Amendment of the Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) Regulations 20183

1

The Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) Regulations 20185 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 3—

a

in paragraph (1)—

i

for “which consists of” substitute “insofar as it includes”;

ii

at the end insert “or any machinery or vehicles which have been operated for agricultural or forestry purposes”;

b

in paragraph (2)—

i

in sub-paragraph (a), for “£9.71” substitute “£10.51”;

ii

for sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) substitute—

b

in the case of—

i

a Schedule 2 cut flower consignment which includes—

aa

one lot of cut flowers, the fee specified in respect of those cut flowers in column 3 of the table in Schedule 2;

bb

two or more lots of cut flowers, a fee equal to the amount of the highest of the fees specified in respect of those lots in column 3 of that table;

ii

a Schedule 2 fruit or vegetable consignment which includes—

aa

one lot of fruit or vegetables, the fee specified in respect of those fruit or vegetables in column 3 of the table in Schedule 2;

bb

two or more lots of fruit or vegetables, a fee equal to the amount of the highest of the fees specified in respect of those lots in column 3 of that table;

c

in the case of a consignment which—

i

includes cut branches of Phoenix spp. originating in Costa Rica and no other cut branches to which this regulation applies, the fee specified in respect of those cut branches in column 3 of the table in Schedule 2;

ii

in the case of any other consignment to which this regulation applies—

aa

where the consignment includes any machinery or vehicles that have been operated for agricultural or forestry purposes, a fee of £5.98;

bb

where the consignment includes plants, plant products or other objects of a description specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 1, the fee or fees specified in respect of those plants, plant products or other objects in column 2 of that table;

iii

in sub-paragraph (d), for “£157.08” substitute “£147.35”;

c

in paragraph (3), after the definition for “controlled plant pest”, insert—

aa

“Europe” has the meaning given in article 2(1) of the 2015 Order;

ab

“lot” means one or more units of a single commodity, identifiable by its homogeneity of composition and origin, which form part of a consignment;

ac

“Schedule 2 cut flower consignment” means a consignment which includes cut flowers of a description specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 2 originating in a country specified in column 2 of that table and does not include any other cut flowers to which this regulation applies;

ad

“Schedule 2 fruit or vegetable consignment” means a consignment which includes fruit or vegetables of a description specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 2 originating in a country specified in column 2 of that table and does not include any other fruit or vegetables to which this regulation applies;

3

In regulation 4—

a

in paragraph (2), for “fees specified in the table in Schedule 3 are” substitute “fee specified in paragraph (3) is”;

b

for paragraph (3) substitute—

3

A fee of £61.58 is payable for each 15 minutes (or part thereof) spent in carrying out the inspection and any associated activities at the relevant premises, subject to a minimum fee of £123.16.

c

in paragraph (4), for “£18.78” substitute “£20.66”.

4

In regulation 6(1) for “£60.40” substitute “£70.83”.

5

In regulation 8—

a

in paragraph (4), for “£14.76” substitute “£15.76”;

b

after paragraph (4) insert—

4A

Where a person submits an application for the provision of printed labels, the following additional fee is payable—

a

in the case of an application submitted online, £11.45;

b

in the case of an application submitted in paper form, £15.61.

6

For regulation 9(2) substitute—

2

A fee of £26.00 per each 15 minutes (or part thereof) is payable in respect of time spent in carrying out an official examination and any associated activities at the relevant premises for the purposes of certifying the material, subject to a minimum fee of £52.00.

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For Schedule 1 substitute—

SCHEDULE 1Import inspection fees

Regulation 3(1)

Column 1

Plant, plant product or other object

Column 2

Fee (£)

Cuttings, seedlings (except forestry reproductive material), young plants of strawberries or of vegetables

173.91

Shrubs, trees (other than cut Christmas trees), other woody nursery plants including forest reproductive material (other than seed)

182.38

Bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, intended for planting (other than tubers of potatoes)

205.04

Seeds, tissue cultures

128.13

Other plants intended for planting, not specified elsewhere in this table

182.38

Cut flowers

42.75

Branches with foliage, parts of conifers (other than cut Christmas trees)

33.99

Cut Christmas trees

119.64

Leaves of plants, such as herbs, spices and leafy vegetables

71.68

Fruits, vegetables (other than leafy vegetables)

53.10

Tubers of potatoes

156.69

Soil and growing medium, bark

119.64

Grain

142.98

Other plants or plant products not specified elsewhere in this table, except forest trees

22.73

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For Schedule 2 substitute—

SCHEDULE 2Import inspection fees: reduced rates

Regulation 3(2)(b) and (c)

Column 1

Genus

Column 2

Country of origin

Column 3

Fee (£)

Cut flowers

Aster

Zimbabwe

32.06

Dianthus

Colombia

1.28

Ecuador

6.41

Kenya

2.14

Turkey

6.41

Rosa

Colombia

1.28

Ecuador

0.43

Ethiopia

2.14

Kenya

4.28

Tanzania

21.38

Zambia

4.28

Branches with Foliage

Phoenix

Costa Rica

17.00

Fruit

Actinidia

Any third country

2.66

Carica papaya

Any third country

2.66

Citrus

Egypt

39.83

Morocco

1.59

Peru

5.31

Turkey

1.59

USA

13.28

Citrus lemon and citrus aurantifolia

Israel

13.28

Cydonia

Any third country in Europe

2.66

Fragaria

Any third country

2.66

Malus

Argentina

18.59

Brazil

26.55

Chile

2.66

Any third country in Europe

2.66

New Zealand

5.31

South Africa

2.66

Mangifera

Brazil

26.55

Passiflora

Colombia

3.72

Kenya

13.28

South Africa

18.59

Vietnam

13.28

Zimbabwe

26.55

Persea americana

Any third country

2.66

Prunus

Argentina

39.83

Chile

5.31

Any third country in Europe

2.66

Morocco

26.55

Turkey

18.59

USA

26.55

Prunus other than prunus persica

South Africa

2.66

Pyrus

Argentina

7.97

Chile

7.97

China

26.55

Any third country in Europe

2.66

South Africa

5.31

Ribes

Any third country in Europe

2.66

Rubus

Any third country

2.66

Vaccinium

Argentina

13.28

Any third country in Europe

2.66

Vitis

Any third country

2.66

Vegetables

Solanum lycopersicon

Canary Islands

2.66

Morocco

2.66

Solanum melongena

Turkey

13.28

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Omit Schedule 3.

10

For Schedule 4 substitute—

SCHEDULE 4Plant health licence fees

Regulation 5(1)

In this Schedule—

  • “period 1” means the period ending on 31stMarch 2020;

  • “period 2” means the period beginning on 1st April 2020 and ending on 30th September 2020.

    Column 1

    Type of application or inspection

    Column 2

    Date of application

    Column 3

    Fee(£)

    Application for a licence for scientific or trial purposes, other than—

    —a licence in respect of the analysis of soil or other growing medium

    —a licence for scientific or trial purposes covering 5 or more items

    995.36

    Application for a licence for scientific or trial purposes covering 5 or more items

    995.36, plus 52.45 per item in excess of 5 items

    Application for a licence in respect of the analysis of soil or other growing medium, other than a licence in respect of the analysis of soil or other growing medium covering 5 or more items

    745.41

    Application for a licence in respect of the analysis of soil or other growing medium covering 5 or more items

    745.41, plus 52.45 per item in excess of 5 items

    Application for a variation of a licence with changes requiring scientific or technical assessment

    380.25

    Application for any other licence

    42.50

    Issue of an annual letter of authority

    42.50

    Monitoring compliance with licence terms and conditions

    In the case of monitoring undertaken during period 1

    69.75 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof), subject to a minimum fee of 139.50

    In the case of monitoring undertaken during period 2

    81.25 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof), subject to a minimum fee of 162.50

    In the case of monitoring undertaken on or after 1st October 2020

    92.67 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof), subject to a minimum fee of 185.34

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For Schedule 5 substitute—

SCHEDULE 5Seed potatoes: fees

Regulation 8(1)

Column 1

Activity

Column 2

Fee (£)

Column 3

Minimum fee (£)

Soil sampling and testing for Potato Cyst Nematode

Soil sampling and testing for the purposes of paragraph 4, 7 or 10 of Schedule 1 to the Seed Potatoes (England) Regulations 20156

24.75 for each hectare (or part thereof) sampled and tested

Inspection of growing crop

Certification as pre-basic seed potatoes: Union grade PBTC

30.39 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof)

60.78

Certification as pre-basic seed potatoes: Union grade PB

12.16 per each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) inspected

60.75

Certification as basic seed potatoes: Union grade S

10.57 per each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) inspected

105.70

Certification as basic seed potatoes: Union grade SE

10.57 per each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) inspected

105.70

Certification as basic seed potatoes: Union grade E

10.33 per each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) inspected

103.30

Certification as certified seed potatoes: Union grade A or B

9.39 per each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) inspected

93.90

Inspection of harvested tubers

Inspection

40.55 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof)

81.10

Provision of labels and seals in respect of application

Printed labels for bags holding 50 kgs of seed potatoes or less

0.05 per label

Printed labels and seals for bags holding more than 50 kgs of seed potatoes

0.11 per label (including seal)

Blank labels and seals

0.16 per label (including seal)