# The Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

S.I. 2018/510 · made 19 April 2018

These Regulations amend the Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/289) to correct the fee payable in respect of the certification of pre-basic seed potatoes as Union grade PBTC under the Seed Potatoes (England) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1953) and to clarify how the fees in respect of the certification of seed potatoes under the Seed Potatoes (England) Regulations 2015 are to be calculated.

Made under: Finance Act 1973 (Section 56)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/plant-health-etc-fees-england-amendment-regulations-2018/pdf/uksi_20180510_en.pdf; UK Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/plant-health-etc-fees-england-amendment-regulations-2018/pdf/uksiem_20180510_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Seeds, England
Made 19th April 2018
Laid before Parliament 23rd April 2018
Coming into force 21st May 2018
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations, with the consent of the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973.

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 21st May 2018.

## 2 Amendment of the Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) Regulations 2018

(1) The Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) Regulations 2018 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 8—
(a) in paragraph (3)—
(i) for “fee” substitute “fees”;
(ii) for “harvested tubers is” substitute “growing crops for certification as Union grade PBTC and an inspection of harvested tubers are”;
(b) in paragraph (6), after “which” insert “the growing crops for certification as Union grade PBTC or”.
(3) In Schedule 5, for the entries in the table under the heading “Inspection of growing crops” substitute—
“
Certification as pre-basic seed potatoes: Union grade PBTC
33.62 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof)
67.24
Certification as pre-basic seed potatoes: Union grade PB
33.62 per each ¼ hectare (or part thereof) inspected
67.24
Certification as basic seed potatoes: Union grade S
58.47 per each ½ hectare (or part thereof) inspected
116.94
Certification as basic seed potatoes: Union grade SE
58.47 per each ½ hectare (or part thereof) inspected
116.94
Certification as basic seed potatoes: Union grade E
57.17 per each ½ hectare (or part thereof) inspected
114.34
Certification as certified seed potatoes:
Union grade A or B
51.97 per each ½ hectare (or part thereof) inspected
103.94
”

## Signature

Gardiner of Kimble
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
18th April 2018
We consent
Rebecca Harris
Paul Maynard
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
19th April 2018

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/289) to correct the fee payable in respect of the certification of pre-basic seed potatoes as Union grade PBTC under the Seed Potatoes (England) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1953) and to clarify how the fees in respect of the certification of seed potatoes under the Seed Potatoes (England) Regulations 2015 are to be calculated.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

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