The Seeds (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1987

SCHEDULE 1 MATTERS ARISING UNDER THE CEREAL SEEDS REGULATIONS 1985(1)

(1)	(2)	(3)
Matter	When Payable	Fee
		£	£(2)
A. Initial fees
Initial fee per half-hectare or part thereof for crops intended to produce:	On application for registration
(i) pre-basic or basic seed		10.20	(9.85)
(ii) certified seed of the first generation of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat, barley and oats or certified seed of rye and maize		2.90	(2.55)
(iii) certified seed of the second generation of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat, barley and oats		2.35	(2.00)
B. inspection fees
Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops per half hectare or part thereof examined	On application	3.90	(3.70)
C. Seed lot fee
Fee for the issue of an offficial certificate in respect of a seed lot entered as:—	On application
(i) breeder’s seed		16.80	(16.00)
(ii) pre-basic or basic seed		42.45	(39.70)
(iii) certified seed of the first generation of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat, barley and oats or certified seed of rye and maize		33.35	(30.60)
(iv) certified seed of the second generation of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat, barley and oats		17.85	(15.10)
D. Sampling fees
Fee for sampling or re-sampling of a seed lot for the purposes of an official examination, and for sampling or resampling imported seed intended for further multiplication	On application	19.45	(18.50)
E. Seed testing fees
Fee for an official examination of seed for:—	Within one month of demand by or on behalf of the appropriate Minister
(i) analytical purity, germination and other seed content except for wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat, barley and oats at Higher Voluntary Standard		30.75	(29.30)
(ii) analytical purity, germination and other seed content of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat, barley and oats at Higher Voluntary Standard		38.95	(37.10)
(iii) loose smut infection of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat and barley (per thousand embryos examined)		21.65	(20.60)
F. Fees for additional tests
(i) Fee for a special test to verify varietal identity	Within one month of demand by or on behalf of the appropriate Minister	90.65	(86.35)
(ii) Fee for a Tetrazolium seed viability test in C1 Winter Wheat and C1 Winter Barley		25.00	(—)
G. Official label fees
Additional fee for the issue of official labels of the following types:—	On application
(i) tear-resistant labels, other than for mixtures, per thousand		10.90	(10.35)
(ii) sprocket punched adhesive labels, other than for mixtures, per thousand		7.60	(7.25)
(iii) mixture labels, per thousand:—
(a) adhesive labels		14.30	(13.60)
(b) card labels		23.45	(22.35)
(c) tear-resistant labels		34.35	(32.70)
(d) sprocket punched adhesive labels		21.90	(20.85)

(1)

S.I. 1985/976, amended by S.I. 1987/1091.

(2)

The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under the Seeds (Fees) Regulations 1985 before the coming into operation of these Regulations.