The Plant Health Fees (Scotland) Order 1993

• Citation: S.I. 1993/1477
• Sections: 7

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) This Order may be cited as the Plant Health Fees (Scotland) Order 1993 and shall come into force on 9th July 1993.

(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.

Section 2 Interpretation

(1) In this Order–

“authority” means an authority to issue plant passports conferred on a business, individual or other organisation under article 14 of the Order ;

“import licence” means a licence issued by the Secretary of State under article 30 of the Order;

“the Order” means the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993( );

“plant passport” has the meaning assigned by article 2(1) of the Order;

(2) Where a fee is prescribed in this Order in relation to an inspection for the purpose of the conferring of an authority to issue plant passports, the refusal to confer such an authority by reason of the results of the inspection being unsatisfactory shall not affect the amount of the fee otherwise payable.

Section 3 Fees for inspections for plant passporting purposes

There shall be paid to the Secretary of State in respect of the service described in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order the fee specified in column 3 of that Schedule opposite to the area of premises specified in column 2 of that Schedule.

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 to this Order 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 1992( ) is hereby revoked.

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