{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plant-health-etc-miscellaneous-fees-wales-amendment-regulations-2019/regulation-3",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2019/1378",
  "legislation_title": "The Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plant-health-etc-miscellaneous-fees-wales-amendment-regulations-2019",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Plant Health etc. (Fees) (Wales) Regulations 2018",
  "text": "(1) The Plant Health etc. (Fees) (Wales) Regulations 2018 are amended as follows.\n(2) In regulation 3—\n(a) in paragraph (1)—\n(i) for “which consists of” substitute “insofar as it includes”;\n(ii) at the end insert “or any machinery or vehicles which have been operated for agricultural or forestry purposes”;\n(b) in paragraph (2)—\n(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£9.71” substitute “£10.51”;\n(ii) for sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) substitute—\n“(b) in the case of—\n(i) a Schedule 2 cut flower consignment which includes—\n(aa) one lot of cut flowers, the fee specified in respect of those cut flowers in column 3 of the table in Schedule 2;\n(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;\n(ii) a Schedule 2 fruit or vegetable consignment which includes—\n(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;\n(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;\n(c) in the case of a consignment which—\n(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;\n(ii) in the case of any other consignment to which this regulation applies—\n(aa) where the consignment includes any machinery or vehicles that have been operated for agricultural or forestry purposes, a fee of £5.98;\n(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;”;\n(iii) in sub-paragraph (d), for “£157.08” substitute “£147.35”;\n(c) in paragraph (3), after the definition of “controlled plant pest”, insert—\n“(aa) “Europe” has the meaning given in article 2(1) of the 2018 Order;\n(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;\n(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;\n(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;”.\n(3) In regulation 4—\n(a) in paragraph (2), for “fees specified in the table in Schedule 3 are” substitute “fee specified in paragraph (3) is”;\n(b) for paragraph (3) substitute—\n“(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.”;\n(c) in paragraph (4), for “£18.78” substitute “£20.66”.\n(4) In regulation 6(1) for “£60.40” substitute “£70.83”.\n(5) In regulation 8—\n(a) in paragraph (4), for “£14.76” substitute “£15.76”;\n(b) after paragraph (4) insert—\n“(4A) Where a person submits an application for the provision of printed labels, the following additional fee is payable—\n(a) in the case of an application submitted online, £11.45;\n(b) in the case of an application submitted in paper form, £15.61.”.\n(6) For regulation 9(2) substitute—\n“(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.”.\n(7) For Schedule 1 substitute—\n“SCHEDULE 1\nImport inspection fees\nRegulation 3(1)\nColumn 1\nPlant, plant product or other object\nColumn 2\nFee (£)\nCuttings, seedlings (except forestry reproductive material), young plants of strawberries or of vegetables\n173.91\nShrubs, trees (other than cut Christmas trees), other woody nursery plants including forest reproductive material (other than seed)\n182.38\nBulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, intended for planting (other than tubers of potatoes)\n205.04\nSeeds, tissue cultures\n128.13\nOther plants intended for planting, not specified elsewhere in this table\n182.38\nCut flowers\n42.75\nBranches with foliage, parts of conifers (other than cut Christmas trees)\n33.99\nCut Christmas trees\n119.64\nLeaves of plants, such as herbs, spices and leafy vegetables\n71.68\nFruits, vegetables (other than leafy vegetables)\n53.10\nTubers of potatoes\n156.69\nSoil and growing medium, bark\n119.64\nGrain\n142.98\nOther plants or plant products not specified elsewhere in this table, except forest trees\n22.73\n”.\n(8) For Schedule 2 substitute—\n“SCHEDULE 2\nImport inspection fees: reduced rates\nRegulation 3(2)(c)\nColumn 1\nGenus\nColumn 2\nCounty of origin\nColumn 3\nFee (£)\nCut flowers\nAster\nZimbabwe\n32.06\nDianthus\nColombia\n1.28\nEcuador\n6.41\nKenya\n2.14\nTurkey\n6.41\nRosa\nColombia\n1.28\nEcuador\n0.43\nEthiopia\n2.14\nKenya\n4.28\nTanzania\n21.38\nZambia\n4.28\nBranches with Foliage\nPhoenix\nCosta Rica\n17.00\nFruit\nActinidia\nAny third country\n2.66\nCarica papaya\nAny third country\n2.66\nCitrus\nEgypt\n39.83\nMorocco\n1.59\nPeru\n5.31\nTurkey\n1.59\nUSA\n13.28\nCitrus lemon and citrus aurantifolia\nIsrael\n13.28\nCydonia\nAny third country in Europe\n2.66\nFragaria\nAny third country\n2.66\nMalus\nArgentina\n18.59\nBrazil\n26.55\nChile\n2.66\nAny third country in Europe\n2.66\nNew Zealand\n5.31\nSouth Africa\n2.66\nMangifera\nBrazil\n26.55\nPassiflora\nColombia\n3.72\nKenya\n13.28\nSouth Africa\n18.59\nVietnam\n13.28\nZimbabwe\n26.55\nPersea americana\nAny third country\n2.66\nPrunus\nArgentina\n39.83\nChile\n5.31\nAny third country in Europe\n2.66\nMorocco\n26.55\nTurkey\n18.59\nUSA\n26.55\nPrunus other than prunus persica\nSouth Africa\n2.66\nPyrus\nArgentina\n7.97\nChile\n7.97\nChina\n26.55\nAny third country in Europe\n2.66\nSouth Africa\n5.31\nRibes\nAny third country in Europe\n2.66\nRubus\nAny third country\n2.66\nVaccinium\nArgentina\n13.28\nAny third country in Europe\n2.66\nVitis\nAny third country\n2.66\nVegetables\nSolanum lycopersicon\nCanary Islands\n2.66\nMorocco\n2.66\nSolanum melongena\nTurkey\n13.28\n”.\n(9) Omit Schedule 3.\n(10) For Schedule 4 substitute—\n“SCHEDULE 4\nPlant health licence fees\nRegulation 5(1)\nIn this Schedule—\n“period 1” means the period ending on 31 March 2020;\n“period 2” means the period beginning on 1 April 2020 and ending on 30 September 2020.\nColumn 1\nType of application or inspection\nColumn 2\nDate of application\nColumn 3\nFee (£)\nApplication for a licence for scientific or trial purposes, other than—\na licence in respect of the analysis of soil or other growing medium\na licence for scientific or trial purposes covering 5 or more items\n995.36\nApplication for a licence for scientific or trial purposes covering 5 or more items\n995.36, plus 52.45 per item in excess of 5 items\nApplication 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\n745.41\nApplication for a licence in respect of the analysis of soil or other growing medium covering 5 or more items\n745.41, plus 52.45 per item in excess of 5 items\nApplication for a variation of a licence with changes requiring scientific or technical assessment\n380.25\nApplication for any other licence\n42.50\nIssue of an annual letter of authority\n42.50\nMonitoring compliance with licence terms and conditions\nIn the case of monitoring undertaken during period 1\n69.75 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof), subject to a minimum fee of 139.50\nIn the case of monitoring undertaken during period 2\n81.25 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof), subject to a minimum fee of 162.50\nIn the case of monitoring undertaken on or after 1 October 2020\n92.67 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof), subject to a minimum fee of 185.34\n”.\n(11) For Schedule 5 substitute—\n“SCHEDULE 5\nSeed potatoes: fees\nRegulation 8(1)\nColumn 1\nActivity\nColumn 2\nFee (£)\nColumn 3\nMinimum fee (£)\nSoil sampling and testing for Potato Cyst Nematode\nSoil sampling and testing for the purposes of paragraph 4, 7 or 9 of Schedule 1 to the Seed Potatoes (Wales) Regulations 2016\n24.75 for each hectare (or part thereof) sampled and tested\nInspection of growing crop\nCertification as pre-basic seed potatoes: Union grade PBTC\n30.39 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof)\n60.78\nCertification as pre-basic seed potatoes: Union grade PB\n12.16 per each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) inspected\n60.75\nCertification as basic seed potatoes: Union grade S\n10.57 per each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) inspected\n105.70\nCertification as basic seed potatoes: Union grade SE\n10.57 per each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) inspected\n105.70\nCertification as basic seed potatoes: Union grade E\n10.33 per each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) inspected\n103.30\nCertification as certified seed potatoes: Union grade A or B\n9.39 per each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) inspected\n93.90\nInspection of harvested tubers\nInspection\n40.55 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof)\n81.10\nProvision of labels and seals in respect of application\nPrinted labels for bags holding 50 kgs of seed potatoes or less\n0.05 per label\nPrinted labels and seals for bags holding more than 50 kgs of seed potatoes\n0.11 per label (including seal)\nBlank labels and seals\n0.16 per label (including seal)\n”.",
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  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2018/1179 (W. 238)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 2016/106 (W. 52)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2019/1378/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:18:15.331124+00:00"
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