The Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

Approvals

7.—(1) The Scottish Ministers may charge fees in accordance with this paragraph.

(2) The approval administration fee may be charged in relation to the receipt and processing of an application for–

(a) an approval;

(b) the renewal of an approval;

(c) the lifting of the suspension of an approval; and

(d) the lifting of or amendment of conditions attached to an approval.

(3) The Scottish Ministers shall from time to time determine the approval administration fee for each type of application described in sub paragraph (2)(a) to (d) and shall publish the current fee on the Scottish Executive website.

(4) The approval administration fee for any type of application shall represent costs and expenses which the Scottish Ministers reasonably consider attributable to the receipt and processing of an application of that type.

(5) The veterinary inspector’s rate may be charged for time spent by a veterinary inspector inspecting premises to assess compliance with the minimum approval conditions.

(6) The Scottish Ministers may make a charge at no more than the veterinary inspector rate for the purposes of this Part for time spent by a veterinary inspector travelling to or from premises for purposes of inspecting them to assess compliance with minimum approval conditions.

(7) In this Part –

(a) “approval” means an approval as provided for in regulation 20 and this Schedule;

(b) “approval administration fee” has the meaning given in sub paragraphs (3) and (4); and

(c) “minimum approval conditions” means the minimum conditions referred to in sub paragraphs 2 (a) and (b) of this Part of this Schedule.