The Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 1989

Regulation 2

SCHEDULE 1

PART I approval of plant, apparatus or substance under the mines and quarries provisions

1	2	3	4
Subject matter of approval	Fees for an original approval	Fee for amendment of approval	Fee for renewal of approval
(a) Approval of breathing apparatus	£661	£353	£40
(b) Approval of dust respirators	£60	£60	£40
(c) Approval of explosives	£120	£110	£40
(d) Approval of locomotive or other vehicle	£1,514	£348	£40
(e) Approval of signalling apparatus	£100	£112	£40
(f) Approval in any other case	£192	£104	£40

PART II fees for testing explosives and detonators under the mines and quarries provisions

1	2
Test	Fees for test
Ballistic pendulum shot	£29
Break test shot	£45
Deflagration shot	£24
Detonator test (per 100 shots)	£269
Gallery shot	£63
Mortar shot	£28
Velocity of detonation test (per 3 shots)	£53

PART III fees for other testing

The fee for any testing not fixed by Part II of this Schedule shall be £48 for each man-hour of work done in the testing, excluding any typing, messenger or other ancilliary work (for which no further charge shall be payable).

Regulation 3

SCHEDULE 2

PART I approvals of respiratory protective equipment, blasting helmets and automatic safe load indicators

1	2
Subject matter of approval	Fee
(a) Approval of respiratory protective equipment	£60
(b) Approval of blasting helmets	£40
(c) Approval of automatic safe load indicators	£32 per hour worked

PART II fees for testing respiratory protective equipment and blasting helmets

1	2
Item of Equipment	Fee
Respiratory protective equipment	£48 per hour worked
Blasting helmets	£48 per hour worked

Regulation 4

SCHEDULE 3

PART I approvals under the agriculture (tractor cabs) regulations 1974, and poisonous substances in agriculture regulations 1984.

1	2
Subject matter of approval	Fee
(a) Original approval of tractor cab	£145
(b) Revision of an existing approval of a tractor cab	£72
(c) Approval of respiratory protective equipment	£60

PART II fees for testing respiratory protective equipment under the poisonous substances in agriculture regulations 1984.

1	2
Test	Fee
Respiratory Protective Equipment	£48 per hour worked

Regulation 5

SCHEDULE 4 approval under the freight containers (safety convention) regulations 1984

1	2
Subject matter of approval	Fee
Approval of scheme or programme for examination of freight containers	£25

Regulation 6

SCHEDULE 5 licence under the asbestos (licensing) regulations 1983

1	2
Subject matter of Licence	Fee
(a) Licence for work with asbestos insulation or asbestos coating	£415
(b) Renewal of original licence granted under (a) above	£208

Regulation 7

SCHEDULE 6 fees for examination by an employment medical adviser

Additional fees where appropriate
Provision	Reference	Basic Fee	Fee for X-Rays	Fee for Laboratory tests
1	2	3	4	5
(a) The Indiarubber Regulations 1922	S.R. & O. 1922/329 (relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1973/36 and S.I. 1980/1248).	£31	£32	£18.50
(b) The Chemical Works Regulations 1922	S.R. & O. 1922/731 (relevant amending instruments is S.I. 1973/36).	£31	£32	£18.50
(c) The Patent Fuel Manufacture (Health & Welfare) Special Regulations 1946	S.R. & O. 1946/258 (relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1973/36).	£31	£32	£18.50
(d) The Mule Spinning (Health) Special Regulations 1953	S.I. 1953/1545 (relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1973/36).	£31	£32	£18.50
(e) The Work in Compressed Air Special Regulations 1958	S.I. 1958/61 (relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1973/36).	£31	£32	£18.50
(f) The Carcinogenic Substances Regulations 1967	S.I. 1967/879 (relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1973/36).	£31	£32	£18.50
(g) The Ionising Radiations Regulations 1985	S.I. 1985/1333	£42	£32	£18.50
(h) The Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 1987	S.I. 1987/2115	£37	£29	£16.50
(i) Surveillance under sub-paragraph (g) above which is confined to examination of, and making of entries in, records.		£13	–	–

Regulation 8

SCHEDULE 7 fees for medical surveillance by employment medical adviser under the control of lead at work regulations 1980

1	2
Item	Fee
On the first assessment of an employee (including any clinical medical examination and laboratory tests in connection with the assessment)	£41
On each subsequent assessment of an employee– (i) for laboratory tests where these are carried out	£32
(ii) for a clinical medical examination where this is carried out	£14

Regulation 9

SCHEDULE 8 fees for approval of dosimetry services and for type approval of radiation generators or apparatus containing radioactive substances under the ionising radiations regulations 1985(1)

1	2	3
Description	Fee for approval or type approval	Fee for annual reassessment
Approval of Dosimetry Services granted under Regulation 15 of the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1985
Group I
Dose record keeping
(a) Where the application is solely in respect of Group I functions	£335	£98
(b) Where the application for Group I functions is linked to an application for approval in another group	£143	£98
Group II
External dosimetry
(a) Whole body (beta, gamma, thermal neutrons) film	£507 for one sub-group and £168 for each additional sub-group	£364 for one sub-group and £98 for each additional sub-group
(b) Whole body (beta, gamma, thermal neutrons) thermoluminescent dosimeter (TLD)
(c) Whole body (neutron), other than sub-groups (a) or (b)
(d) Whole body, other than sub-groups (a), (b) or (c)
(e) Extremity monitoring
(f) Accident dosimetry, other than in the previous sub-groups
Group III
Internal Dosimetry
(a) Strontium 90 and actinides	£634 for one or more radio-isotopes in this sub-group.	£271 for one or more radio-isotopes in this sub-group.
(b) Any other radionuclide	£492 for up to 5 radionuclides and £345 for each additional group of 5 radionuclides or part thereof.	£175 for up to 5 radionuclides and £137 for each additional group of 5 radionuclides or part thereof.
Type approval of a radiation generator or an apparatus containing a radioactive substance under sub-paragraph (f) or (g) respectively of Schedule 3 to the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1985 (which excepts such type approved radiation generators or apparatus containing radio-active substances from the notification requirements of regulation 5 of those Regulations)	£68

Regulation 10

SCHEDULE 9 fees payable under the explosives act 1875 and insruments made thereunder, under the petroleum (consolidation) act 1928 and the petroleum (transfer of licences) act 1936, and under the gas cylinders (conveyance) regulations 1931.

PART I applications for factory licences, magazine licences and importation licences and amending licences under sections 6, 12 and 40(9) of the explosives act and replacement of such licences.

1	2	3
Provision under which a licence is granted	Purpose of application	Fee
Explosives Act 1875 c. 17
Section 6 (as applied to explosives other than gunpowder by sections 39 and 40)	Factory licence	£642 plus £32 additional fee for each building or other place in which explosives are to be made or kept.
	Factory amending licence	£248 plus £8 additional fee for each building or other place to be specified in the amending licence and in which explosives are to be made or kept.
	Replacement of one of the above licences if lost	£16
Section 12 (as applied to explosives other than gunpowder by sections 39 and 40)	Magazine licence	£502 plus £32 additional fee for each building or other place in which explosives are to be kept.
	Magazine amending licence	£39 plus £8 additional fee for each building or other place to be specified in the amending licence and in which explosives are to be kept.
	Replacement of one of the above licences if lost	£16
Section 40(9)	Licence for importation of explosives	£34
	Licence for importation of a consignment of explosives which are not to be distributed in Great Britain but imported for transhipment only	£34
	Replacement of one of the above licences if lost	£16
	Amendment to an existing licence	£12
Section 40(9) as applied to compressed acetylene by The Compressed Acetylene (Importation) Regulations 1978(2)	Licence for importation of compressed acetylene	£34
	Replacement of one of the above licences if lost	£16
	Amendment to an existing licence	£12

PART II fee or maximum fee payable in respect of granting and renewal of an explosives store licence, the registration or renewal of registration of premises used for keeping explosives and the granting and transfer of petroleum-spirit licences.

1	2	3
Provision under which a fee or maximum fee is payable	Purpose of application	Fee or Maximum fee
Section 15 (see note 1)	A store licence	£47
Section 18 (see note 1)	Renewal of a store licence	£47
Section 21 (see note 1)	Registration and renewal of registration of premises for the keeping of explosives with a local authority	£8
Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 c. 32
Section 4 (see notes 2 and 3)	Licence to keep petroleum spirit of a quantity -not exceeding 2,500 litres	£22 for each year of licence
	exceeding 2,500 litres but not exceeding 50,000 litres	£33 for each year of licence
	exceeding 50,000 litres	£65 for each year of licence
Petroleum (Transfer of Licences) Act 1936 c. 27
Section 1(4)	Transfer of petroleum spirit licence	£6

Note:

1.  Part 1 of the Explosives Act 1875 (which includes sections 15, 18 and 21) is applied to explosives other than gunpowder by sections 39 and 40 of that Act.

2.  In the case of a solid substance for which by virtue of an Order in Council made under section 19 of the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 a licence is required, the fee payable under this Schedule shall be calculated as if one kilogram of the substance were equivalent to one litre.

3.  The fee payable for a licence of more or less than one year’s duration shall be the fee set out above increased or decreased, as the case may be, proportionately according to the duration of the period for which the licence is granted or renewed.

PART III applications under paragraph (1) of the proviso to order in council (no. 30) of 2nd february 1937(3) for approvals of premises and apparatus in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept

1	2
Purpose of application	Fee
Original approval of premises in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept	£352
Amendment of an approval of premises in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept	£165
Approval of apparatus in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept	£19

PART IV applications for comparisons and approvals in respect of conditions (1), (5) and (8) in the order of the secretary of state (no. 9) of 23rd june 1919(4)

1	2
Purpose of application	Fee
Comparison of a porous substance with a sample porous substance	£19
Approval of an acetylene cylinder design	£53
Original approval of premises in which acetylene is compressed	£352
Amendment of an approval of premises in which acetylene is compressed	£23

PART V applications for approvals for the purpose of exemption orders made under regulation 4 of the gas cylinders (conveyance) regulations 1931(5)

1	2
Purpose of application	Fee
Approval of a gas cylinder manufacturer	£7,698
Approval of the design of a gas cylinder	£53
Approval of a supplier of the material of which a gas cylinder is manufactured	£720
Approval of a gas cylinder inspection body	£1,791
Approval of a user of a gas cylinder manufactured and tested in accordance with the provisions of Home Office Specifications LASS 1 or LASW 1	£360

PART VI miscellaneous applications

1	2
Purpose of application	Fee
Authorisation or classification of an explosive to be manufactured for general sale or to be imported for general sale, with or without a licence	£95
Grant of an original special packing authority under Rule 12 of the Packing of Explosive for Conveyance Rules 1949(6)	£181
Amendment to a special packing authority as above	£24
Grant of an ammonium nitrate mixtures licence under article 3 of the Ammonium Nitrate Mixtures Exemption Order 1967(7)	£88

PART VII further fees payable in respect of certain testing required by the health and safety executive

1	2
Purpose of application	Fee
Application for a licence to be granted under or in pursuance of section 40(9) of the Explosives Act 1875(8) for the importation of explosives which are not at the time of application authorised to be manufactured for general sale or imported for general sale	£44 per hour worked
Approval of apparatus in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept (Part III above)	£44 per hour worked
Comparison of a porous substance with a sample porous substance (Part IV above)	£44 per hour worked
Authorisation of an explosive to be manufactured for general sale or to be imported for general sale, with or without a licence (Part VI above)	£44 per hour worked

Regulation 12

SCHEDULE 10 fees for testing in connection with application under the classification and labelling of explosives regulations 1983(9)

1	2
Purpose of application	Fee
Classification of an article, substance, combination or unit load	£44 per hour worked

Regulation 13

SCHEDULE 11 fees for work in connection with the applications under part ix of the dangerous substances in harbour area regulations 1987(10)

1	2
Purpose of application	Fee
Grant of an explosives licence or alteration of the terms of an existing explosives licence	£195 plus £33 per hour worked

(1)

S.I. 1985/1333.

(2)

S.I. 1978/1723.

(3)

S.R.& O. 1937/54; relevant amending instruments are S.R. & O. 1947/805 and S.I. 1974/1885.

(4)

S.R & O. 1919/809; amended by S.I. 1974/1885.

(5)

S.R.& O. 1931/679; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1947/1594 and 1974/1942.

(6)

S.I. 1949/798 to which there are no relevant amendments.

(7)

S.I. 1967/1485.

(8)

1875 c. 17; section 40(9) was amended by Orders in Council (No. 10) of 27th November 1875 (Rev. VII, p.40) and (No. 10A) of 26th June 1884 (Rev. VIII, p. 41) and S.I. 1974/1885 and 1978/1723.

(9)

S.I. 1983/1140.

(10)

S.I. 1987/37.