Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Fees Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

1.  These Regulations—

(a) amend the Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1984 so as to reduce the fee payable to the Department of Economic Development by an applicant for a licence under regulation 4 of those Regulations for work with asbestos insulation or asbestos coating (regulation 2);

(b) re-enact, without change in the rate of fee, the amendment of the Road Traffic (Training of Drivers of Vehicles Carrying Dangerous Goods) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 made by regulation 2 of the Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Fees Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (“the 1996 Amendment Regulations”) which are revoked by these Regulations (regulations 3 and 6);

(c) re-enact, without change in the rate of fee, the amendment of the Notification of New Substances Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 made by regulation 3 of the 1996 Amendment Regulations which are revoked by these Regulations (regulations 4 and 6);

(d) amend the Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 so as to reduce the fees payable by a notifier to the Department of Economic Development in relation to the notification of the use of premises for activities involving genetic modification, and of individual activities involving genetic modification (regulation 5).

2.  Where these Regulations reduce the fees previously fixed by the Regulations set out in paragraph 1, the details of those reductions are set out below:—

Fee charging provision	Matter to which fee relates	Previous fee	New fee
Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1984	Application for a licence under regulation 4	£505	£362
Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994
Notification of intention to use premises for activities involving genetic modification for the first time under regulation 8 other than a case where a consent is required under regulation 8(3).	£70·15	£54·50
Notification of intention to use premises for activities involving genetic modification for the first time, where a consent is required under regulation 8(3).	£87·15	£58·90
Notification of individual activities involving modification under regulation 9, other than in a case where a consent is required under regulation 9(5).	£106·65	£62·40
Notification of individual activities involving genetic modification where a consent is required under regulation 9(5).	£217·25	£120·20

3.  The Regulations revoke the Asbestos (Licensing) (Fees Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 in addition to the 1996 Amendment Regulations.

4.  An estimate of the savings associated with these Regulations has been prepared by the Department of Economic Development and is held at that Department’s offices at 83 Ladas Drive, Belfast, BT6 9FJ, from where a copy may be obtained on request.