Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order–

• “certificate” means a phytosanitary certificate or a reforwarding phytosanitary certificate;

• “inspector” means any person authorised by the Scottish Ministers to be an inspector for the purposes of the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993^f1;

• “phytosanitary certificate” means a certificate duly completed either in the form set out in Schedule 14 to the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993 or the equivalent written in a language other than English;

• “premises” includes any land, building, vessel, vehicle, aircraft, hovercraft or freight container;

• “reforwarding phytosanitary certificate” means a certificate duly completed either in the form set out in Schedule 15 to the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993 or the equivalent written in a language other than English;

• “soil” includes any medium used for the growing of plant material and “soil sample” shall be construed accordingly.

Where a fee is prescribed in this Order in relation to an inspection, examination or test as well as the issue of a certificate, the refusal to issue a certificate by reason of the results of the inspection, examination or test being unsatisfactory shall not affect the amount of the fee payable.