2002 No. 407
Seeds (Fees) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002
Made
Coming into operation
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, 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) 19652 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 Personnel3 with regard to the licensing fee for licensed testing establishments, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Seeds (Fees) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 29th January 2003.
Fees2
1
Subject to regulation 3 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.
2
Paragraph (1) shall apply to matters listed in Column (1) of Schedules 1 to 6 arising in relation to breeder’s confirmations as it does to matters so listed arising in relation to official certificates.
Exemption3
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.
Revocation4
The Seeds (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20024 are hereby revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 18th December 2002.
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 18th December 2002.
SCHEDULE 1MATTERS ARISING UNDER THE CEREAL SEEDS REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 19945
(1) | (2) | (3) |
---|---|---|
Matter | When Payable | Fee |
£ | ||
A. Initial fees | ||
Initial fee per hectare or part thereof for crops intended to produce:– | On application for registration | |
| 24·60 | |
| 6·20 | |
| 5·50 | |
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 |
Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops produced from seed of a variety entered for but not added to the National List (or to the equivalent list in another Member State) intended to produce certified seed, certified seed of the first generation or certified seed of the second generation, per hectare or part thereof examined | 12·30 | |
C. Seed lot fee | ||
Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot entered as:– | On application | |
| 40·65 | |
| 20·30 | |
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 |
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 | |
| 14·20 |
SCHEDULE 2MATTERS ARISING UNDER THE FODDER PLANT SEEDS REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 19946
(1) | (2) | (3) |
---|---|---|
Matter | When Payable | Fee |
£ | ||
A. Initial fees | ||
Initial fee per hectare or part thereof for crops intended to produce: – | On application for registration | |
| ||
| 18·50 | |
| 16·00 | |
| 8·65 | |
| 7·40 | |
| 8·65 | |
B. Crop inspection fees | ||
Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops intended to produce seed as set out in A(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) per hectare or part thereof examined | Within one month of demand by the Department | 12·30 |
Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops produced from seed of a variety entered for but not added to the National List (or to the equivalent list in another Member State) intended to produce certified seed of grasses, legumes (except field beans, field peas, white lupin, narrow- leaved lupin (blue lupin), yellow lupin, Hungarian vetch, common vetch, hairy vetch and lucerne) and crucifers or certified seed of the first generation and certified seed of the second generation of field beans and field peas or certified seed of the first generation white lupin, narrow-leaved lupin (blue lupin), yellow lupin, Hungarian vetch, common vetch, hairy vetch and lucerne per hectare or part thereof examined | 12·30 | |
C. Seed lot fee | ||
Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot entered as:– | On application | |
| ||
| 33·30 | |
| 54·20 | |
| ||
| 62·85 | |
| 54·20 | |
| 62·85 | |
| 50·50 | |
| 62·85 | |
| 55·45 | |
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 | |
| 37·95 | |
| 44·00 | |
| 35·35 | |
| 44·00 | |
| 38·80 |
SCHEDULE 3MATTERS ARISING UNDER THE OIL AND FIBRE PLANT SEEDS REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 19947
(1) | (2) | (3) |
---|---|---|
Matter | When Payable | Fee |
£ | ||
A. Initial fees | ||
Initial fee per hectare or part thereof for crops intended to produce:– | On application for registration | |
| 27·15 | |
| 12·95 | |
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 |
Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops produced from seed of a variety entered for but not added to the National List (or to the equivalent list in another Member State) intended to produce certified seed, certified seed of the first generation, certified seed of the second generation or certified seed of the third generation, per hectare or part thereof examined | 12·30 | |
C. Seed lot fee | ||
Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot entered as:– | On application | |
| 49·30 | |
| 49·30 | |
D. Seed testing fees | ||
Fee for an official examination of seed for:– | Within one month of demand by the Department | |
| 41·85 | |
| ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
| 34·45 | |
| ||
for one sub-sample test | 60·00 | |
for five sub-sample tests | 200·00 | |
| 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 | |
| 34·50 |
SCHEDULE 4MATTERS ARISING UNDER THE BEET SEEDS REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 19948
(1) | (2) | (3) |
---|---|---|
Matter | When Payable | Fee |
£ | ||
A. Initial fees | ||
Initial fee per hectare or part thereof for crops intended to produce:– | On application for registration | |
| 32·05 | |
| 14·80 | |
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 |
Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops produced from seed of a variety entered for but not added to the National List (or to the equivalent list in another Member State) intended to produce certified seed, per hectare or part thereof examined | 12·30 | |
C. Seed lot fee | ||
Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot entered as:– | On application | |
| 60·40 | |
| 59·10 | |
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 | |
| 41·40 |
SCHEDULE 5MATTERS ARISING UNDER THE VEGETABLE SEEDS REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 19949
(1) | (2) | (3) |
---|---|---|
Matter | When Payable | Fee |
£ | ||
A. Initial fees | ||
Initial fee for crops intended to produce:– | On application for registration | |
| ||
| 43·10 | |
| 27·15 | |
| 43·10 | |
| ||
| 23·35 | |
| 11·10 | |
| 23·35 | |
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 | |
| 12·30 | |
Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops produced from seed of a variety entered for but not added to the National List (or to the equivalent list in another Member State) intended to produce: | ||
| 12·30 | |
| 12·30 | |
C. Seed lot fee | ||
Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot entered | On application | 98·55 |
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 |
SCHEDULE 6MATTERS ARISING UNDER THE SEEDS (REGISTRATION, LICENSING AND ENFORCEMENT) REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 199410
(1) | (2) | (3) |
---|---|---|
Matter | When Payable | Fee |
£ | ||
A. Representations by, and hearings of, a seed merchant, processor or packer | ||
| On making representations | 30·80 |
| On applying to be heard | 61.60 |
B. Licensed Seed Testing Establishments | ||
| Within one month of demand by the Department, annually in advance | 2,033.00 |
| Within one month of demand by the Department, annually in arrears | 8·75 |
C. Examination fees | ||
| ||
| Before the examination | 142·80 |
| Before the examination | 142·80 |
| Before the examination | 71.40 |
| Before the examination | 71·40 |
| ||
| Before the examination | 89·25 |
| Before the examination | 89·25 |
| Before the examination | 71.40 |
| Before the examination | 89·25 |
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)