SCHEDULEPROVISIONS TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR SCHEDULE 1 TO THE SEEDS (NATIONAL LISTS OF VARIETIES) (FEES) REGULATIONS 1987

Regulation 2

SCHEDULE 1FEES

Regulation 3

PART IFEES PAYABLE ON AN APPLICATION FOR ENTRY OF A PLANT VARIETY IN A NATIONAL LIST

Plant variety

Amount

New fee £

Old fee £(*)

1.

A wheat (excluding durum wheat and spelt wheat) or barley variety

420

(400)

2.

A durum wheat, spelt wheat, rye, oat, oilseed rape, ryegrass, timothy, white clover, fescue or potato variety

340

(325)

3.

A maize, sugar beet or fodder beet variety

370

(355)

4.

A field pea or field bean variety

225

(215)

5.

Any other herbage, fodder, oil and fibre or cereal variety

160

(155)

6.

A vegetable variety subject to a plant breeders' rights scheme

160

(155)

7.

Any other vegetable variety

120

(115)

Note

(*)

The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under these Regulations before the coming into force of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1989 (S.I.1989/275).

PART IIFEES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF TESTS FOR DISTINCTNESS, UNIFORMITY AND STABILITY OF A PLANT VARIETY WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF AN APPLICATION FOR ENTRY IN A NATIONAL LIST

Plant variety

Amount

New fee £

Old fee £(*)

1.

A wheat (excluding durum wheat and spelt wheat), barley or maize variety

745

(710)

2.

A durum wheat, spelt wheat, rye, oat, oilseed rape, ryegrass, timothy, white clover, fescue, potato, field pea or field bean variety

505

(480)

3.

Any other herbage, fodder, oil and fibre, cereal or vegetable variety

285

(270)

Note

(*)

The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under these Regulations before the coming into force of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1989.

PART IIIFEES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF TRIALS FOR VALUE FOR CULTIVATION AND USE OF A PLANT VARIETY WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF AN APPLICATION FOR ENTRY IN A NATIONAL LIST

Plant variety

Amount

New fee £

Old fee £(*)

1.

A wheat (excluding durum wheat and spelt wheat) or barley variety

2285

(2180)

2.

A durum wheat, spelt wheat, rye, oat, oilseed rape, ryegrass, timothy, white clover, fescue, potato, maize, sugar beet, field bean, field pea, swede or fodder kale variety

785

(750)

Note

(*)

The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under these Regulations before the coming into force of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1989.

PART IVRENEWAL FEES

Plant variety

Renewal fees during the years of retention in a National List

Second to fifth year—each year

Sixth and each subsequent year

New fee £

Old fee £(*)

New fee £

Old fee £(*)

1.

A wheat (excluding durum wheat and spelt wheat) or barley variety

260

(250)

440

(420)

2.

A durum wheat, spelt wheat, rye, oat, oilseed rape, ryegrass, timothy, white clover, fescue, potato, maize, sugar beet, fodder beet, field bean or field pea variety

245

(235)

375

(360)

3.

Any other herbage, fodder, oil and fibre or cereal variety

150

(145)

245

(235)

4.

A vegetable variety subject to a plant breeders' rights scheme

150

(145)

245

(235)

5.

Any other vegetable variety

130

(125)

200

(190)

Note

(*)

The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under these Regulations before the coming into force of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1989.

PART VFEES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF OTHER MATTERS

Matter

When payable

Amount

New fee £

Old fee £(*)

1.

Application for the substitution of a name in a National List

On making the application

21

(21)

2.

Making written representions to the Ministers

On delivering the representations

3

(3)

3.

Attending to be heard by a person appointed by the Ministers

Before the hearing

21

(21)

4.

Inspection of the National List record

Before the inspection

1

(1)

5.

Inspection of the file maintained for a plant variety in a National List

Before the inspection

1

(1)

6.

Purchase of a report from a testing authority in another country

Within 14 days of demand by the Minister

140

(140)

7.

Observation plot-trials for value for cultivation and use

Within 14 days of demand by the Minister

105

(100)

8.

Entry in a National List–

  1. a

    of a variety referred to in items 1 to 4 in Part I of this Schedule

Before entry in a National List

120

(115)

b

of a variety referred to in items 5 to 7 in Part I of this Schedule

70

(65)

Note

(*)

The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under these Regulations before the coming into force of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1989.