The Poultry Health Scheme (Fees) (Wales) Regulations 2011

• Citation: S.I. 2011/2378 (W.)
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Title, application and commencement

The title of these Regulations is the Poultry Health Scheme (Fees) (Wales) Regulations 2011. They apply in relation to Wales and come into force on 19 October 2011.

Section 2 Fees relating to the poultry health scheme

(1) The fee for approval for the purposes of the poultry health scheme established under paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) Regulations 2011 is £60 for initial approval, with an annual fee of—

(a) £62 for a flock or hatchery; or

(b) £70 for a combined flock and hatchery on one site.

(2) If the annual inspection under that paragraph is carried out by an officer of the Welsh Ministers the fee for each inspection (in addition to the annual fee) is—

(a) £97 for a flock or hatchery; or

(b) £143 for a combined flock and hatchery on one site.

(3) The fee for the approval under that paragraph of a laboratory conducting diagnostic testing for members of the poultry health scheme is—

(a) £13 for processing an application for approval; and

(b) £31 for processing annual registration documentation.

Section 3 Fee for proficiency testing a laboratory

The fee payable by an approved laboratory for the following proficiency tests conducted by the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency under paragraph 2 of Annex I to Council Directive 2009/158/ EC (on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs ) is as follows.

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Section 4 Time of payment

Fees are payable to the Welsh Ministers on demand.