The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 2001

Fees U.K.

10.—(1) The National Authorities may charge any person, including any person with whom an arrangement or further arrangement has been made under regulation 9, reasonable fees in respect of costs the National Authorities reasonably incur in carrying out official measures for the purposes of these Regulations.

(2) The National Authorities may charge any person concerned in any matter connected with these Regulations reasonable fees in respect of costs the National Authorities or the Secretary of State reasonably incur in relation to the administration of that matter for the purposes of these Regulations, including—

(a) the administration and determination of any application under these Regulations, including the administration and determination of—

(i) an application for acceptance of a variety on to a National List or a change to any such application;

(ii) an application to change the name of a plant variety for the purposes of these Regulations;

(iii) an application in relation to the maintainer or the maintenance of a plant variety; and

(iv) an application for renewal of acceptance of a variety;

(b) the examination or inspection of any documents, records or material under these Regulations. and

(c) the annual cost of keeping a variety accepted on a National List.

(3) A person with whom an arrangement or further arrangement has been made in accordance with regulation 9, may charge any person, including any other person with whom that or any other arrangement or further arrangement has been made under that regulation, reasonable fees in respect of costs reasonably incurred in carrying out official measures under the responsibility of the National Authorities in accordance with these Regulations.

(4) Where a person has been given reasonable notice—

(a) by or on behalf of the National Authorities of a fee duly charged in accordance with paragraphs (1) or (2) above; or

(b) by a person with whom an arrangement or further arrangement has been made under regulation 9 of a fee duly charged in accordance with paragraph (3) above,

the person given the notice shall pay as specified in the notice the amount of the fee

• so charged.

(5) A fee charged in accordance with this regulation in respect of which reasonable notice has been given in accordance with paragraph (4) above shall be recoverable as a debt from the person given the notice.