The Plant Health (Export Certification) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024

Amendment of the Plant Health (Export Certification) (Scotland) Order 2018

2.—(1) The Plant Health (Export Certification) (Scotland) Order 2018(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 4(1), 4(2)(a) and 4(4) (fees for export certification services), for “schedule”, substitute “schedule 1”.

(3) After article 4 (fees for export certification services) insert—

“Fees for services in connection with delegation of inspection functions

4A.— (1) Where the Scottish Ministers delegate inspection functions related to the issue of a phytosanitary certificate under Article 28 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625(2), the person to whom those functions are delegated must pay to the Scottish Ministers the fee prescribed in column 3 of the table in schedule 2 that corresponds to either a service described in column 2 of the table, which has been performed by an inspector in connection with the delegation of functions, or the issue of a phytosanitary certificate.

(2) Where paragraph (1) applies, no fees are charged where all goods transported pursuant to the delegation are moved exclusively to Northern Ireland.

(3) In this article, “Regulation (EU) 2017/625” means Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products(3).”.

(4) Renumber the schedule (applications for certificates: table of fees) as schedule 1.

(5) After schedule 1, insert schedule 2 as set out in the schedule of this Order.

(1)

S.S.I. 2018/132, relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2020/466 and S.S.I. 2021/88.

(2)

Article 28 was amended by S.I. 2020/1481.

(3)

EUR 2017/625, relevantly amended by S.I. 2020/1481.