- Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 1415
The Seeds (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1997
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| Made | 4th June 1997 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 6th June 1997 | ||
| Coming into force | 1st July 1997 |
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1), (1A)(e) and (8) and 36 of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964[1] and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with the said section 16(1) with representatives of such interests as appear to them to be concerned, hereby make the following Regulations:
Title and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Seeds (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st July 1997.
Amendment
2. For Schedules 1 to 6 to the Seeds (Fees) Regulations 1985[2] there shall be substituted the Schedules set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Lord Donoughue
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
2nd June 1997
Sewel
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
3rd June 1997
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
Win Griffiths
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office
4th June 1997
| (1) | (2) | (3) | |
| Matter | When payable | Fee | |
| £ | £[4] | ||
| A. Initial fees | |||
Initial fee per hectare or part thereof for crops intended to produce:
|
On application for registration | 22.35 | (21.80) |
|
5.60 | (5.45) | |
|
5.00 | (4.90) | |
| B. Crop inspection fees | |||
| Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops intended to produce pre-basic or basic seed, per hectare or part thereof examined | On application | 11.15 | (10.90) |
| C. Seed lot fee | |||
Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot entered as: -
|
On application | 36.85 | (35.95) |
|
18.45 | (18.00) | |
| D. Seed testing fees | |||
| Fee for an official examination of seed for loose smut infection of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat and barley (per thousand embryos examined) | Within one month of demand by or on behalf of the appropriate Minister | 32.40 | (31.60) |
| E. Fees for additional tests | |||
| Fee for Tetrazolium seed viability test in C1 Winter Wheat and C1 Winter Barley | Within one month of demand by or on behalf of the appropriate Minister | 38.00 | (37.05) |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | |
| Matter | When payable | Fee | |
| £ | £[6] | ||
| A. Initial fees | |||
Initial fee per hectare or part thereof for crops intended to produce:
|
On application for registration | 16.75 | (16.35) |
|
(b) field beans and field peas |
14.50 | (14.15) | |
|
(ii) certified seed of grasses, legumes (except field beans and field peas) and crucifers |
7.85 | (7.65) | |
|
(iii) certified seed of the first and second generation of field beans and field peas |
6.70 | (6.55) | |
| B. Crop inspection fee | |||
| Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops intended to produce pre-basic or basic seed, per hectare or part thereof examined (including crops of hybrid swede rape and hybrid turnip rape) | On application | 11.15 | (10.90) |
| C. Seed lot fee | |||
Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot entered as: -
|
On application | 30.20 | (29.45) |
|
(b) field beans and field peas |
49.15 | (47.95) | |
(ii) pre-basic or basic seed of -
|
57.00 | (55.60) | |
|
(b) field beans and field peas |
49.15 | (47.95) | |
|
(iii) certified seed of grasses, legumes (except field beans and field peas) and crucifers |
57.00 | (55.60) | |
|
(iv) certified seed of the first and second generation of field beans and field peas |
45.80 | (44.70) | |
|
(v) commercial seed of the kinds for the time being specified in regulation 3(3) of the Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations 1993 |
50.30 | (49.05) | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | |
| Matter | When payable | Fee | |
| £ | £[8] | ||
| A. Initial fees | |||
Initial fee per hectare or part thereof for crops intended to produce:
|
On application for registration | 24.60 | (24.00) |
|
(ii) all other categories of seed |
11.75 | (11.45) | |
| B. Crop inspection fees | |||
| Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops intended to produce pre-basic or basic seed, per hectare or part thereof examined | On application | 11.15 | (10.90) |
| C. Seed lot fee | |||
Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot entered as: -
|
On application | 44.70 | (43.60) |
|
(ii) all other categories of seed |
44.70 | (43.60) | |
| D. Seed testing fees | |||
Fees for an official examination of seed for: -
|
Within one month of demand by or on behalf of the appropriate Minister | 37.95 | (37.05) |
(ii) flax and linseed for: -
(b) Phoma exiqua var. linicola (c) Colletotrichum lini |
|||
|
(d) Fusarium spp (e) Botrytis spp |
31.25 | (30.50) | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | |
| Matter | When payable | Fee | |
| £ | £[10] | ||
| A. Initial fees | |||
Initial fee per hectare or part thereof for crops intended to produce:
|
On application for registration | 29.05 | (28.35) |
|
(ii) certified seed |
13.45 | (13.10) | |
| B. Crop inspection fees | |||
| Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops intended to produce pre-basic or basic seed, per hectare or part thereof examined | On application | 11.15 | (10.90) |
| C. Seed lot fee | |||
Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot entered as: -
|
On application | 54.75 | (53.40) |
|
(ii) certified seed |
53.60 | (52.30) | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | |
| Matter | When payable | Fee | |
| £ | £[12] | ||
| A. Initial fees | |||
Initial fee for crops intended to produce:
|
On application for registration(a) all kinds, except peas, broad beans, cucumber, gherkin and tomato, per hectare or part thereof entered |
39.10 | (38.15) |
|
(b) peas and broad beans per hectare or part thereof entered |
24.60 | (24.00) | |
|
(c) cucumber, gherkin and tomato, per crop entered |
39.10 | (38.15) | |
(ii) certified seed of -
|
21.20 | (20.70) | |
|
(b) peas and broad beans per hectare or part thereof entered |
10.05 | (9.80) | |
|
(c) cucumber, gherkin and tomato, per crop entered |
21.20 | (20.70) | |
| B. Crop inspection fees | |||
Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops intended to produce:
|
On application | 11.15 | (10.90) |
|
(ii) A(i)(c) above, per crop examined |
11.15 | (10.90) | |
| C. Seed lot fee | |||
| Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot entered | On application | 89.40 | (87.20) |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | |
| Matter | When payable | Fee | |
| £ | £[14] | ||
| A. Representations by, and hearings of, aseed merchant, processor or packer | |||
|
(i) Fee for making written representations to the Minister |
On making representations | 27.95 | (27.25) |
|
(ii) Fee for being heard by a person appointed by the Minister |
On applying to be heard | 55.85 | (54.50) |
| B. Licensed Seed Testing Stations | |||
|
(i) Annual fee payable during the currency of the licence (or a proportion thereof in respect of a part of a year) |
Within one month of demand by the Minister, annually in advance | 1,844.00 | (1,799.00) |
|
(ii) Fee payable by a Licensed Seed Testing Station in respect of an official examination of seed |
Within one month of demand by the Minister, annually in arrears | 4.45 | (4.35)" |
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations, which come into force on 1st July 1997, amend the Seeds (Fees) Regulations 1985 (as amended). They prescribe revised fees in respect of matters arising under the Cereal Seeds Regulations 1993 (as amended), the Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations 1993 (as amended), the Oil and Fibre Plant Seeds Regulations 1993 (as amended), the Beet Seeds Regulations 1993 (as amended), the Vegetable Seeds Regulations 1993 (as amended) and the Seeds (Registration, Licensing and Enforcement) Regulations 1985 (as amended) (regulation 2).
The matters in respect of which the revised fees are prescribed are listed in the Schedule to these Regulations, and the fees which were chargeable before these Regulations came into force are printed in italics beside the revised fees.
A uniform increase of 2.5% has been applied to all fees and has been rounded to the nearest five pence except in the case of the annual fee for Licensed Seed Testing Stations, which has been rounded to the nearest £1.
A Compliance Cost Assessment has been prepared and placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament. Copies can be obtained from the Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, White House Lane, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0LF.
Notes:
[1] 1964 c. 14; section 16 was amended by the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68) section 4(1) and Schedule 4, paragraph 5(1), (2) and (3); see section 38(1) (as amended by S.I. 1978/272) for a definition of "the Ministers".back
[2] S.I. 1985/981; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1990/610 and 1996/1486.back
[3] S.I. 1993/2005, amended by S.I. 1995/1482 and 1997/616.back
[4] The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under the Seeds (Fees) Regulations 1985 before the coming into force of the Seeds (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/1415) on 1st July 1997.back
[5] S.I. 1993/2009, amended by S.I. 1993/2529, 1996/1453 and 1997/616.back
[6] The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under the Seeds (Fees) Regulations 1985 before the coming into force of the Seeds (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/1415) on 1st July 1997.back
[7] S.I. 1993/2007, amended by S.I. 1994/1423, 1996/1451 and 1997/616.back
[8] The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under the Seeds (Fees) Regulations 1985 before the coming into force of the Seeds (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/1415) on 1st July 1997.back
[9] S.I. 1993/2006, amended by S.I. 1997/616.back
[10] The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under the Seeds (Fees) Regulations 1985 before the coming into force of the Seeds (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/1415) on 1st July 1997.back
[11] S.I. 1993/2008, amended by S.I. 1996/1452 and 1997/616.back
[12] The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under the Seeds (Fees) Regulations 1985 before the coming into force of the Seeds (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/1415) on 1st July 1997.back
[13] S.I. 1985/980, amended by S.I. 1987/1098, 1990/611 and 1993/2530.back
[14] The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under the Seeds (Fees) Regulations 1985 before the coming into force of the Seeds (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/1415) on 1st July 1997.back
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