Regulation 9

SCHEDULE 6 E+WChecking consignments of live animals from third countries at [F1 border control posts] : fees

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 6 heading substituted (1.7.2023) by The Animal By-Products, Pet Passport and Animal Health (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/714), regs. 1(1), 3(11)(a)

[F2 Table 1

Fees for inspecting consignments of animals from third countries and checking importation documentation at [F3 border control posts] in accordance with regulation 15 of the 2011 Regulations

Column 1	Column 2
Inspection of type of animal and checking documents	Fee (£) per consignmenton or after 1st July 2023
Poultry and small game birds	53
Poultry eggs	53
Ratites	53
Captive birds	61
Live fish, aquatic animals and amphibians	48
Bees	40
Rabbits and rodents	44
Other insects and invertebrates	40
Reptiles	57
Pets unaccompanied by a declaration	63
Equidae	79
Farmed livestock including cattle, sheep, goats, camelids, pigs and wild boar	190
Animals not covered by any other category	50
Documentary checks for onward travel	79]

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 6 Table 1 substituted (1.7.2023) by The Animal By-Products, Pet Passport and Animal Health (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/714), regs. 1(1), 3(11)(b)

F3 Words in Sch. 6 heading substituted (1.7.2023) by The Animal By-Products, Pet Passport and Animal Health (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/714), regs. 1(1), 3(11)(a)

Table 2

Additional fees for certain inspections and checks

1 “out of hours” means before 8.30 a.m. or after 5 p.m. on a weekday.
2 “load” means one or more consignments of animals from the same country of origin that have arrived on the same means of transport and which are presented by a person responsible for their importation for checking at the border inspection post at the same time.
3 “public holiday” means Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday in England under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971.
Column 1	[F4 Column 2
Period when inspection and check conducted	Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2023
Out of hours1 inspection and check	261 per load
Inspection and check during a weekend or a public holiday3	346 per load
Time spent by a veterinary officer travelling to and from premises	16 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 96]

Textual Amendments

F4 Words in Sch. 6 Table 2 substituted (1.7.2023) by The Animal By-Products, Pet Passport and Animal Health (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/714), regs. 1(1), 3(11)(c)

Table 3

Fees for extra inspections and checks due to non-compliances or additional control measures

1 “out of hours” means before 8.30 a.m. or after 5 p.m. on a weekday.
2 “public holiday” means Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday in England under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 F5 .
Column 1	[F6 Column 2
Person undertaking extra inspection and check	Fee per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent on or after 1st July 2023
Veterinary officer – out of hours1	21
Veterinary officer –at weekends or public holidays2	28
Veterinary officer – at all other times	14
Time spent by a veterinary officer travelling to and from premises	16, up to a maximum of 96]

Textual Amendments

F5 1971 c. 80.

F6 Words in Sch. 6 Table 3 substituted (1.7.2023) by The Animal By-Products, Pet Passport and Animal Health (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/714), regs. 1(1), 3(11)(d)