- Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 2751
The Coypus (Special Licence) (Fees) Regulations 1997
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| Made | 17th November 1997 | ||
| Coming into force | 1st January 1998 |
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 on them by section 2(c) of the Destructive Imported Animals Act 1932[1], as applied in relation to coypus by the Coypus (Prohibition on Keeping) Order 1987[2], and now vested in them[3], and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and with the approval of the Treasury, hereby make the following Regulations:
Title and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Coypus (Special Licence) (Fees) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st January 1998.
Interpretation
2. In these Regulations -
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(a) "the Act" means the Destructive Imported Animals Act 1932; and
(b) "a special licence" means a special licence granted in accordance with section 8 of the Act authorising the keeping of coypus.
Special licence fees
3.
On the granting of a special licence there shall be paid to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland or the Secretary of State for Wales, as the case may be, the following fee -
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(a) in England and Wales, £185; and
(b) in Scotland, £60.
Elliot Morley
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
17th November 1997
Sewel
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
17th November 1997
Win Griffiths
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office
17th November 1997
Bob Ainsworth
Jon Owen Jones
Two of the Lords Commissionersof Her Majesty's Treasury
Approved on 17th November 1997
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations prescribe the fee to be charged in respect of the grant of a special licence under section 8 of the Destructive Imported Animals Act 1932 ("the Act") authorising the licensee to keep coypus for exhibition, purposes of scientific research or other exceptional purposes. The fee prescribed in England and Wales is £185, and in Scotland £60. The keeping of coypus otherwise than in accordance with a licence granted under section 8 of the Act is prohibited by the Coypus (Prohibition on Keeping) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/2195).
A regulatory appraisal has been prepared and has been deposited in the library of each House of Parliament.
Notes:
[1] 1932 c. 12; section 11 (interpretation) was amended by S.I. 1992/3302.back
[3] In the case of the Secretary of State for Wales, by virtue of Article 3(1) of, and paragraph 5(a) of Schedule 2 to, the Transfer of Functions (Wales) Order 1969 (S.I. 1969/388).back
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