uksi/2018/510 — The Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

2018 No. 510 Seeds, England The Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 Made 19th April 2018 Laid before Parliament 23rd April 2018 Coming into force 21st May 2018 The Secretary of State makes these Regulations, with the consent of the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973 . Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 21st May 2018. Amendment of the Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) Regulations 2018 2 1 The Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) Regulations 2018 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 8— a in paragraph (3)— i for “fee” substitute “fees”; ii for “harvested tubers is” substitute “growing crops for certification as Union grade PBTC and an inspection of harvested tubers are”; b in paragraph (6), after “which” insert “the growing crops for certification as Union grade PBTC or”. 3 In Schedule 5, for the entries in the table under the heading “Inspection of growing crops” substitute— Certification as pre-basic seed potatoes: Union grade PBTC 33.62 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof) 67.24 Certification as pre-basic seed potatoes: Union grade PB 33.62 per each ¼ hectare (or part thereof) inspected 67.24 Certification as basic seed potatoes: Union grade S 58.47 per each ½ hectare (or part thereof) inspected 116.94 Certification as basic seed potatoes: Union grade SE 58.47 per each ½ hectare (or part thereof) inspected 116.94 Certification as basic seed potatoes: Union grade E 57.17 per each ½ hectare (or part thereof) inspected 114.34 Certification as certified seed potatoes: Union grade A or B 51.97 per each ½ hectare (or part thereof) inspected 103.94 Gardiner of Kimble Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 18th April 2018 We consent Rebecca Harris Paul Maynard Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 19th April 2018 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations amend the Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) Regulations 2018 ( S.I. 2018/289 ) to correct the fee payable in respect of the certification of pre-basic seed potatoes as Union grade PBTC under the Seed Potatoes (England) Regulations 2015 ( S.I. 2015/1953 ) and to clarify how the fees in respect of the certification of seed potatoes under the Seed Potatoes (England) Regulations 2015 are to be calculated. An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.