# The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017

S.S.I. 2017/6 · made 11 January 2017 · revised to 19 March 2018

These Regulations amend the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (“the principal Regulations”).

Made under: Finance Act 1973 (Section 56)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/plant-health-import-inspection-fees-scotland-amendment-regulations-2017/pdf/ssi_20170006_en.pdf; Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/plant-health-import-inspection-fees-scotland-amendment-regulations-2017/pdf/ssipn_20170006_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Plant Health
Made 11th January 2017
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 13th January 2017
Coming into force 11th February 2017
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(1) and (2) of the Finance Act 1973 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 and come into force on 11th February 2017.
(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

## 2 Amendment of the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2014

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## 3 Revocation

Regulation 2(a) of the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015 is revoked.

## Signature

FERGUS EWING
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
11th January 2017

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (“the principal Regulations”).
Article 13d of Council Directive 2000/29/EC (OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p.1) (“the Directive”) requires a member State to ensure the collection of fees to cover the costs occasioned by the documentary checks, identity checks and plant health checks of certain imports of plants, plant products and other objects from third countries which are required by Article 13a(1) of the Directive. Pursuant to Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) 1756/2004 (OJ L 313, 12.10.2004, p.6), the European Commission notifies member States of plants and plant products which should be subject to reduced inspection and of the rate of such inspection. Regulation 2 substitutes schedule 2 of the principal Regulations to take account of the most recent Commission Notification on reduced inspection rates, available at:
http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/plant_health_biosecurity/non_eu_trade/less_frequent_checks_en.
The Table provides a comparison of changes made to the fees in schedule 2 of the principal Regulations:
TABLE
Schedule 2
Genus
Country of origin
Previous rate of inspection
Previous fee
New rate of inspection
New fee, specified in Schedule 2
(1)Initial fee per consignment for cut flowers (up to 20,000 in number) and fruit and vegetables (up to 25,000 kg in weight). Corresponding fees are set in the principal Regulations for additional quantities, maximum price per consignment and inspections carried out outside normal working hours.
(2)Consignments subject to an inspection rate of 100% are excluded from the reduced rate inspection scheme and are subject to the import inspection fees specified in schedule 1 of the principal Regulations.
Cut Flowers
Aster
Zimbabwe
100%
£42.00
75%
£37.50
Dianthus
Kenya
10%
£25.80
5%
£24.90
Dianthus
Turkey
25%
£28.50
15%
£26.70
Rosa
Zambia
15%
£26.70
10%
£25.80
Fruit
Citrus
Egypt
15%
£26.70
25%
£28.50
Citrus
Mexico
10%
£25.80
100%
-
Citrus
Tunisia
50%
£33.00
100%
-
Malus
Argentina
25%
£28.50
35%
£30.30
Malus
USA
50%
£33.00
75%
£37.50
Passiflora
Colombia
10%
£25.80
7%
£25.26
Passiflora
Kenya
15%
£26.70
25%
£28.50
Passiflora
Vietnam
100%
£42.00
35%
£30.30
Prunus
Morocco
50%
£33.00
25%
£28.50
Prunus
USA
50%
£33.00
25%
£28.50
Vegetables
Capsicum
Israel
5%
£24.90
10%
£25.80
Momordica
Surinam
25%
£28.50
35%
£30.30
Solanum melongena
Turkey
10%
£25.80
5%
£24.90
Regulation 3 revokes regulation 2(a) of the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015.
No business and regulatory impact assessment has been prepared for this instrument as it has limited impact on the cost of business.

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