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1991 No. 1640

PLANT HEALTH

The Import and Export (Plant Health Fees) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 1991

Made

17th July 1991

Laid before Parliament

18th July 1991

Coming into force

12th August 1991

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in relation to England and the Secretary of State in relation to Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(2)(b) and 4A of the Plant Health Act 1967(1) and now vested in them(2) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, with the consent of the Treasury, hereby make the following Order:

Title, extent and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Import and Export (Plant Health Fees) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 1991, shall apply to England and Wales and shall come into force 12th August 1991.

Amendment

2.  For the Schedules to the Import and Export (Plant Health Fees) (England and Wales) Order 1988(3) there shall be substituted the Schedules set out in the Schedule to this Order.

In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 13th July 1991.

L.S.

John Selwyn Gummer

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheriesand Food

David Hunt

Secretary of State for Wales

17th July 1991

We consent,

Thomas Sackville

Irvine Patnick

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

16th July 1991

Article 2

SCHEDULESCHEDULES TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE SCHEDULESTO THE IMPORT AND EXPORT (PLANT HEALTH FEES) (ENGLAND AND WALES) ORDER 1988

Articles 3 to 6

SCHEDULE 1FEES IN RESPECT OF EXPORT CERTIFICATION SERVICES

(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
ItemServiceBasicAlternativeOld Fee
BasicAlternative
£££(4)£(4)
1The taking of one soil sample from a field, or part of a field, which is not more than 4 hectares3915(37)(14)
2The taking of two soil samples on the same visit from fields on the same holding, the combined area of which is not more than 3 hectares3915(37)(14)
3The taking of up to three samples of compost for container grown plants3915(37)(14)
4Laboratory testing of one soil sample18.30(17.40)
5Growing Season Inspection3915(37)(14)

Where the basic fee is payable, one Growing Season Inspection of–

(a)

up to 0.1 hectare of outdoor plants (including bulbs and plants in containers), or

(b)

up to 1,000 indoor plants, or

(c)

up to 1.0 hectare of seed crops;

  • and where the alternative fee is payable, one Growing Season Inspection of–

    (a)

    up to 1.5 hectares of bulbs, or

    (b)

    up to 1.0 hectare of outdoor plants other than bulbs, or

    (c)

    up to 6.0 hectares of seed crops, or

    (d)

    up to 10,000 indoor plants

6Pre-export inspection of and the issue of certificates, for–3915(37)(14)

(a)up to 7 small consignments, to be exported under up to 7 certificates, or

(b)up to 25 tonnes, to be exported under one certificate, of plants, plant products or soil other than bulbs, potatoes and seeds

7Pre-export inspection of up to 25 tonnes of potatoes, to be exported under one certificate, and the issue of that certificate3922(37)(21)
8Pre-export inspection of–3922(37)(21)

(a)a stock of bulbs up to 25 tonnes and the issue of such certificates as may be required for the export of bulbs from that stock issued while the inspector is on the premises for the purposes of this inspection or any other official purpose, or

(b)up to 25 tonnes of bulbs of one stock, to be exported under one certificate, and the issue of that certificate

9The taking of samples of seed for examination or testing393.70(37)(3.50)

(a)where the basic fee is payable the taking of 3 samples, and

(b)where the alternative fee is payable the taking of one sample

10The issue of one certificate for the export of a consignment of seeds where they, or the bulk from which they are taken, have already been sampled and examined or tested15(14)
11The issue of one certificate for the export of a consignment of seeds where the appropriate Minister is satisfied that the export is for national listing purposes and where they, or the bulk from which they are taken, have already been sampled and examined or tested7.50(7)
12The inspection for any traces of soil or plant debris and the issue of one or more certificates for the export of used agricultural machines–3915(37)(14)

(a)where the basic fee is payable the inspection of up to 5 agricultural machines, and

(b)where the alternative fee is payable the inspection of up to 10 agricultural machines

13The issue of one certificate, including any prior examination or test, without a visit by an inspector to the applicant’s premises15(14)
14The issue of up to 20 certificates for the export of articles not requiring inspection on that occasion but requiring a visit to the applicant’s premises3915(37)(14)
15The issue of one certificate by an inspector where an inspector has not had to visit the applicant’s premises in respect of the articles to be certified or to inspect those articles and where no examination or testing has been necessary2.40(2.30)

Article 8

SCHEDULE 2FEES IN RESPECT OF IMPORT LICENSING SERVICES

(1)(2)(3)(4)
ItemServiceFeeOld fee
££(4)
1Consideration of an application for the issue of an import licence and the performance of any connected service, including the issue of the licence where appropriate275(215)
2The inspection of articles imported for the purposes of a trade or business, being an inspection required by the terms of the import licence under which the articles were imported39(37)
3Where the application for an import licence is for the import of articles for a scientific purpose and the number of types of article to be imported under the same licence exceeds 5, the inclusion of one type of article in the licence in addition to the first five8(6)
4Where an import licence is issued for the importation of articles for a scientific purpose, the variation of the licence so as to enable the importation of additional articles under that licence32 plus 8 for each article(25 plus 6 for each article)
5The issue of an import licence for the importation of articles not for the purposes of a trade or business nor for a scientific purpose40(31)

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Import and Export (Plant Health Fees) (England and Wales) Order 1988. It prescribes increased fees in respect of export certification services and import licensing services (article 2).

The matters in respect of which the revised fees are prescribed are listed in the Schedule to this Order, and the fees which were chargeable before this Order came into force are printed in parentheses beside the revised fees.

(1)

1967 c. 8; section 4A was inserted by the Agriculture Act 1986 (c. 49), section 3.

(2)

In the case of the Secretary of State by virtue of S.I. 1978/272.

(4)

The figures in parentheses are the fees which were charged under the Import and Export (Plant Health Fees) (England and Wales) Order 1988 before the coming into force of the Import and Export (Plant Health Fees) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/1640) on 12th August 1991.

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