The Plant Health (Fees) (England) and Official Controls (Frequency of Checks) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Amendment of the Official Controls (Plant Health) (Frequency of Checks) Regulations 2022

5.—(1) Regulation 3 of the Official Controls (Plant Health) (Frequency of Checks) Regulations 2022 (frequency rate of physical checks and identity checks) is amended as follows—

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a) after “Annex 11” insert “that originate in the third country in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the table in that Part”;

(b) omit the words from “which” to the end;

(3) After paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) Paragraph (1) does not apply to plants, plant products or other objects—

(a) that originate in an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland;

(b) are imported into Great Britain before 31st October 2024;

(c) are either—

(i) imported through a relevant port; or

(ii) listed in the table in Schedule 2A to the Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020; and

(d) if originating in Liechtenstein, do not fall within the Schedule.”.

(4) In paragraph (7)—

(a) after the definition of “indoor plant”, insert—

“relevant port” means any of the following seaports—

(a)

Ayr;

(b)

Barrow;

(c)

Barry;

(d)

Cairnryan;

(e)

Cardiff;

(f)

Ellesmere Port;

(g)

Fishguard;

(h)

Garston;

(i)

Greenock;

(j)

Heysham;

(k)

Holyhead;

(l)

Lancaster;

(m)

Liverpool;

(n)

Mersey Wharf;

(o)

Newport;

(p)

Pembroke;

(q)

Port Talbot;

(r)

Royal Portbury (Bristol);

(s)

Seaforth Grain Terminal;

(t)

Silloth;

(u)

Workington.”;

(b) omit the definition of “relevant third country”.