Welsh Statutory Instruments
Plant Health, Wales
Made
9 November 2016
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
14 November 2016
Coming into force
7 December 2016
The Welsh Ministers, with the consent of the Treasury, and in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3(1) and 4A of the Plant Health Act 1967(1), make the following Order:
1.-(1) The title of this Order is the Plant Health (Export Certification) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2016.
(2) This Order comes into force on 7 December 2016 and applies in relation to Wales.
2.-(1) The Plant Health (Export Certification) (Wales) Order 2006(2) is amended as follows.
(2) For Schedule 3(3) substitute-
Articles 3 and 5
Services in respect of applications for certificates | Fee (£) | Fee (small exporter) (£) |
---|---|---|
(1) Services for consignments other than grain: | ||
(a) inspection and, where necessary, laboratory examination | 65.24 for each quarter hour or part thereof with a minimum fee of 130.48 | 32.62 for each quarter hour or part thereof with a minimum fee of 65.24 |
(b) laboratory examination only | 36.35 | 18.18 |
(c) issue of a certificate where no inspection or laboratory examination is required | 13.87 | 6.94 |
(2) Services of consignments of grain: | ||
Monitoring of inspections carried out by a person authorised under article 3(3) and, where necessary, laboratory examination carried out by an authorised officer | 59.53 | 29.74". |
(3) For Schedule 4(4) substitute-
Article 5
Service | Fee (£) | Fee (small exporter) (£) |
---|---|---|
Pre-export service | 49.68 for each quarter hour or part thereof with a minimum fee of 99.36 | 24.84 for each quarter hour or part thereof with a minimum fee of 49.68." |
Lesley Griffiths
Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers
9 November 2016
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Plant Health (Export Certification) (Wales) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1701 (W. 163)) ("the 2006 Order").
This Order provides for a 10.7% increase to the fees specified in the 2006 Order for services in respect of applications for certificates (article 2(2)) and pre-export services (article 2(3)).
The fee levels provided for in this Order form the third and final part of a move towards full cost recovery of fees.
The Regulatory Impact Assessment applicable to this Order is obtainable from the Welsh Government at: Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ and on the Welsh Government website at www.gov.wales.
1967 c. 8. Section 3(1) was amended by the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), section 4 and Schedule 4, paragraph 8 and was further amended by S.I. 2011/1043, Part 2, article 6(1). Section 4A was inserted by the Agriculture Act 1986 (c. 49), section 3. The powers conferred by sections 3 and 4A are conferred on a "competent authority", which is defined in section 1(2), for Wales, as the Welsh Ministers. Section 1(2) was amended by the Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013/755 (W. 90), Schedule 2, paragraph 43.
S.I. 2006/1701 (W. 163), amended by S.I. 2013/1658 (W. 156) and S.I. 2014/1759 (W. 174).
Schedule 3 was substituted by S.I. 2013/1658 (W. 156), article 2(3) and S.I. 2014/1759 (W. 174), article 2(3).
Schedule 4 was substituted by S.I. 2013/1658 (W. 156), article 2(4) and by S.I. 2014/1759 (W. 174), article 2(4).