{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-plant-health-fees-miscellaneous-amendment-scotland-regulations-2022/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-plant-health-fees-miscellaneous-amendment-scotland-regulations-2022/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "sdsi/2022/9780111054802",
  "legislation_title": "The Plant Health (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-plant-health-fees-miscellaneous-amendment-scotland-regulations-2022",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2014",
  "text": "(1) The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 are amended as follows.\n(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) omit the definitions of “Europe” and “third country”.\n(3) In regulation 3(2)(b)(i) (application of the import inspection fee) omit “the European Union, Liechtenstein or Switzerland,”.\n(4) In regulation 4—\n(a) insert the heading “Fees”,\n(b) in paragraph (1)—\n(i) for “Subject to” to “physical check” substitute—\n“Subject to paragraph (8), the fee specified for a physical check for a consignment, or such part of a consignment, consisting of plants, plant products or other objects—”,\n(ii) in sub-paragraph (a) for “fourth” substitute “fifth”,\n(iii) in sub-paragraph (b) for “fifth” substitute “sixth”,\n(c) omit paragraphs (2) to (5),\n(d) for paragraph (6) substitute—\n“(6) Subject to paragraph (8), the fee specified for a documentary check for a consignment or such part of a consignment, consisting of any plants, plant products or other objects is the fee specified for that check in the third column of table 3 in schedule 2A.\n(7) Subject to paragraph (8), the fee specified for an identity check for a consignment or such part of a consignment, consisting of any plants, plant products or other objects is the fee specified for that check in the seventh column of the table in schedule 1.\n(8) No fee is payable under paragraphs (1), (6) or (7) in respect of any consignment originating in an EU Member state, Liechtenstein or Switzerland, where it would be payable in respect of any plants or plant products specified in schedule 2 that are contained in that consignment.”.\n(5) For schedule 1 (import inspection fees for physical checks) substitute—\n“SCHEDULE 1\nIMPORT INSPECTION FEES FOR PHYSICAL AND IDENTITY CHECKS\nRegulations 3 and 4(1)\nItem\nProduct, plant or other object\nQuantity\nCountry of Origin\nFees\nPhysical check\nIdentity check\nNormal working hours\nOutside normal working hours\nPlants for planting\n1\nCuttings, seedlings (except forestry reproductive material), young plants of strawberries or of vegetables\nAll genera\nUp to 10,000 in number\nAny third country\n£30.00\n£54.00\n£6.00\nfor each additional 1,000 units (or part thereof)\n£0.80 up to a maximum of £168\n£1.50 up to a maximum of £318\n2\nShrubs, trees (other than cut Christmas trees), other woody nursery plants including forest reproductive material (other than seed)\nAll genera\nUp to 1,000 in number\nAny third country\n£30.00\n£54.00\n£6.00\nfor each additional 100 units (or part thereof)\n£0.50 up to a maximum of £168\n£1.00 up to a maximum of £318\n3\nDormant bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, onion, garlic, shallots, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables (other than tubers of potatoes), not intended for final consumers** or to produce plants for commercial flower production\nAll genera\nPer consignment – up to 200kg in weight\nAny third country\n£30.00\n£54.00\n£6.00\nfor each additional 10kg (or part thereof)\n£0.20 up to a maximum of £168\n£0.40 up to a maximum of £318\n4\nDormant bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, onion, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables not in substrate intended for planting (other than tubers of potatoes) and intended for final consumers** or commercial flower production only\nAll genera\nPer consignment – up to 200kg in weight\nAny third country\n£13.80\n£21.60\n£0.60\nfor each additional 10kg (or part thereof)\n£0.02 up to a maximum of £26.40\n£0.04 up to a maximum of £46.80\n5\nNon-woody plants (other than seed) for sale to final consumers**. Excludes shrubs, trees, other woody nursery plants, forest reproductive material\nAll genera\nPer consignment – up to 1,000 in number\nAny third country\n£17.40\n£28.80\n£1.80\nfor each additional 100 units (or part thereof)\n£0.06 up to a maximum of £55.20\n£0.12 up to a maximum of £104.40\n6\n*Indoor plants (including plants for use in aquaria) for final consumers**\nAll genera\nPer consignment - up to 1,000 in number\nAny third country\n£12.90\n£19.80\n£0.30\nfor each additional 100 units (or part thereof)\n£0.01 up to a maximum of £19.20\n£0.02 up to a maximum of £32.40\n7\nPlants intended for planting (other than cut Christmas trees) not specified or included elsewhere in this table\nAll genera\nPer consignment -up to 5,000 in number\nAny third country\n£30.00\n£54.00\n£6.00\nfor each additional 100 units (or part thereof)\n£0.20 up to maximum of £168\n£0.40 up to maximum of £318\nSeeds\n8\nFor trials or testing\nAll genera\nPer consignment – up to 100kg in weight\nAny third country\n£13.80\n£21.60\n£0.60\nfor each additional 10kg (or part thereof)\n£0.05 up to maximum of £26.40\n£0.09 up to maximum of £46.80\n9\nBrassicaceae spp., Poaceae spp. and Trifolium spp.\nPer consignment -up to 100kg in weight\nAny third country other than Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay\n£12.90\n£19.80\n£0.30\nfor each additional 10kg (or part thereof)\n£0.02 up to maximum of £19.20\n£0.04 up to maximum of £32.40\nPer consignment -up to 100kg in weight\nArgentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay\n£30.00\n£54.00\n£6.00\nfor each additional 10kg (or part thereof)\n£0.50 up to maximum of £168\n£0.90 up to maximum of £318\n10\nCapsicum spp., Solanum lycopersicum L., Solanum tuberosum (“true potato seed”)\nPer consignment -up to 100kg in weight\nAny third country\n£30.00\n£54.00\n£6.00\nfor each additional 10kg (or part thereof)\n£0.50 up to maximum of £168\n£0.90 up to maximum of £318\n11\nTriticum L., Secale L. and X Triticosecale\nPer consignment -up to 100kg in weight\nAny third country other than Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA\n£12.90\n£19.80\n£0.30\nfor each additional 10kg (or part thereof)\n£0.02 up to a maximum of £19.20\n£0.04 up to a maximum of £32.40\nPer consignment -up to 100kg in weight\nAfghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA\n£30.00\n£54.00\n£6.00\nfor each additional 10kg (or part thereof)\n£0.50 up to maximum of £168\n£0.90 up to maximum of £318\n12\nOther seeds not specified or included elsewhere in this table\nAll genera\nPer consignment – up to 100kg in weight\nAny third country\n£12.90\n£19.80\n£0.30\nfor each additional 10kg (or part thereof)\n£0.02 up to a maximum of £19.20\n£0.04 up to a maximum of £32.40\nGrain (other than seed for sowing)\n13\nSecale L., Triticum L. and\nx Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus\nPer consignment - up to 25,000kg in weight\nAny third country other than Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA\n£12.90\n£19.80\n£0.30\nfor each additional 1,000kg (or part thereof)\n£0.04 up to a maximum of £19.20\n£0.07 up to a maximum of £32.40\nPer consignment - up to 25,000kg in weight\nAfghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA\n£30.00\n£54.00\n£6.00\nfor each additional 1,000kg (or part thereof)\n£0.80 up to a maximum of £168\n£1.50 up to a maximum of £318\n14\nOther grain not specified or included elsewhere in this table\nAll genera\nPer consignment - up to 25,000kg in weight\nAny third country\n£12.90\n£19.80\n£0.30\nfor each additional 1,000kg (or part thereof)\n£0.04 up to a maximum of £19.20\n£0.07 up to a maximum of £32.40\nCut Flowers\n15\nChrysanthemum L. and Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul.\nPer consignment -up to 20,000 in number\nAny third country other than an EU Member State, Colombia, Ecuador, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£12.90\n£19.80\n£0.30\nColombia or Ecuador\n£21.00\n£36.00\n£3.00\nAny EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£12.54\n£19.08\n£0.18\nfor each additional 1,000 units\nAny third country other than an EU Member State, Colombia, Ecuador, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£0.01 up to a maximum of £19.20\n£0.01 up to a maximum of £32.40\nColombia or Ecuador\n£0.10 up to a maximum of £84.00\n£0.15 up to a maximum of £162.00\nAny EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£0.01 up to a maximum of £16.32\n£0.01 up to a maximum of £26.64\n16\nEryngium Tournier ex Linnaeus or Solidago L.\nPer consignment -up to 20,000 in number\nAny third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£13.80\n£21.60\n£0.60\nAny EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£12.54\n£19.08\n£0.18\nfor each additional 1,000 units\nAny third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£0.02 up to a maximum of £26.40\n£0.03 up to a maximum of £46.80\nAny EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£0.01 up to a maximum of £16.32\n£0.01 up to a maximum of £26.64\n17\nLisianthus L.\nPer consignment -up to 20,000 in number\nAny third country\n£13.80\n£21.60\n£0.60\nfor each additional 1,000 units\nAny third country\n£0.02 up to a maximum of £26.40\n£0.30 up to a maximum of £46.80\n18\nRosa L.\nPer consignment - up to 20,000 in number\nAny third country other than an EU Member State, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Switzerland or the USA\n£12.90\n£19.80\n£0.30\nCanada, India, Mexico, or the USA\n£21.00\n£36.00\n£3.00\nAny EU Member State, Colombia, Ecuador, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£12.54\n£19.08\n£0.18\nfor each additional 1,000 units\nAny third country other than an EU Member State, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, India Liechtenstein, Mexico Switzerland or the USA\n£0.01 up to a maximum of £19.20\n£0.01 up to a maximum of £32.40\nCanada, India, Mexico, or the USA\n£0.10 up to a maximum of £84.00\n£0.15 up to a maximum of £162.00\nAny EU Member State, Colombia, Ecuador, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£0.01 up to a maximum of £16.32\n£0.01 up to a maximum of £26.64\n19\nOther cut flowers not specified or included elsewhere in this table\nAll genera\nPer consignment -up to 20,000 in number\nAny third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein, or Switzerland\n£12.90\n£19.80\n£0.30\nAny EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£12.54\n£19.08\n£0.18\nfor each additional 1,000 units\nAny third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£0.01 up to a maximum of £19.20\n£0.01 up to a maximum of £32.40\nAny EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£0.01 up to a maximum of £16.32\n£0.01 up to a maximum of £26.64\nFruit and vegetables (not leafy vegetables)\n20\nMomordica L. and Solanaceae Juss. (excluding Solanum tuberosum L.)\nPer consignment -up to 100kg in weight\nAny third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£21.00\n£36.00\n£3.00\nAny EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£12.54\n£19.08\n£0.18\nfor each additional 1,000kg (or part thereof)\nAny third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£0.04\n£0.07\nAny EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£0.02\n£0.04\n21\nSolanum melongena L.\nPer consignment -up to 100kg in weight\nAny third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein, Switzerland or Turkey\n£12.90\n£19.80\n£0.30\nTurkey\n£17.40\n£28.80\n£1.80\nAny EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£12.54\n£19.08\n£0.18\nfor each additional 1,000kg (or part thereof)\nAny third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein, Switzerland or Turkey\n£0.04\n£0.07\nTurkey\n£0.24\n£0.45\nAny EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£0.02\n£0.04\n22\nOther fruit and vegetables (other than leafy vegetables) not specified or included elsewhere in this table\nPer consignment - up to 25,000kg in weight\nAny third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£12.90\n£19.80\n£0.30\nAny EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£12.54\n£19.08\n£0.18\nfor each additional 1,000kg (or part thereof)\nAny third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£0.04\n£0.07\nAny EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£0.02\n£0.04\nLeaves of plants and leafy vegetables\n23\nOcimum L.\nPer consignment -up to 100 kg in weight\nAny third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£21.00\n£36.00\n£3.00\nAny EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£12.54\n£19.08\n£0.18\nfor each additional 10kg (or part thereof)\nAny third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£0.90 up to maximum of £84.00\n£0.75 up to maximum of £162.00\nAny EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£0.05 up to a maximum of £16.32\n£0.11 up to a maximum of £26.64\n24\nLeaves of plants, such as herbs, spices and leafy vegetables not specified or included elsewhere in this table\nPer consignment -up to 100kg in weight\nAny third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£12.90\n£19.80\n£0.30\nAny EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£12.54\n£19.08\n£0.18\nfor each additional 10kg (or part thereof)\nAny third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£0.09 up to a maximum of £19.20\n£0.18 up to a maximum of £32.40\nAny EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£0.05 up to a maximum of £16.32\n£0.11 up to a maximum of £26.64\nBranches with foliage, parts of Conifers (other than bark)\n25\nAll genera\nPer consignment -up to 200kg in weight\nAny third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£12.90\n£19.80\n£0.30\nAny EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£12.54\n£19.08\n£0.18\nfor each additional 100kg (or part thereof )\nAny third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£0.09 up to a maximum of £19.20\n£0.18 up to a maximum of £32.40\nAny EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£0.05 up to a maximum of £16.32\n£0.11 up to a maximum of £26.64\nTubers of potatoes\n26\nSolanum tuberosum L. (seed potatoes)\nPer lot - up to 25,000kg in weight\nAny third country\n£64.00\n£96.00\n£6.00\nfor each additional 25,000kg in weight or part thereof\n£52.00\n£78.00\n27\nTubers of Solanum tuberosum L. (ware potatoes)\nPer lot - up to 25,000kg in weight\nAny third country other than Egypt, Poland, Portugal, Romania or Spain\n£13.56\n£20.34\n£0.18\nEgypt, Poland, Portugal or Romania\n£38.00\n£54.00\n£3.00\nSpain\n£64.00\n£96.00\n£6.00\nfor each additional 25,000kg in weight or part thereof\nAny third country other than Egypt, Poland, Portugal, Romania or Spain\n£1.56\n£2.34\nEgypt, Poland, Portugal or Romania\n£26.00\n£39.00\nSpain\n£52.00\n£78.00\nCut Christmas trees\n28\nCut Christmas trees (less than\n3m height)\nAll genera\nPer consignment -up to 1,000 in number\nAny third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£12.90\n£19.80\n£0.30\nfor each additional 100 units (or part thereof)\n£0.09 up to a maximum of £19.20\n£0.18 up to a maximum of £32.40\nPer consignment -up to 1,000 in number\nAny EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n£12.54\n£19.08\n£0.30\nfor each additional 100 units (or part thereof)\n£0.05 up to a maximum of £16.32\n£0.11 up to a maximum of £26.64\nOther objects\n29\nMachinery or vehicles which have been operated for agricultural or forestry purposes\nPer consignment\nAny third country\n£12.90\n£19.80\n£0.30\n* “Indoor Plants” means clearly packed and ready for supply to final consumers, identifiable as being for indoor use or use in aquaria.\n** “Final consumers” means by evidence from the packaging, labelling or by other means, for direct sales to final consumers.\nNote: Growing media and soil from third countries will be inspected at the frequency rate of the plants, plant products or other objects that it is attached to.\n”\n(6) Omit schedule 1A (import inspection fees for physical checks on consignments originating in the European Union, Liechtenstein or Switzerland).\n(7) For schedule 2 (reduced import inspection fees and physical and identity checks) substitute—\n“SCHEDULE 2\nLIST OF PLANTS AND PLANT PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN AN EU MEMBER STATE, LIECHTENSTEIN OR SWITZERLAND NOT SUBJECT TO FEES FOR DOCUMENTARY, IDENTITY AND PHYSICAL CHECKS\nRegulation 4(8)\n1. Branches with foliage, parts of Conifers other than bark or cut Christmas trees.\n2. Cut Christmas trees.\n3. Cut flowers.\n4. Fruit.\n5. Grain, other than seeds for sowing.\n6. Leaves of plants, such as herbs, spices and leafy vegetables.\n7. Seeds other than—\n(a) seeds of—\n(i) Allim cepa L.,\n(ii) Allium porrum L.,\n(iii) Castanea Mill.,\n(iv) Capsicum spp. L.,\n(v) Helianthus annuus L.,\n(vi) Medicago sativa L.,\n(vii) Phaseolus cocineus.,\n(viii) Phaseolus vulgaris L.,\n(ix) Solanum lycopersicum L.,\n(x) Solanum tuberosum L., (true potato seed).\n(b) Vegetable seeds of Pisum sativum L. and Vicia faba L.\n(c) Seeds of oil and fibre plants of—\n(i) Brassica napus L.,\n(ii) Brassica rapa L.,\n(iii) Sinapis alba L.,\n(iv) Glycine max (L.) Merrill,\n(v) Linum usitatissimum L.\n8. Tissue cultures.\n9. Tubers of potatoes (except from Poland, Portugal, Romania and Spain).”.\n(8) Omit schedule 2ZA (reduced import inspection fees for other consignments originating in the European Union, Liechtenstein or Switzerland).\n(9) In schedule 2A (import inspection fees for documentary checks and identity checks)—\n(a) in the heading, for “fees for documentary checks and identity checks” substitute “fee for documentary checks”,\n(b) omit tables 1 and 2.",
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      "text": "S.S.I. 2014/338 relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2019/28, S.S.I. 2019/421, S.S.I. 2019/425, S.S.I. 2020/466, S.S.I. 2021/159 and S.S.I. 2021/490."
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