
1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Plant Health Fees (Scotland) Order 1993 and shall come into force on 9th July 1993.
(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.
2 

(1) In this Order–
 “authority” means an authority to issue plant passports conferred on a business, individual or other organisation under article 14 of the Order;
 “import licence” means a licence issued by the Secretary of State under article 30 of the Order;
 “the Order” means the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993();
 “plant passport” has the meaning assigned by article 2(1) of the Order;
(2) Where a fee is prescribed in this Order in relation to an inspection for the purpose of the conferring of an authority to issue plant passports, the refusal to confer such an authority by reason of the results of the inspection being unsatisfactory shall not affect the amount of the fee otherwise payable.
3 
There shall be paid to the Secretary of State in respect of the service described in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order the fee specified in column 3 of that Schedule opposite to the area of premises specified in column 2 of that Schedule.
4 
There shall be paid to the Secretary of State in respect of any service described in column 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order the fee specified in column 2 of that Schedule opposite the reference to that service.
5 
The Import and Export (Plant Health Fees) (Scotland) Order 1992() is hereby revoked.
Hector Monro
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
26th May 1993We consent,
T.J.R. Wood
T. Kirkhope
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
7th June 1993
SCHEDULE 1
Article 3


Column 1 Service Column 2 Area or size of premises (Ha) Column 3 Fee £
Each inpsection of premises plants and plant material Not exceeding .99 69
for the purpose of conferring or maintaining an 1 to 1.99 (inclusive) 95
authority to issue plant passports (including check of 2 to 3.99 (inclusive) 139
business records): Per site. 4 to 9.99 (inclusive) 183
 10 to 19.99 (inclusive) 284
 20 to 49.99 (inclusive) 397
 exceeding 49.99 473
SCHEDULE 2
Article 4


Column 1 Service Column 2 Fee Column 3 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 a licence for articles imported for the following purposes, whether or not an inspection is required:–
(a) scientific 40.00 40.00

(b) commercial
(i) potato breeders' and other quarantine material 40.00 40.00

(ii) other plant material 30.00 30.00

(c) private 25.00 25.00

2 
The inspection of articles for import, per day
(a) up to and including the first 30 minutes 40.00 40.00

(b) thereafter, for each additional 30 minutes or part thereof 20.00 20.00
Note: The figures initalicsare the fees which were charged under the Import and Export (Plant Health Fees) (Scotland) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/2621) before the coming into force of this Order.