
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Health (Licence Fees) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st February 1996.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
(3) In these Regulations—
 “growing medium” and “soil” have the meanings ascribed to them by the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993; and
 “licence” means a licence under article 30 or 30A of that Order.
2 
The Import (Plant Health Fees) (England and Wales) Order 1993 is hereby revoked.
3 
There shall be paid to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in respect of each application or inspection of a type described in column 2 of the Schedule to these Regulations the fee prescribed in column 3 of the Schedule in relation to that type of application or inspection.
Tim Boswell
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
10th January 1996Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
Gwilym Jones
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office
9th January 1996
SCHEDULE
Regulation 3


(1) (2) (3)
Item Type of application or inspection Fee
1 Application for a licence other than a licence covered by item 2 or 3 below £305
2 Application for a licence in respect of soil or other growing medium for analysis £220
3 Application for a licence for scientific or trial purposes covering more than 5 types of article £305 plus £12 per type of article in excess of 5
4 Application for extension or variation of a licence with changes requiring scientific or technical assessment £100
5 Application for extension of a licence with no changes or for extension or variation of a licence with only minor changes requiring no scientific or technical assessment £12
6 Inspection and associated activities (including travelling time and office time) for monitoring compliance with licence terms and conditions £27 per hour