Explanatory Note
(This Note is not part of the Regulations)
1. These Regulations update and replace the Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/2505). They fix or determine the fees payable by an applicant to the Health and Safety Executive in respect of an application made for–
(a)an approval under mines and quarries legislation (regulation 2 and Schedule 1);
(b)an approval of certain respiratory protective equipment (regulation 3 and Schedule 2);
(c)an approval of plant or equipment under the Agriculture (Tractor Cabs) Regulations 1974 (regulation 4 and Schedule 3);
(d)an approval of a scheme or programme under the Freight Containers (Safety Convention) Regulations 1984 (regulation 5 and Schedule 4);
(e)a licence under the Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations 1983 (regulation 6 and Schedule 5);
(f)an approval of dosimetry services and type approval of radiation generators or apparatus containing radioactive substances under the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1985 (regulation 9 and Schedule 8);
(g)an approval, authorisation or licence etc. under the Explosives Act 1875 and certain instruments thereunder, for a licence under the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 or for the classification of an article, substance, combination, or unit load under the Classification and Labelling of Explosives Regulations 1983 (regulation 10 and Schedule 9);
(h)an explosives licence under Part IX of the Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations 1987 (regulation 12 and Schedule 10);
(i)an approval under the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (Driver Training) Regulations 1996 (regulation 14 and Schedule 12);
and in respect of–
(j)a vocational training certificate under the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (Driver Training) Regulations 1996 (regulation 13 and Schedule 11);
(k)a vocational training certificate under the Transport of Dangerous Goods (Safety Advisers) Regulations 1999 (regulation 15 and Schedule 13);
(l)a notification under the Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations 1992 (regulation 17 and Schedule 14);
(m)a notification or application under the Notification of New Substances Regulations 1993 (regulation 18 and Schedule 15).
2. The Regulations also update the fees to be paid in respect of medical examinations and surveillance by an employment medical adviser which are required under certain of the relevant statutory provisions (regulations 7 and 8 and Schedules 6 and 7).
3. The Regulations update maximum fees which may be charged under the Explosives Act 1875, the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 and the Petroleum (Transfer of Licences) Act 1936 (regulation 10(2) and Schedule 9, Part II).
4. The new fees compared with those fixed by or determined under the previous fee-charging provisions are as follows:
Provision of these Regulations which fixes or determines the fees | Previous Fee | New Fee | ||||
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Original approval | Amendment of approval | Renewal of approval | Original approval | Amendment of approval | Renewal of approval | |
Schedule 1 | ||||||
Part I | ||||||
Approval of breathing apparatus | £1,298 | £649 | £56 | £1,329 | £664 | £56 |
Approval of dust respirators | Reasonable cost to the Executive of having the work carried out | Reasonable cost to the Executive of having the work carried out | ||||
Approval of explosives | £199 | £137 | £56 | £199 | £137 | £56 |
Approval of locomotive or other vehicle | £2,552 | £647 | £56 | £2,594 | £659 | £56 |
Approval of electrical equipment for use in potentially gassy zones | £789 | £506 | £56 | £803 | £515 | £56 |
Approval of methanometers | £364 | £223 | £56 | £371 | £227 | £56 |
Approval of electric safety lamps | £364 | £223 | £56 | £371 | £227 | £56 |
Approval of other types of apparatus essential for safety | £187 | £187 | £56 | £190 | £190 | £56 |
Part II | ||||||
Ballistic pendulum shot | £93 | £115 | ||||
Break test shot | £143 | £185 | ||||
Deflagration | £110 | £145 | ||||
Detonator test (per 100 shots) | £900 | £1130 | ||||
Detonator delay time test (per 100 shots) | £690 | £895 | ||||
Gallery shot | £172 | £210 | ||||
Mortar shot | £92 | £115 | ||||
Velocity of detonation test (per 3 shots) | £274 | £365 | ||||
Part III | ||||||
Other testing not fixed in Parts I and II | Reasonable cost to the Executive of having the work carried out | Reasonable cost to the Executive of having the work carried out | ||||
Schedule 2 | ||||||
Approval of respiratory protective equipment | Reasonable cost to the Executive of having the work carried out | Reasonable cost to the Executive of having the work carried out | ||||
Schedule 3 | ||||||
Original approval of tractor cab | £269 | £286 | ||||
Revision of an existing approval of a tractor cab | £148 | £157 | ||||
Schedule 4 | ||||||
Approval of scheme or programme for examination of freight containers | £75 | £75 | ||||
Schedule 5 | ||||||
Licence for work with asbestos insulations, asbestos coating or asbestos insulating board or renewal of licence | £362 | £505 | ||||
Basic | X-Rays | Laboratory tests | Basic | X-Rays | Laboratory tests | |
Schedule 6 | ||||||
The Ionising Radiations Regulations 1985 (a) where surveillance is confined to examination of, and making entries in, records | £26 | £47 | £28 | £27 | £49 | £30 |
(b)in other cases | £42 | £47 | £28 | £43 | £49 | £30 |
Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 1987 | £46.50 | £47 | £28 | £48 | £49 | £30 |
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1994 | £46.50 | £47 | £28 | £48 | £49 | £30 |
The Work in Compressed Air Regulations 1996 | £43.65 | £47 | £28 | £45 | £49 | £30 |
Schedule 7 | ||||||
On the first assessment of an employee (including any clinical medical examination and laboratory tests in connection with the assessment). | £47 | £49 | ||||
On each subsequent assessment of an employee– (i) for laboratory tests where these are carried out | £28 | £30 | ||||
(ii)for a clinical medical examination where this is carried out | £29 | £30 | ||||
Schedule 8 | ||||||
Group 1 | ||||||
Dose record keeping where the application is solely in respect of Group I function | £96 plus £46.21 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector | £97 plus £48 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector | ||||
Dose record keeping where the application for Group I functions is linked to an application for approval in another group | £96 plus £46.21 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector | £97 plus £48 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector | ||||
Group II | ||||||
External dosimetry | £96 plus £46.21 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector | £97 plus £48 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector | ||||
Group III | ||||||
Internal dosimetry (a) Bio-assay or in-vivo monitoring or air sampling | £96 plus £46.21 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector | £97 plus £48 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector | ||||
(b)for each additional technique | £96 plus £46.21 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector | £97 plus £48 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector | ||||
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 | £99 plus £46.21 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector | £102 plus £48 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector | ||||
Schedule 9 Part I | ||||||
Factory licence | £552 plus £40.05 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector | £555 plus £41 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector | ||||
Magazine licence | £552 plus £40.05 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector | £555 plus £41 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector | ||||
Factory amending licence | £214 plus £40.05 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector | £214 plus £41 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector | ||||
Magazine amending licence | £214 plus £40.05 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector | £214 plus £41 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector | ||||
Replacement of the above licences if lost | £25 | £25 | ||||
Licence for importation of compressed acetylene | £16.70 plus £40.05 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector | £17 plus £41 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector | ||||
Replacement of the above licence if lost | £25 | £25 | ||||
Amendment to an existing licence | £16.70 plus £40.15 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector | £17 plus £41 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector | ||||
Part II | ||||||
A store licence | £63.70 | £65.50 | ||||
Renewal of a store licence | £63.70 | £65.50 | ||||
Registration and renewal of registration of premises for the keeping of explosives with a local authority | £10.90 | £11.20 | ||||
Licence to keep petroleum spirit of a quantity–
| £30.40 for each year of licence | £31.30 for each year of licence | ||||
| £45 for each year of licence | £46.30 for each year of licence | ||||
| £88.40 for each year of licence | £90.90 for each year of licence | ||||
Transfer of petroleum spirit licence | £7.20 | £7.40 | ||||
Part III | ||||||
Original approval of premises in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept | £16.70 plus £40.05 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector | £17 plus £41 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector | ||||
Amendment of an approval of premises in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept | £16.70 plus £40.05 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector | £17 plus £41 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector | ||||
Approval of apparatus in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept | £16.70 plus £40.05 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector | £17 plus £41 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector | ||||
Part IV | ||||||
Comparison of a porous substance with a sample porous substance | £30 | £31 | ||||
Original approval of premises in which acetylene is compressed | £16.70 plus £40.05 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector | £17 plus £41 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector | ||||
Amendment of an approval of premises in which acetylene is compressed | £16.70 plus £40.05 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector | £17 plus £41 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector | ||||
Part V | ||||||
Classification of an explosive under the Classification and Labelling of Explosives Regulations 1983 or authorisation of an explosive under section 40(9) of the Explosives Act 1875 | £133 | £168 | ||||
Grant of an ammonium nitrate mixtures licence under article 3 of the Ammonium Nitrate Mixtures Exemption Order 1967 | £162 plus £40.05 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector | £176 plus £41 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector | ||||
Part VI | ||||||
Testing in connection with specified applications in Parts I, III, IV or V | Reasonable cost to the Executive of having the testing carried out | Reasonable cost to the Executive of having the testing carried out | ||||
Schedule 10 | ||||||
Grant of an explosives licence or alteration of the terms of an existing explosives licence | £390 plus £40.05 per hour worked | £487 plus £41 per hour worked | ||||
Schedule 11 | ||||||
Vocational training certificates under regulation 4 of the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (Driver Training) Regulations 1996 | £2.80 | £2.80 | ||||
Schedule 12 (formerly Schedule 14) | ||||||
Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (Driver Training) Regulations 1996 | ||||||
Approval of training | £1,000 | £1,000 | ||||
Approval of a refresher course under regulation 4(6)(a) | £1,000 | £1,000 | ||||
Fee for renewal of approval | £600 | £600 | ||||
Schedule 13 (formerly Schedule 11A) | £170 | £170 | ||||
Vocational training certificates under the Transport of Dangerous Goods (Safety Advisers) Regulations 1999 | £170 | £170 | ||||
Issue of extension of vocational training certificates | £170 | |||||
Schedule 14 (formerly Schedule 12) | ||||||
Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations 1992 | ||||||
Notification of intention to use premises for activities involving genetic modification for the first time under regulation 8 other than a case where a consent is required under regulation 8(3) | £111 | £150 | ||||
Notification of intention to use premises for activities involving genetic modification for the first time, where a consent is required under regulation 8(3) | £111 | £150 | ||||
Notification of individual activities involving genetic modification under regulation 9 other than in a case where a consent is required under regulation 9(5) | £125 | £400 | ||||
Notification of individual activities involving genetic modification where a consent is required under regulation 9(5) | £240 | £500 | ||||
Schedule 13 (now Schedule 15) | ||||||
Notification of New Substances Regulations 1993 | ||||||
For the evaluation of a notification under regulation 4 (“base set”) (see note 1) | £6,090 plus £350 VAT | £6,330 plus £364 VAT | ||||
For the evaluation of a notification under regulation 5(1)(a) (> 10 tonnes per year) | £2,000 | £2,080 | ||||
For the evaluation of a notification under regulation 5(1)(b) (> 100 tonnes per year) | £4,200 | £4,368 | ||||
For the evaluation of a notification under regulation 5(1)(c) (> 1000 tonnes per year) | £3,500 | £3,640 | ||||
For a notification under regulation 6 (see note 2)– (a) quantity of the new substance equal to or more than 100 kg (regulation 6(1)) | £1,170 plus £87.50 VAT | £1,216 plus £91 VAT | ||||
(b)quantity of the new substance up to 100 kg (regulation 6(2)) | £915 plus £87.50 VAT | £951 plus £91 VAT | ||||
For an application made by a notifier for an exemption relating to him under regulation 23 | £2,000 | £2,080 | ||||
Note 1. Rebate where an adequate draft risk assessment is included | £2,000 plus £350 VAT | £2,080 plus £364 VAT | ||||
Note 2. Rebate where an adequate draft risk assessment is included | £500 plus £87.50 VAT | £520 plus £91 VAT |