Fees E+W

4.—(1) An importer must pay to the Welsh Ministers upon import of a consignment to which these Regulations apply—

(a) the fee specified—

(i) in column 3 of Schedule 1 in respect of a consignment of a plant, plant product or other object listed in column 1 of that Schedule, other than a consignment of a plant or plant product to which sub-paragraph (a)(ii) applies; or

(ii) in column 4 of Schedule 2 in respect of a consignment of a plant or plant product listed in column 1 of that Schedule and originating from a country listed in column 3 of that Schedule; and

(b) the fees specified in column 3 of Schedule 3 for a documentary check and an identity check.

(2) But where, at the request of an importer or any other person responsible for the consignment, a plant health check is carried out on a consignment outside daytime working hours, the fee payable under paragraph (1)(a) in respect of that consignment is–

(a) the fee specified in column 4 of Schedule 1 if the consignment is a consignment to which paragraph (1)(a)(i) applies; or

(b) the fee specified in column 5 of Schedule 2 if the consignment is a consignment to which paragraph (1)(a)(ii) applies.