The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2019

Amendment of the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2014

2.—(1) The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2014(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a) omit the definition of “applicable checks”,

(b) insert in the appropriate places—

““documentary check” has the same meaning as in Article 13a(1)(b)(i) of the  Directive,”,

““Europe” includes Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canary Islands, Faeroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Russia (only the following parts: Central Federal District (Tsentralny federalny okrug), Northwestern Federal District (Severo-Zapadny federalny okrug), Southern Federal District (Yuzhny federalny okrug), North Caucasian Federal District (Severo-Kavkazsky federalny okrug) and Volga Federal District (Privolzhsky federalny okrug)), San Marino, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine,”,

““European Union” means the territories of the Member States including the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands but excluding Canary Islands, Ceuta, Melilla, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy and  Saint-Martin”,

““identity check” has the same meaning as in Article 13a(1)(b)(ii) of the Directive,”,

(c) for the definition of “third country” substitute—

““third country” means any country or territory other than—

(a)

one within the European Union,

(b)

Switzerland.”.

(3) In regulation 3 (application of the import inspection fee), for paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1) An importer of a consignment to which this regulation applies must pay to the Scottish Ministers the fees specified in regulation 4.”

(4) In regulation 4 (fees)—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “applicable checks” substitute “a plant health check”,

(b) in paragraph (2)—

(i) for each time “plants or plant products” appears substitute “plants, plant products or other objects”,

(ii) for “applicable checks” substitute “a plant health check”,

(c) after paragraph 2, insert—

“(3) The fee specified for a documentary check or an identity check carried out is the fee specified for that check in the third column of schedule 2A.”

(5) For schedule 1 (import inspection fees for applicable checks), substitute—

Regulations 3 and 4(1)

“SCHEDULE 1 IMPORT INSPECTION FEES FOR PLANT HEALTH CHECKS

Item	Plant, plant product or other object	Quantity	*Fees
			Normal working hours	Outside normal working hours
1	Cuttings, seedlings (except forestry reproductive material), young plants of strawberries or of vegetables	up to 10,000 in number	£30	£54
		for each additional 1,000 units (or part thereof)	£0.80 up to a maximum of £168	£1.50 up to a maximum of £318
2	Shrubs, trees (other than cut Christmas trees), other woody nursery plants including forest reproductive material (other than seed)	up to 1,000 in number	£30	£54
		for each additional 100 units (or part thereof)	£0.50 up to a maximum of £168	£1.00 up to a maximum of £318
3	Bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, intended for planting (other than tubers of potatoes)	Per consignment— up to 200kg in weight	£30	£54
		for each additional 10kg (or part thereof)	£0.20 up to a maximum of £168	£0.40 up to a maximum of £318
4	Seeds, tissues cultures	Per consignment— up to 100kg in weight	£30	£54
		for each additional 10kg (or part thereof)	£0.50 up to a maximum of £168	£0.90 up to a maximum of £318
5	Other plants intended for planting, not specified elsewhere in this table	Per consignment— up to 5,000 in number	£30	£54
		for each additional 100 units (or part thereof)	£0.20 up to a maximum of £168	£0.40 up to a maximum of £318
6	Cut flowers	Per consignment— up to 20,000 in number	£30	£54
		for each additional 1,000 units (or part thereof)	£0.20 up to a maximum of £168	£0.30 up to a maximum of £318
7	Branches with foliage, parts of conifers (other than cut Christmas trees)	Per consignment— up to 200kg in weight	£30	£54
		for each additional 100kg (or part thereof (or part thereof)	£1.80 up to a maximum of £168	£3.60 up to a maximum of £318
8	Cut Christmas trees	Per consignment— up to 1,000 in number	£30	£54
		for each additional 100 units (or part thereof)	£1.80 up to a maximum of £168	£3.60 up to a maximum of £318
9	Leaves of plants, such as herbs, spices and leafy vegetables	Per consignment— up to 100kg in weight	£30	£54
		for each additional 10kg (or part thereof)	£1.80 up to a maximum of £168	£3.60 up to a maximum of £318
10	Fruits, vegetables (other than leafy vegetables)	Per consignment— up to 25,000kg in weight	£30	£54
		for each additional 1,000kg (or part thereof)	£0.80	£1.50
11	Tubers of potatoes	Per lot— up to 25,000kg in weight	£64	£96
		for each additional 25,000kg in weight (or part thereof)	£52	£78
12	Soil and growing medium, bark	Per consignment— up to 25,000kg in weight	£30	£54
		for each additional 1,000kg (or part thereof)	£0.80 up to a maximum of £168	£1.50 up to a maximum of £318
13	Grain	Per consignment— up to 25,000kg in weight	£30	£54
		for each additional 1,000kg (or part thereof)	£0.80 up to a maximum of £168	£1.50 up to a maximum of £318
14	Other plants or plant products not specified elsewhere in this table	Per consignment	£30	£54
15	Machinery and vehicles which have been operated for agricultural or forestry purposes	Per consignment	£30	£54
* Fees include: travel costs (weekday/weekend rate - based on average costs) and the cost of physical inspection, which depends on the type and size of import.
Note: fees are rounded up to the nearest pound, with the exception of the additional quantity values which are rounded up to the nearest decimal point”.

(6) For schedule 2 (reduced import inspection fees for plant health checks), substitute—

Regulations 3 and 4(2)

“SCHEDULE 2 REDUCED IMPORT INSPECTION FEES FOR PLANT HEALTH CHECKS

Item	Product	Quantity	Country of Origin	*Fees
				Normal working hours	Outside normal working hours
Cut Flowers	Aster	up to 20,000 in number	Zimbabwe	£25.50	£45.00
		for each additional 1,000 units		£0.15	£0.23
		maximum price		£120.00	£234.00
	Dianthus	up to 20,000 in number	Columbia	£12.60	£19.10
			Ecuador, Turkey	£14.70	£23.40
			Kenya	£12.90	£19.80
		for each additional 1,000 units	Columbia	£0.01	£0.01
			Ecuador, Turkey	£0.03	£0.05
			Kenya	£0.01	£0.02
		maximum price	Columbia	£16.40	£26.70
			Ecuador, Turkey	£33.60	£61.20
			Kenya	£19.20	£32.40
	Phoenix	up to 20,000 in number	Costa Rica	£21.00	£36.00
		for each additional 1,000 units		£0.10	£0.15
		maximum price		£84.00	£162.00
	Rosa	up to 20,000 in number	Columbia	£12.60	£19.10
			Ecuador	£12.20	£18.40
			Ethiopia	£12.90	£19.80
			Kenya, Zambia	£13.80	£21.60
			Tanzania	£21.00	£36.00
		for each additional 1,000 units	Columbia	£0.01	£0.01
			Ecuador	£0.01	£0.01
			Ethiopia	£0.01	£0.02
			Kenya, Zambia	£0.02	£0.03
			Tanzania	£0.10	£0.15
		maximum price	Columbia	£16.40	£26.70
			Ecuador	£13.40	£20.90
			Ethiopia	£19.20	£32.40
			Kenya, Zambia	£26.40	£46.80
			Tanzania	£84.00	£162.00
Fruit	Actinidia	up to 25,000kg in weight	Any third country	£12.90	£19.80
		for each additional 1,000kg		£0.04	£0.08
	Carica papaya	up to 25,000kg in weight	Any third country	£12.90	£19.80
		for each additional 1,000kg		£0.04	£0.08
	Citrus	up to 25,000kg in weight	Egypt	£25.50	£45.00
			Mexico	£21.00	£36.00
			Morocco, Turkey	£12.60	£19.10
			Peru	£13.80	£21.60
			USA	£16.50	£27.00
		for each additional 1,000kg	Egypt	£0.60	£1.13
			Mexico	£0.40	£0.75
			Morocco, Turkey	£0.03	£0.05
			Peru	£0.08	£0.15
			USA	£0.20	£0.38
	Cydonia	up to 25,000kg in weight	Any third country in Europe	£12.90	£19.80
		for each additional 1,000kg		£0.04	£0.08
	Fragaria	up to 25,000kg in weight	Any third country	£12.90	£19.80
		for each additional 1,000kg		£0.04	£0.08
	Malus	up to 25,000kg in weight	Argentina	£18.30	£30.60
			Brazil	£21.00	£36.00
			Chile, Any third country in Europe, South Africa	£12.90	£19.80
			New Zealand	£13.80	£21.60
		for each additional 1,000kg	Argentina	£0.28	£0.53
			Brazil	£0.40	£0.75
			Chile, South Africa	£0.04	£0.08
			New Zealand	£0.08	£0.15
	Mangifera	up to 25,000kg in weight	Brazil	£21.00	£36.00
		for each additional 1,000kg		£0.40	£0.75
	Passiflora	up to 25,000kg in weight	Columbia	£13.30	£20.60
			Kenya, Vietnam	£16.50	£27.00
			South Africa	£21.00	£36.00
			Zimbabwe	£25.50	£45.00
		for each additional 1,000kg	Columbia	£0.06	£0.11
			Kenya, Vietnam	£0.20	£0.38
			South Africa	£0.40	£0.75
			Zimbabwe	£0.60	£1.13
	Persea americana	up to 25,000kg in weight	Any third country	£12.90	£19.80
		for each additional 1,000kg		£0.04	£0.08
	Prunus	up to 25,000kg in weight	Argentina	£25.50	£45.00
			Chile	£13.80	£21.60
			Any third country in Europe	£12.90	£19.80
			Morocco	£21.00	£36.00
			Turkey	£18.30	£30.60
		for each additional 1,000kg	Argentina	£0.60	£1.13
			Chile	£0.08	£0.15
			Any third country in Europe	£0.04	£0.08
			Morocco	£0.40	£0.75
			Turkey	£0.28	£0.53
	Prunus – other than P. persica	up to 25,000kg in weight	South Africa	£13.80	£21.60
		for each additional 1,000kg		£0.08	£0.15
	Pyrus	up to 25,000kg in weight	Argentina, Chile	£14.70	£23.40
			China	£21.00	£36.00
			Any third country in Europe	£12.90	£19.80
			South Africa	£13.80	£21.60
		for each additional 1,000kg	Argentina, Chile	£0.12	£0.23
			China	£0.40	£0.75
			Any third country in Europe	£0.04	£0.08
			South Africa	£0.08	£0.15
	Ribes	up to 25,000kg in weight	Any third country in Europe	£12.90	£19.80
		for each additional 1,000kg		£0.04	£0.08
	Rebus	up to 25,000kg in weight	Any third country	£12.90	£19.80
		for each additional 1,000kg		£0.04	£0.08
	Vaccinium	up to 25,000kg in weight	Argentina	£16.50	£27.00
			Any third country in Europe	£12.90	£19.80
Chile, Peru			£13.80	£21.60
for each additional 1,000kg		Argentina	£0.20	£0.38
		Any third country in Europe	£0.04	£0.08
		Chile, Peru	£0.08	£0.15
Vitis	up to 25,000kg in weight	Any third country	£12.90	£19.80
	for each additional 1,000kg		£0.04	£0.08
Vegetables	Solanum lycopersicon	up to 25,000kg in weight	Canary Islands, Morocco	£12.90	£19.80
		for each additional 1,000kg	Canary Islands, Morocco	£0.04	£0.08
	Solanum melongena	up to 25,000kg in weight	Turkey	£14.70	£23.40
		for each additional 1,000kg		£0.12	£0.23
Other Object	Machinery and vehicles which have been operated for agricultural or forestry purposes	Per consignment	Any third country	£12.90	£19.80
*Fees include: travel costs (weekday/weekend based on average costs) and the cost of physical inspection, which depends on the type and size of import and the country of origin.
Note: fees are rounded up to the nearest decimal point, with the exception of the additional quantity values which are rounded up to the nearest penny”.

(7) After schedule 2 (reduced import inspection fees for plant health checks), insert—

Regulations 3 and 4(3)

“SCHEDULE 2A IMPORT INSPECTION FEES FOR DOCUMENTARY CHECKS AND IDENTITY CHECKS

Check	Quantity	Fee
Documentary check	Per consignment	£6.00
Identity check	Per consignment	£6.00”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2014/338, as amended by S.S.I. 2015/392, S.S.I. 2017/6, S.S.I. 2018/22, S.S.I. 2019/28 and S.S.I. 2019/421.