- Statutory Rule 1999 No. 379
Seeds (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
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| Made | 10th September 1999 | ||
| Coming into operation | 18th October 1999 |
The Department of Agriculture, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 1(1), 1(2A)[1], 2(2) and (4) of the Seeds Act (Northern Ireland) 1965[2] and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, after consultation with representatives of such interests as appear to it to be concerned and with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel[3] with regard to the licensing fee for licensed testing establishments, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Seeds (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 18th October 1999.
Revocation
2. The Seeds (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998[4] are hereby revoked.
Fees
3. Subject to the provisions of these Regulations there shall be paid to the Department in respect of matters arising under the Regulations referred to in Schedules 1 to 6 the fees set out in Column (3) of each of those Schedules opposite the respective references to such matters in Column (1), and in accordance with Column (2), of each of those Schedules.
Exemption
4. The Department may exempt any person or class of persons, or persons generally, from compliance with any of the provisions of these Regulations and the exemptions may be made subject to conditions.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on
L.S.
Liam McKibben
Assistant Secretary
9th September 1999.
The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby approves the foregoing Regulations in regard to the licensing fee for licensed testing establishments.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on
L.S.
J. G. Sullivan
Assistant Secretary
10th September 1999.
[5]
| (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 | 24.60 | (23.45) |
|
(ii) certified seed of the first generation of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat, barley, triticale and oats or certified seed of rye and maize |
6.20 | (5.90) | |
|
(iii) certified seed of the second generation of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat, barley and oats |
5.50 | (5.25) | |
|
B.
Crop inspection fees Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops intended to produce seed as set out in A(i), (ii) or (iii) per hectare or part thereof examined |
Within one month of demand by the Department | 12.30 | (11.70) |
|
C.
Seed lot fee Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot entered as: -
|
On application | 40.65 | (38.70) |
|
(ii) certified seed of the second generation of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat, barley and oats |
20.30 | (19.35) | |
|
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 the Department | 35.70 | (34.00) |
|
E.
Seed lot re-entry fee Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot which had been entered for one category and been withdrawn and is being re-entered as: -
|
On application | 28.45 | ( - ) |
|
(ii) certified seed of the second generation of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat, barley and oats |
14.20 | ( - ) | |
[7]
| (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 | 18.50 | (17.60) |
|
(b) field beans and field peas |
16.00 | (15.25) | |
|
(ii) certified seed of grasses, legumes (except field beans and field peas) and crucifers |
8.65 | (8.25) | |
|
(iii) certified seed of the first and second generation of field beans and field peas |
7.40 | (7.05) | |
|
B.
Crop inspection fees Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops intended to produce seed as set out in A(i), (ii) or (iii) per hectare or part thereof examined |
Within one month of demand by the Department | 12.30 | (11.70) |
|
C.
Seed lot fee Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot entered as: -
|
On application | 33.30 | (31.70) |
|
(b) field beans and field peas |
54.20 | (51.60) | |
(ii) pre-basic or basic seed of -
|
62.85 | (59.85) | |
|
(b) field beans and field peas |
54.20 | (51.60) | |
|
(iii) certified seed of grasses, legumes (except field beans and field peas) and crucifers |
62.85 | (59.85) | |
|
(iv) certified seed of the first and second generation of field beans and field peas |
50.50 | (48.10) | |
|
(v) commercial seed of the kinds for the time being specified in regulation 3(2) of the Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 |
|||
| 55.45 | (52.80) | ||
|
D.
Seed lot re-entry fee Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot which had been entered for one category and been withdrawn and is being re-entered as: -
|
On application | 44.00 | ( - ) |
|
(b) field beans and peas |
37.95 | ( - ) | |
|
(ii) certified seed of grasses, legumes (except field beans and field peas) and crucifers |
44.00 | ( - ) | |
|
(iii) certified seed of the first and second generation of field beans and peas |
35.35 | ( - ) | |
|
(iv) commercial seed of the kinds for the time being specified in regulation 3(2) of the Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations Northern Ireland) 1994 |
38.80 | ( - ) | |
[9]
| (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 | 27.15 | (25.85) |
|
(ii) all other categories of seed |
12.95 | (12.35) | |
|
B.
Crop inspection fees Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops intended to produce seed as set out in A(i) or (ii) per hectare or part thereof examined |
Within one month of demand by the Department | 12.30 | (11.70) |
|
C.
Seed lot fee Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot entered as: -
|
On application | 49.30 | (46.95) |
|
(ii) all other categories of seed |
49.30 | (46.95) | |
|
D.
Seed testing fees Fees for an official examination of seed for: -
|
Within one month of demand by the Department | 41.85 | (39.85) |
(ii) flax and linseed for -
(b) Phoma exiqua var. linicola (c) Colletotrichum lini (d) Fusarium spp (e) Botrytis spp |
34.45 | (32.80) | |
|
(iii) soya bean for Pseudomonas syringae pv. glycinea spp for one sub-sample test |
60.00 | ( - ) | |
|
for five sub-sample tests |
200.00 | ( - ) | |
|
(iv) soya bean for Diaporthe phaselorum spp |
37.50 | ( - ) | |
|
E.
Seed lot re-entry fee Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot which had been entered for one category and been withdrawn and is being re-entered as: -
|
On application | 34.50 | ( - ) |
|
(ii) all other categories of seed |
34.50 | ( - ) | |
[11]
| (1) | (2) | (3) | |
| Matter | When Payable | Fee | |
| £ | £[12] | ||
|
A.
Initial fees Initial fee per hectare or part thereoffor crops intended to produce: -
|
On application for registration | 32.05 | (30.50) |
|
(ii) certified seed |
14.80 | (14.10) | |
|
B.
Crop inspection fees Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops intended to produce seed as set out in A(i) or (ii) per hectare or part thereof examined |
Within one month of demand by the Department | 12.30 | (11.70) |
|
C.
Seed lot fee Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot entered as: -
|
On application | 60.40 | (57.50) |
|
(ii) certified seed |
59.10 | (56.30) | |
|
D.
Seed lot re-entry fee Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot which had been entered for one category and been withdrawn and is being re-entered as: -
|
On application | 42.30 | ( - ) |
|
(ii) certified seed |
41.40 | ( - ) | |
[13]
| (1) | (2) | (3) | |
| Matter | When Payable | Fee | |
| £ | £[14] | ||
|
A.
Initial fees Initial fee for crops intended to produce: -
|
On application for registration | 43.10 | (41.05) |
|
(b) peas and broad beans per hectare or part thereof entered |
27.15 | (25.85) | |
|
(c) cucumber, gherkin and tomato, per crop entered |
43.10 | (41.05) | |
(ii) certified seed of -
|
23.35 | (22.25) | |
|
(b) peas and broad beans per hectare or part thereof entered |
11.10 | (10.55) | |
|
(c) cucumber, gherkin and tomato, per crop entered |
23.35 | (22.25) | |
|
B.
Crop inspection fees Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops intended to produce: -
|
Within one month of demand by the Department | 12.30 | (11.70) |
|
(ii) A(i)(c) and A(ii)(c) above, per crop examined |
12.30 | (11.70) | |
|
C.
Seed lot fee Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot entered |
On application | 98.55 | (93.85) |
|
D.
Seed lot re-entry fee Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot which had been entered for one category and been withdrawn and is being re-entered |
On application | 69.00 | ( - ) |
[15]
| (1) | (2) | (3) | |
| Matter | When Payable | Fee | |
| £ | £[16] | ||
A.
Representations by, and hearings of, a seed merchant, processor or packer
|
On making representations | 30.80 | (29.35) |
|
(ii) Fee for being heard by a person appointed by the Department |
On applying to be heard | 61.60 | (58.65) |
B.
Licensed Seed Testing Establishments
|
Within one month of demand by the Department, annually in advance | 2,033.00 | (1,936.00) |
|
(ii) Fee payable by the owner or person in charge of a Licensed Seed Testing Station in respect of an official examination of seed |
Within one month of demand by the Department, annually in arrears | 8.75 | (4.65) |
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
Regulations controlling the marketing of cereal seeds, fodder plant seeds, beet seeds, oil and fibre plant seeds, and vegetable seeds ("seed regulations") provide that, with certain exceptions, seeds of these categories may only be marketed if they are derived from crops which on inspection are found to meet certain standards and if upon subsequent testing samples of the seed also meet certain standards.
These Regulations which are made under the Seeds Act (Northern Ireland) 1965 prescribe fees for certain initial applications, crop inspection fees, seed lot fees, seed testing fees and fees in relation to licensed seed testing establishments. Fees are also prescribed in relation to the making of written representations by, and hearings involving, seed merchants, processors or packers.
The matters in respect of which the revised fees are prescribed are listed in Schedules 1 to 6, and the fees which were chargeable by virtue of the Seeds (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 are indicated in brackets. The tests on soya bean set out in Schedule 3 paragraph D and the seed lot re-entry fees in Schedules 1 to 5 are new and so no fee is set out in the column for fees payable before these Regulations come into operation.
The fee payable by a Licensed Seed Testing Station in respect of an official examination of seed has been increased from £4£65 to £8£75. A uniform increase of 5% has been applied to all other 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.
The Regulations revoke and replace the Seeds (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 (regulation 2).
Notes:
[1] As inserted by S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1972 No. 351 Art. 3 and Sch. 3back
[3] Formerly the Department of Finance: see S.I. 1982/338 (N.I. 6) Art. 3back
[5] S.R. 1994 No. 254 as amended by S.R. 1995 No. 366 and S.R. 1997 No. 240back
[6] The figures in brackets are the fees which were charged by virtue of the Seeds (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 (S.R. 1998 No. 322)back
[7] S.R. 1994 No. 252 as amended by S.R. 1996 No. 311 and S.R. 1997 No. 240back
[8] The figures in brackets are the fees which were charged by virtue of the Seeds (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 (S.R. 1998 No. 322)back
[9] S.R. 1994 No. 255 as amended by S.R. 1996 No. 312 and S.R. 1997 No. 240back
[10] The figures in brackets are the fees which were charged by virtue of the Seeds (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 (S.R. 1998 No. 322)back
[11] S.R. 1994 No. 251 as amended by S.R. 1997 No. 240back
[12] The figures in brackets are the fees which were charged by virtue of the Seeds (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 (S.R. 1998 No. 322)back
[13] S.R. 1994 No. 250 as amended by S.R. 1996 No. 313 and S.R. 1997 No. 240back
[14] The figures in brackets are the fees which were charged by virtue of the Seeds (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 (S.R. 1998 No. 322)back
[16] The figures in brackets are the equivalent fees which were charged by virtue of the Seeds (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 (S.R. 1998 No. 322)back
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