Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Plant Health (Export Certification) (England) (Amendment) Order 2014 and comes into force on 6th April 2014.

Amendment of the Plant Health (Export Certification) (England) Order 2004

2.  (1)  The Plant Health (Export Certification) (England) Order 2004(3) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1) of article 2(4) (interpretation)-

(a)after the definition of "certificate", insert-

""laboratory examination" includes laboratory testing;";

(b)for the definition of "third country" substitute-

""third country" has the same meaning in this Order as in the Plant Health (England) Order 2005(5)".

(3) For Schedule 3(6) substitute-

Articles 3 and 4

"SCHEDULE 3Applications for certificates: fees

(4) For Schedule 4(7) substitute-

Article 4

"SCHEDULE 4Pre-export service fees

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Plant Health (Export Certification) (England) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1404) ("the 2004 Order").

This Order provides for increases on the fees specified in the 2004 Order as follows:

(a)fees for services in respect of applications for certificates by a range from 4% to 52% (article 2(3)), and

(b)fees for pre-export services by 19% (article 2(4)).

Further details are provided in the Explanatory Memorandum. The fee levels provided for in this Order form the second part of a move towards full cost recovery of fees over three years.

An impact assessment of the effects of this Order on the costs of business, in relation to the types of fee covered, is published with its Explanatory Memorandum on www.legislation.gov.uk and is available at www.gov.uk or from the Plant Health Policy and Bee Policy Unit, Defra, 10GA07, Sand Hutton, York YO14 1LZ.