Welsh Statutory Instruments
SEEDS, WALES
Made.
6th March 2000
Coming into force.
7th March 2000
In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1) and (1A)(e) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964(1) and now vested in the National Assembly for Wales (“the National Assembly”)(2), after consultation in accordance with the said section 16(1) with representatives of such interests as appear to the National Assembly to be concerned, the National Assembly makes the following Order:
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Seeds (Fees) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2000, shall apply to Wales only and shall come into force on 7th March 2000.
2. At the end of Schedule 6 to the Seeds (Fees) Regulations 1985(3) the following wording shall be inserted —
| “C. Examination fees(4) | |||
(i)Examination for crop inspector in respect of
| |||
(a)examination | Before the examination | 142.80 | (–) |
(b)re-sit examination (other than cereals) | Before the examination | 142.80 | (–) |
(c)re-sit of either part of cereals examination | Before the examination | 71.40 | (–) |
(d)re-test | Before the examination | 71.40 | (–) |
(ii)Examination for crop inspector in respect of
| |||
(a)examination | Before the examination | 89.25 | (–) |
(b)re-sit of examination | Before the examination | 89.25 | (–) |
(c)re-test | Before the examination | 71.40 | (–) |
(iii)Examination for seed sampler | Before the examination | 89.25 | (–)” |
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998(5)
Dafydd Elis Thomas
The Presiding Officer
6th March 2000
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations, which apply only to Wales, amend the Seeds (Fees) Regulations 1985 (as amended). The amendment provides for fees to be charged for examinations taken by crop inspectors and seed samplers (regulation 2).
1964 c. 14; section 16 was amended by the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68) section 4(1), Schedule 4, paragraph 5(1), (2) and (3).
By virtue of the Transfer of Functions (Wales) (No. 1) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/272) the functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 were, so far as they were exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the Secretary of State. Those functions of the Secretary of State were then transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672).
The dashes in bracket in the fourth column indicate that no statutory fee was previously charged for the matter before the coming into force of the Seeds (Fees) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2000 (2000/719 (W26.)) on 7 March 2000.