{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plant-health-plant-passport-fees-england-regulations-2007/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/720",
  "legislation_title": "The Plant Health (Plant Passport Fees) (England) Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plant-health-plant-passport-fees-england-regulations-2007",
  "path": "note",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations, which apply to England only, prescribe fees in respect of inspections carried out for the purpose of conferring authority to issue plant passports (including check of business records) under either the Plant Health (England) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2530) or the Plant Health (Phytophthora ramorum) (England) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/2590) (“the Orders”).\nUnder the Orders, 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 may be authorised to issue plant passports by the Secretary of State. The initial authorisation process involves an inspection of premises and the listed plant material and includes a check on business records and further inspections may be carried out subsequent to the grant of authority to ensure compliance with relevant requirements.\nThe fees payable in respect of such inspections are specified in regulation 3(2).\nRegulation 4 revokes S.I. 1993/1642 and S.I. 1997/1961. The level of fees remains unchanged from S.I. 1997/1961 but now apply also to authorisations under the Plant Health (Phytophthora ramorum) (England) Order 2004 (“the 2004 Order”).\nA regulatory impact assessment was prepared in respect of the predecessor to the 2004 Order (S.I. 2002/2573) which foresaw the charging of the fee for plant passporting purposes to which these Regulations relate. This was placed in the Library of each House of Parliament. Copies can be obtained from Plant Health Division, Defra, Foss House, Kings Pool, Peasholme Green, York YO1 7PX.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/720/note",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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