Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
2013 No. 117
Animals
Animal Health
The Northern Ireland Poultry Health Assurance Scheme (Fees) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013
Made
26th April 2013
Coming into operation
1st June 2013
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Union.
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 8(1), (2) and (5) of the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(3) and section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 having consulted with the bodies which appeared to it to be substantially representative of the interests concerned and with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel.
Citation and commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland Poultry Health Assurance Scheme (Fees) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 and shall come into operation on 1st June 2013.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(4) shall apply to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Amendment of The Northern Ireland Poultry Health Assurance Scheme (Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012
2.—(1) The Northern Ireland Poultry Health Assurance Scheme (Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012(5) shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) For the Schedule substitute the Schedule to this Order.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 26th April 2013
Kate Davey
A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
The Department of Finance and Personnel approves this Order. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 26th April 2013
D Price
A senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
Article 2
SCHEDULE
Article 3
“SCHEDULENORTHERN IRELAND POULTRY HEALTH ASSURANCE SCHEME FEES
| Activity | Fee | Fee to be paid by |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
(1) The re-inspection fee shall be determined on a case by case basis and shall comprise of a charge for an administration officer’s time spent providing administrative support, the charge for which shall be £20.37 per hour (or part thereof) and the veterinary inspector’s time based on a charge of £52.94 per hour (or part thereof) and a charge for mileage, that is, 45 pence for each mile travelled by the veterinary inspector to and from the operator’s establishment in order to carry out the re-inspection.” | ||
| Registration and 1st year membership fee | £230.35 | The operator of the establishment |
| Annual membership fee comprising a total of: | The operator of the establishment | |
| (a) an administration fee; and | £10.19 | |
| (b) a supplementary audit inspection fee | £15.30 | |
| Re-inspection fee determined in accordance with Table Footnote(1) | Case-by-case(1) | The operator of the establishment |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends The Northern Ireland Poultry Health Assurance Scheme (Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012. The Order makes provision for the Department to charge fees for activities required under Council Directive 2009/158/EC (on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries, of poultry and hatching eggs). The activities and fees are listed in the Schedule.