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(1) This Order may be cited as the Plant Health Fees (Scotland) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 23rd June 1994.
(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.
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(1) In this Order–
 “authority” means an authority to issue plant passports conferred on a business, individual or other organisation under article 17 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;
 “premises” includes any land or building used for the production or storage of plants, plant products or other objects.
(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.
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(1) 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 the area of the premises specified in column 2 of that Schedule.
(2) Where the premises are situated on more than one site a separate fee shall apply in relation to each such site calculated according to the area of that site as set out in column 2 of Schedule 1 to this Order.
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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 Plant Health Fees (Scotland) Order 1993() and the Plant Health Fees (Scotland) Amendment Order 1993() are hereby revoked.
Hector Monro
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
20th May 1994We consent,
Andrew Mackay
Irvine Patnick
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
24th May 1994
SCHEDULE 1
Article 3


Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
Service Area or size of premises (Ha) Fee £ Area or size of premises (Ha) Fee £
Each inspection of premises plants and plant material for the purpose of conferring or maintaining an authority to issue plant passports (including check of business records): Per site. Not exceeding 1.0 69 Not exceeding .99 69
1.1 to 2.0 (inclusive) 95 1 to 1.99 (inclusive) 95
2.1 to 4.0 (inclusive) 139 2 to 3.99 (inclusive) 139
4.1 to 10.0 (inclusive) 183 4 to 9.99 (inclusive) 183
10.1 to 20.0 (inclusive) 284 10 TO 19.99 (inclusive) 284
20.1 to 35.0 (inclusive) 340 20 to 49.99 (inclusive) 397
35.1 to 50.0 (inclusive) 400 exceeding 49.99 473
Each additional 10 hectares or part thereof 50
Note: The fees in column 5 are the fees which were charged under the Plant Health Fees (Scotland) Order 1993 (S.I.1993/1477) in relation to the areas specified in column 4 before the coming into force of this Order.
SCHEDULE 2
Article 4


Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
 Fee Old Fee
Service £ £

Consideration of an application for the issue of an import licence and the performance of any connected service, including the issue of a licence or articles imported for the following purposes:–
(a) scientific
 55.00 40.00

(b) commercial
(i) potato breeders' and other quarantine material 55.00 40.00

(ii) other plant material (to include cost of inspection) 70.00 30.00

(c) private (to include cost of inspection) 70.00 25.00

2 
The inspection of articles for import, per day (where not included under paragraph 1 above)—
(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 in italicsin Column 3 are the fees which were charged under the Plant Health Fees (Scotland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1477) before the coming into force of this Order.