The Import and Export (Plant Health Fees) (Scotland) Order 1988

• Citation: S.I. 1988/1882
• Sections: 14

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) This Order may be cited as the Import and Export (Plant Health Fees) (Scotland) Order 1988 and shall come into force on 29th November 1988.

(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.

Section 2 Interpretation

(1) In this Order—

“certificate” means a phytosanitary certificate;

“import licence” means a licence issued by the Secretary of State under article 42 of the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1987 ;

“official label” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Seed Potatoes Regulations 1984 ;

“phytosanitary certificate” means a phytosanitary certificate issued by an inspector or other officer of the Secretary of State under article 12 of the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1987;

“premises” includes any land, building, vessel, vehicle, aircraft, hovercraft or freight container;

“small consignment” means one package of a size and weight such that it is capable of being sent by post;

“soil” includes any medium used for the growing of plant material and “soil sample” shall be construed accordingly.

(2) Where a fee prescribed in this Order is prescribed in relation to an inspection, examination or test as well as the issue of a certificate, the refusal to issue a certificate by reason of the results of the inspection, examination or test being unsatisfactory, shall not affect the amount of the fee otherwise payable.

(3) Any reference in this Order to a numbered article or Schedule shall be construed as a reference to the article or Schedule bearing that number in this Order.

Section 3 Fees for export certification services

There shall be paid to the Secretary of State in respect of any service described in column 1 of Schedule 1 the fee specified in column 2 of that Schedule opposite the reference to that service.

Section 4 Fees for import licensing services

There shall be paid to the Secretary of State in respect of any service described in column 1 of Schedule 2 the fee specified in column 2 of that Schedule opposite the reference to that service.

Section 5 Revocation

The Import and Export (Plant Health Fees) (Scotland) Order 1987 is hereby revoked.

Section 1

The taking of one soil sample from a field or part of a filed comprising not more than 4 hectares, or from a glass-house or container—

(a) for the first sample taken on any day, where no other chargeable visit is being made

Section 2

Growing season inspection of—

(a) up to 0.5 of a hectare of bulbs, per day

Section 3

Consideration of an application for official labels in connection with the issue of one certificate for the export of seed potatoes, per tonne or part thereof

Section 4

Consideration of an application for the issue of one certificate for the export of—

(a) grain, per 100 tonnes or part thereof

(i) in bulk formf

Section 5

Pre-export inspection of and the issue of one certificate for the export of a consignment of bulbs and other plants and plant products, including seed potatoes where an official label is not required, where an inspection at the premises of the grower or exporter is necessary and where—

(a) the value of the consignment is up to and including £50.00 whether or not the consignment comprises items for botanical research

Section 6

Pre-export inspection of and the issue of one certificate for the export of a small consignment of plants and plant products where no inspection at the premises of the grower or exporter is necessary and where—

Section 7

Pre-export inspection of and the issue of one certificate for the export of used agricultural machinery (such inspection being for traces of soil or plant debris)

Section 1

Consideration of an application for the issue of an import licence and the performance of any connected service, including the issue of a licence for articles imported for the following purposes, whether or not an inspection is required

(a) scientific

Section 2

The inspection of articles for import, per day

(a) up to and including the first 30 minutes