
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Health (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 22 December 2021.
(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.
2 

(1) The Plant Health Import Inspection Fees (Scotland) Regulations 2014 are amended as follows.
(2) In schedule 2 (reduced import inspection fees for physical and identity checks), in entry 23 (Bark) of the table for “25,00” substitute “25,000kg”.
3 

(1) The Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) (England and Scotland) Regulations 2015 are amended as follows.
(2) For regulation 3(5AA) (fees) substitute—“
(5AA) The fee for a phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export specified in schedule 5A is not payable in relation to a consignment to be transported to Northern Ireland—
(a) by a person acting otherwise than in the course of a business, where the consignment is not to be placed on the market, or
(b) for delivery to—
(i) a professional operator whose principal place of business is in Northern Ireland, or
(ii) any person resident in Northern Ireland, where the consignment is not to be placed on the market or used for the purposes of any business.
(5BB) Paragraph (5AA) ceases to have effect at the end of 31 December 2022”.
(3) For schedule 1 (fees for inspections in connection with a plant passport authority) substitute—“
SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 3(2)


Type of inspection Fee
Physical inspection and associated activities (including travelling and office time) in connection with granting, variation or suspension of a plant passport authority or for monitoring compliance with that authority— 

(a) up to and including the first hour £49.50

(b) thereafter, for each additional 15 minutes or part thereof £12.38”.
(4) For schedule 5A (fees in connection with an application for a phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export) substitute—“
SCHEDULE 5A
Regulation 3(5A)


Service Fee
The consideration of an application, including the issue, where appropriate, of a phytosanitary certificate for export or a phytosanitary certificate for re-export £21.00
The examination or testing of plants, plant products or other objects and associated activities (including travelling and office time)— 

(a) up to and including the first hour £37.80

(b) thereafter, for each additional 15 minutes or part thereof £10.50”.
4 

(1) The Plant Health (Official Controls and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 6(1) (disclosure of information)—
(a) for “Union territory” substitute “United Kingdom or to a CD authority”,
(b) omit “EU”.
LORNA SLATER
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
21st December 2021