
1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Import and Export (Plant Health Fees) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 1989, shall apply to England and Wales and shall come into force on 1st September 1989.
(2) In this Order“the principal Order” means the Import and Export (Plant Health Fees) (England and Wales) Order 1988.
2 
For Schedules 1 and 2 to the principal Order (fees in respect of export certification and import licensing services) there shall be substituted the provisions of Schedules 1 and 2 to this Order.
In Witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on  24th July 1989.
John MacGregor
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Peter Walker
Secretary of State for Wales
25th July 1989David MacLean 
David Lightbown
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
24th July 1989
SCHEDULE 1
Article 2
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SCHEDULE 1
Articles 3 to 6


(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
Item Service Basic Fee Alternative Fee Old fee
    Basic Alternative
  £ £ £ £
1 The taking of one soil sample from a field, or part of a field, which is not more than 4 hectares 37 14 (32) (12)
2 The taking of two soil samples on the same visit from fields on the same holding, the combined area of which is not more than 3 hectares 37 14 (32) (12)
3 The taking of up to three samples of compost for container grown plants 37 14 (32) (12)
4 Laboratory testing of one soil sample 17.40  (15)
5 Growing Season InspectionWhere the basic fee is payable, one Growing Season Inspection of–
(a) up to 0.1 hectare of outdoor plants (including bulbs and plants in containers), or
(b) up to 1,000 indoor plants, or
(c) up to 1.0 hectare of seed crops;and where the alternative fee is payable, one Growing Season Inspection of–
(a) up to 1.5 hectares of bulbs, or
(b) up to 1.0 hectare of outdoor plants other than bulbs, or
(c) up to 6.0 hectares of seed crops, or
(d) up to 10,000 indoor plants 37 14 (32) (12)
6 Pre-export inspection of and the issue of certificates, for–
(a) up to 7 small consignments, to be exported under up to 7 certificates, or
(b) up to 25 tonnes, to be exported under one certificate, of plants, plant products or soil other than bulbs, potatoes and seeds 37 14 (32) (12)
7 Pre-export inspection of up to 25 tonnes of potatoes, to be exported under one certificate, and the issue of that certificate 37 21 (32) (12)
8 Pre-export inspection of–
(a) a stock of bulbs up to 25 tonnes and the issue of such certificates as may be required for the export of bulbs from that stock issued while the inspector is on the premises for the purposes of this inspection or any other official purpose, or
(b) up to 25 tonnes of bulbs of one stock, to be exported under one certificate, and the issue of that certificate 37 21 (32) (12)
9 The taking of samples of seed for examination or testing–
(a) where the basic fee is payable the taking of 3 samples, and
(b) where the alternative fee is payable the taking of one sample 37 3.50 (32) (3)
10 The issue of one certificate for the export of a consignment of seeds where they, or the bulk from which they are taken, have already been sampled and examined or tested 14  (12)
11 The issue of one certificate for the export of a consignment of seeds where the appropriate Minister is satisfied that the export is for national listing purposes and where they, or the bulk from which they are taken, have already been sampled and examined or tested 7  (6)
12 The inspection for any traces of soil or plant debris and the issue of one or more certificates for the export of used agricultural machines–
(a) where the basic fee is payable the inspection of up to 5 agricultural machines, and
(b) where the alternative fee is payable the inspection of up to 10 agricultural machines 37 14 (32) (12)
13 The issue of one certificate, including any prior examination or test, without a visit by an inspector to the applicant’s premises 14  (12)
14 The issue of up to 20 certificates for the export of articles not requiring inspection on that occasion but requiring a visit to the applicant’s premises 37 14 (32) (12)
15 The issue of one certificate by an inspector where an inspector has not had to visit the applicant’s premises in respect of the articles to be certified or to inspect those articles and where no examination or testing has been necessary 2.30  (2)”
SCHEDULE 2
Article 2
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SCHEDULE 2
Article 8


(1) (2) (3) (4)
Item Service Fee Old fee
  £ £
1 Consideration of an application for the issue of an import licence and the performance of any connected service, including the issue of the licence where appropriate 180 (175)
2 The inspection of articles imported for the purposes of a trade or business, being an inspection required by the terms of the import licence under which the articles were imported 33 (32)
3 Where the application for an import licence is for the import of articles for a scientific purpose and the number of types of article to be imported under the same licence exceeds 5, the inclusion of one type of article in the licence in addition to the first five 5 (5)
4 Where an import licence is issued for the importation of articles for a scientific purpose, the variation of the licence so as to enable the importation of additional articles under that licence 21 plus 5 for each article (20 plus 5 for each article)
5 The issue of an import licence for the importation of articles not for the purposes of a trade or business nor for a scientific purpose 26 (25)”