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1. These Regulations—
(a)amend the Road Traffic (Training of Drivers of Vehicles Carrying Dangerous Goods) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 so as to increase the fee payable to the Secretary of State for the issue of a vocational training certificate (regulation 2);
(b)amend the Notification of New Substances Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 so as to increase certain of the fees payable by a notifier to the Department of Economic Development in relation to the notification of new substances (regulation 3 and Schedule 1); and
(c)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 4 and Schedule 2).
2. The new fees compared with those previously fixed by the Regulations set out in paragraph 1 are as follows:
Fee charging provision | Matter to which fee relates | Previous fee | New fee |
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Road Traffic (Training of Drivers of Vehicles Carrying Dangerous Goods) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 | Issue of a vocational training certificate under regulation 6(1), or the extension of the period of validity of such a certificate under regulation 6(5) | £2·50 | £2·70 |
Notification of New Substances Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 | For the evaluation of a notification under regulation 4 (“base set”) (see Note 1) | £5,500 +£350 VAT | £6,090 +£350 VAT |
For the evaluation of information provided under regulation 5(1)(a) (>10 tonnes per year) | £2,000 | £2,000 | |
For the evaluation of information provided under regulation 5(1)(b) (>100 tonnes per year) | £4,200 | £4,200 | |
For the evaluation of information provided under regulation 5(1)(c) (>1000 tonnes per year) | £3,500 | £3,500 | |
For a notification under regulation 6 (See note 2)— (a) (a) quantity of the new substance equal to or more than 100 kg (regulation 6(1)) | £950 +£87·50 VAT | £1,170 +£87·50 VAT | |
(b)quantity of the new substance up to 100 kg (regulation 6(2)) | £800 +£87·50 VAT | £915 +£87·50 VAT | |
For an application made by a notifier for an exemption relating to him under regulation 23 | £2,000 | £2,000 | |
Note 1. Rebate where an adequate risk assessment is included | £2,000 +£350 VAT | £2,000 +£350 VAT | |
Note 2. Rebate where an adequate risk assessment is included | £500 +£87·50 VAT | £500 +£87·50 VAT | |
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) | £100 | £70·15 |
Notification of the intention to use premises for activities involving genetic modification for the first time, where a consent is required under regulation 8(3) | £130 | £87·15 | |
Notification of individual activities involving genetic modification under regulation 9, other than in a case where a consent is required under regulation 9(5) | £180 | £106.65 | |
Notification of individual activities involving genetic modification where a consent is required under regulation 9(5) | £270 | £217·25 |
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