The Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2023

• Citation: S.I. 2023/1380 (W.)
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Title and coming into force

(1) The title of these Regulations is The Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2023 and they come into force on 30 December 2023.

Section 2 Amendment to the Plant Health etc. (Fees) (Wales) Regulations 2018

(1) The Plant Health etc. (Fees) (Wales) Regulations 2018 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 5A (export certification services and pre-export services: fees), in paragraph (4B), for “31 December 2023” substitute “30 June 2025” .

Section 3 Amendment to the Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) (Wales) Regulations 2019

(1) The Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) (Wales) Regulations 2019 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3 (fees)—

(a) in paragraph (5A), for the words “Subject to paragraph (5C)” substitute “Subject to paragraph (5E)” ;

(b) omit paragraphs (5C) and (5D);

(c) after paragraph (5B), insert—

(5E) The fee specified in Schedule 4A is not payable in respect of a consignment to be transported to Northern Ireland—

(a) by a person acting otherwise than in the course of a business, where the consignment is not to be placed on the market, or

(b) for delivery to—

(i) a professional operator whose principal place of business is in Northern Ireland, or

(ii) any person resident in Northern Ireland, where the consignment is not to be placed on the market or used for the purposes of any business.

(5F) Paragraph (5E) ceases to have effect at the end of 30 June 2025.