2006 No. 187

AGRICULTURE

The Seed Potatoes (Tuber Inspection Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Made

Coming into operation

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development1, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Seeds Act (Northern Ireland) 19652, after consultation with representatives of such interests as appear to it to be concerned, makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretationI11

1

These Regulations may be cited as The Seed Potatoes (Tuber Inspection Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 28th August 2006.

2

In these Regulations:

  • F1...

  • “official label” shall have the meaning assigned to it in regulation 2 of the Seed Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) F42016 ;

  • “the Seed Potatoes Regulations” refers to the Seed Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) F42016 .

RevocationI22

The following are revoked—

a

The Seed Potatoes (Tuber and Label Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19824; and

b

The Seed Potatoes (Tuber and Label Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20055.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I2

Reg. 2 in operation at 28.8.2006, see reg. 1(1)

Fees

F53

There shall be paid in respect of the matters specified in column 1 of the Table in the Schedule arising under the Seed Potatoes Regulations, on demand from the person requesting the inspection or official labels, fees as specified in column 2 of that Table.

I34

The fees as specified in regulation 3 shall be payable to the Department.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I3

Reg. 4 in operation at 28.8.2006, see reg. 1(1)

I45

Where the fees for tuber inspection and labels were separate in previous Regulations, these have now been combined, as per the Schedule.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I4

Reg. 5 in operation at 28.8.2006, see reg. 1(1)

ExemptionsI56

The Department may exempt any class of person or persons generally from compliance in whole or in part with the provisions of these Regulations; in relation to payment of fees any exemptions so made may be subject to conditions.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I5

Reg. 6 in operation at 28.8.2006, see reg. 1(1)

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 19th April 2006.

Liam McKibbenA senior officer of theDepartment of Agriculture and Rural Development

F2SCHEDULE

regulation 2

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)

Matter

Fee

£

1. Fee for the inspection of seed potato tubers prior to their being sealed F3in accordance with regulation 12 of the Seed Potatoes Regulations and for the provision of an appropriate number of labels for packages per tonne

4.80 per tonne or part of a tonne

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations revoke the Seed Potatoes (Tuber and Label Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982 (S.R. 1982/236) and the Seed Potatoes (Tuber and Label Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/370).

These Regulations—

a

increase the tuber inspection fee from £3.90 per tonne to £4.40 per tonne or part therefore (regulation 3 and Schedule);

b

include the former label fees within the charge for the tuber inspections (regulation 5 and Schedule); and

c

provide for exemptions for classes of person or persons generally in relation to the payment of fees. The Department will notify the seed potato industry when such exemptions are to be granted (regulation 6).