The Seeds (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1996

• Citation: S.I. 1996/1486
• Sections: 23

Section 1 Title and Commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Seeds (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st July 1996.

Section 2 Amendment

For Schedules 1 to 6 to the Seeds (Fees) Regulations 1985 there shall be substituted the Schedules set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Section 3 Revocation

The Seeds (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1993 are revoked.

A Initial fees

Initial fee per hectare or part thereof for crops intended to produce:

B Crop inspection fees

Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops intended to produce pre-basic or basic seed, per hectare or part thereof examined

C Seed lot fee

Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot entered as:—

D Seed testing fees

Fee for an official examination of seed for loose smut infection of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat and barley (per thousand embryos examined)

E Fees for additional tests

Fee for a Tetrazolium seed viability test in C1 Winter Wheat and C1 Winter Barley

A Initial fees

Initial fee per hectare or part thereof for crops intended to produce:

B Crop inspection fee

Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops intended to produce pre-basic or basic seed, per hectare or part thereof examined (including crops of hybrid swede rape and hybrid turnip rape)

C Seed lot fee

Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot entered as:—

A Initial fees

Initial fee per hectare or part thereof for crops intended to produce:

B Crop inspection fees

Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops intended to produce pre-basic or basic seed, per hectare or part thereof examined

C Seed lot fee

Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot entered as:—

D Seed testing fees

Fees for an official examination of seed for:—

A Initial fees

Initial fee per hectare or part thereof for crops intended to produce:

B Crop inspection fees

Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops intended to produce pre-basic or basic seed, per hectare or part thereof examined

C Seed lot fee

Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot entered as:—

A Initial fees

Initial fee for crops intended to produce:

B Crop inspection fees

Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops intended to produce:

C Seed lot fee

Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot entered

A Representations by, and hearings of, a seed merchant, processor or packer

(i) Fee for making written representations to the Minister

B Licensed Seed Testing Stations

(i) Annual fee payable during the currency of the licence (or a proportion thereof in respect of a part of a year)