The Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023
Made: 14th December 2023
Coming into force: 30th December 2023
In accordance with paragraph 10 of Schedule 4 to that Act, the Treasury have consented to the making of these Regulations.
Citation, commencement, extent and application
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- (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023.
- (2) They come into force on 30th December 2023.
- (3) They extend to England and Wales, but apply in relation to England only.
Amendment to the Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) (England and Scotland) Regulations 2015
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- (1) The Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) (England and Scotland) Regulations 2015[^f00002] are amended as follows.
- (2) In regulation 3 (fees), in paragraph (5D), for “31st December 2023” substitute “30th June 2025”.
Amendment to the Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) Regulations 2018
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- (1) The Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) Regulations 2018[^f00003] are amended as follows.
- (2) In regulation 5A (export certification services and pre-export services: fees), in paragraph (4B), for “31st December 2023” substitute “30th June 2025”.
Signed
Benyon — Minister of State — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — 14th December 2023
We consent
Scott Mann — Amanda Solloway — Two of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury — 13th December 2023
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
These Regulations amend the Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) (England and Scotland) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/350) (the “2015 Regulations”) and the Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/289) (the “2018 Regulations”). The amendments apply in relation to England only.
Regulation 2 amends the 2015 Regulations to extend to 30th June 2025 the duration of an exemption from the payment of fees payable in respect of applications to the Forestry Commissioners for a phytosanitary certificate for export (or re-export) relating to certain consignments to be transported to Northern Ireland.
Regulation 3 amends the 2018 Regulations to extend to 30th June 2025 the duration of an exemption from the payment of fees payable in respect of applications to the Secretary of State for a phytosanitary certificate for export (or re-export) or a pre-export service relating to certain consignments to be transported to Northern Ireland.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2018 c. 16; paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 was amended by paragraph 53(2) of Schedule 5 to the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1).
[^f00002]: S.I. 2015/350; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2019/1488, 2021/623, 2022/836.
[^f00003]: S.I. 2018/289; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2021/623, 2022/836.
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