AmendmentsU.K.

2.—(1) The Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) Regulations 2006(1) are amended as follows.

(2) After paragraph (4) of regulation 3 (fees), insert—

“(4A) Where the consignment referred to in paragraph (4) consists of any material of a description in the first column of Schedule 3A and originates from a country listed in the third column of that Schedule, paragraph (4)(a) does not apply and instead the fee payable is that specified in Schedule 3A, such fee being due upon import whether or not a plant health check is carried out.

(4B) Where, at the request of an importer, a plant health check is carried out at an approved place of inspection on a consignment referred to in the paragraph (4A), the fee specified in item 3 of Schedule 3 is payable.”.

(3) After Schedule 3, insert—

Article 3(4A)

“SCHEDULE 3AU.K.REDUCED RATE PLANT HEALTH CHECK FEES

Genus	Quantity	Country of origin	Fee
Acer saccharum	Per consignment
	— up to 100m3	Canada	£4.29
	— up to 100m3	USA	£9.19
	— for each additional m3 or part thereof	Canada	£0.07
	— for each additional m3 or part thereof	USA	£0.15”.

(1)

S.I. 2006/2697.