# The Plant Health Fees (Scotland) Regulations 1996, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations which apply to Scotland only, supersede the Plant Health Fees (Scotland) Order 1994, and prescribe fees in respect of inspections carried out for the purpose of conferring authority to issue plant passports under the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993 (“the 1993 Order”).
Under the 1993 Order, certain listed plants, plant products and other objects require a plant passport for movement within the European Community including any trade within the United Kingdom. Producers, traders and importers of such material must first be authorised to issue plant passports by the Secretary of State. The authorisation process involves an inspection of premises and the listed plant material and includes a check of business records.
The fees prescribed by these Regulations in relation to plant passporting matters reflect the costs expected to be incurred in undertaking the inspections and are 5% higher than previous costs, except that in relation to premises exceeding 50 hectares the cost for each additional 10 hectares or part thereof has increased by 10% from £50 to £55. These increases are due to the predicted increases in expenditure.
These Regulations also prescribe the fees for the issue of licences under the 1993 Order to permit the importation of those articles which would otherwise be prohibited (regulation 4), including fees for the new licences for trial or scientific purposes or for work on varietal selection introduced by the Plant Health (Great Britain) (Amendment) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/25). Due to the introduction of this amendment Order, a new fee for the renewal/extension of import licences has been introduced and the £55 charge now applies to licences issued for material moved within the EC.
Other fees are unchanged.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1784/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/plant-health-fees-scotland-regulations-1996/note
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