licences

Item Type of application or inspection Fee
1. Application for a licence £305
2. Application for an extension or variation of a licence with changes requiring scientific or technical assessment £100
3. Application for an extension of a licence with no changes or for an extension or variation of a licence with changes not requiring scientific or technical assessment £12
4. Inspection and associated activities (including travelling and office time) in connection with item 1, 2 or 3 or for monitoring compliance with licence terms and conditions—up to and including the first hour; £37
4. thereafter, for each additional 15 minutes or part thereof £9.25

SCHEDULE 3 — Fees for physical check

Item Description of relevant material in consignment subject to a physical check Unit Fee
1. Isolated bark, wood shavings, wood chips or sawdust Per consignment—up to 25000kg £31.20
1. Isolated bark, wood shavings, wood chips or sawdust —for each additional 1000kg or part thereof £0.49
1. Isolated bark, wood shavings, wood chips or sawdust Up to a maximum fee of £98 per consignment
2. Wood (other than wood in the form of isolated bark, wood shavings, wood chips or sawdust) Per consignment—up to 100m³ £31.20
2. Wood (other than wood in the form of isolated bark, wood shavings, wood chips or sawdust) —for each additional m³ or part thereof £0.25

SCHEDULE 4 — Fees for documentary checks and identity checks

Item Type of check Unit Fee
1. Documentary check Per consignment £7.20
2. Identity check Per consignment—for each load of up to 30m³ forming part of the consignment contained in one truck, railway wagon or comparable container £7.20
—for each bulk load of less than 100m³ £7.20
—for each bulk load of 100m³ or more £14.40

SCHEDULE 5 — Fees for the carrying out or monitoring of remedial work

Remedial work Fee
The carrying out or monitoring by an inspector of remedial work and associated activities (including travelling and office time) in connection with a controlled consignment—
up to and including the first hour; £37
thereafter, for each additional 15 minutes or part thereof £9.25

Signed

Sealed with the official seal of the Forestry Commissioners

Wilma Harper — Secretary to the Forestry Commissioners — 2015-02-23

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations revoke and replace the Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2697) in relation to England and Scotland.

They implement Article 13d of Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (OJ No L 169, 10.7.2000, p1). Article 13d requires member States to collect fees for documentary, identity and plant health checks carried out on certain consignments of wood, wood products and isolated bark originating in countries outside the European Union (“controlled consignments”).

Regulation 3 requires the following fees to be paid to the Forestry Commissioners—

Schedule 3A to the Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2697) set out reduced rate fees in relation to plant health checks on consignments of Acer saccharumfrom Canada. Under the procedure provided for in Articles 13a(2) and 18(2) of Council Directive 2000/29/EC, these consignments are no longer subject to reduced levels of plant health checks and are therefore no longer eligible for reduced rate fees.

Otherwise the fees remain the same as in the Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) Regulations 2006.

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