2009 No. 416
Animals
Animal Health

The Zoonoses and Animal By-Products (Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(1) and (2) of the Finance Act 19731 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Zoonoses and Animal By‑Products (Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009 and come into force on 1st January 2010.

Amendments to the Zoonoses and Animal By-Products (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 20092.

(1)

The Zoonoses and Animal By-Products (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 20092 are amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

(2)

In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a)

after the definition of “the 2003 Regulations”, insert—
““the Commission Regulation” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 584/2008 of 20 June 2008 implementing Regulation (EC) No. 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards a Community target for the reduction of the prevalence of Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella typhimurium in turkeys3;”; and

(b)

at the end of the definition of “official control samples”, insert—

“; or

(d)

point 1(b) of the Annex to the Commission Regulation”.

(3)

In the Schedule—

(a)

in entry 7 (conducting tests under point 4(b)(i) of part D of Annex II to the European Regulation), in column 1, at the end insert “or under points 2 and 3 of the Annex to the Commission Regulation”;

(b)

in entry 8 (conducting tests under point 4(b)(ii) of part D of Annex II to the European Regulation), in column 1, at the end insert “or under points 2 and 3 of the Annex to the Commission Regulation”; and

(c)

in entry 9 (conducting tests under point 4(b)(iii) of part D of Annex II to the European Regulation), in column 1, at the end insert “or under points 2 and 3 of the Annex to the Commission Regulation”.

R CUNNINGHAM
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Zoonoses and Animal By‑Products (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (“the principal Regulations”).

They make provision for the Scottish Ministers to charge fees for conducting tests required under Commission Regulation (EC) No. 584/2008 which is implemented by the Control of Salmonella in Turkey Flocks (Scotland) Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/417).

Regulation 2(2) inserts a definition for Commission Regulation (EC) No. 584/2008 into the principal Regulations. Regulation 2(3) amends the Schedule to the principal Regulations to include the tests required under Commission Regulation (EC) No. 584/2008 in the activities for which fees are payable.

A regulatory impact assessment in relation to the control of salmonella in turkey flocks, including the costs of sampling has been prepared. A copy has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Reference Centre. Copies can be obtained from the offices of the Scottish Government Rural Directorate at Pentland House, 47 Robb’s Loan, Edinburgh EH14 1TY.