
2023 No. 377
Plant Health
The Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Made 14th December 2023
Coming into force 31st December 2023

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 7 of schedule 4 and paragraph 21 of schedule 7 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with paragraph 1(6) of schedule 7 of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by the resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Citation, commencement and extent
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 31 December 2023.
(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.
Amendments to the Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) (England and Scotland) Regulations 2015
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(1) The Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) (England and Scotland) Regulations 2015 are amended as follows.
(2) In the Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) (England and Scotland) Regulations 2015 in Regulation 3(5BB) for “31 December 2023” substitute “30 June 2025”.
(3) For schedule 1 (fees for inspections in connection with a plant passport authority) substitute—“
SCHEDULE 1
Fees for inspections in connection with a plant passport authority
Regulation 3(2)


Type of Inspection Fee
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”
LORNA SLATER
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
14th December 2023