The Plant Health (Export Certification) (Scotland) Order 2004

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order–

“certificate” means a phytosanitary certificate or a reforwarding phytosanitary certificate;

“inspector” means any person authorised by the Scottish Ministers to be an inspector for the purposes of the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993(1);

“phytosanitary certificate” means a certificate duly completed either in the form set out in Schedule 14 to the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993 or the equivalent written in a language other than English;

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

“reforwarding phytosanitary certificate” means a certificate duly completed either in the form set out in Schedule 15 to the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993 or the equivalent written in a language other than English;

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

(2) Where a fee is prescribed in this Order 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 payable.

(1)

S.I. 1993/1320 to which there are amendments but none relevant to this Order.