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Schedule 6 Checking consignments of live animals from third countries at border control posts: FeesF1

Wales

Table 1

Fees for inspecting consignments of animals from third countries and checking importation documentation at F2border control posts in accordance with regulation 15 of the 2011 Regulations

F3Column 1Column 2
Inspection of type of animal and checking documentsFees (£) per consignment on or after 5 July 2023
Poultry and small game birds53
Poultry eggs53
Ratites53
Captive birds61
Live fish, aquatic animals and amphibians48
Bees40
Rabbits and rodents44
Other insects and invertebrates40
Reptiles48
Pets unaccompanied by a declaration63
Equidae79
Farmed livestock, including cattle, sheep, goats, camelids, pigs and wild boar190
Animals not covered by any other category50
Transhipment check of documents79

Table 2

Additional fees for certain inspections

1 “out of hours” means before 8.30 a.m. or after 5 p.m. on a weekday.

F42 “load” means one or more consignments of animals from the same country of origin that have arrived on the same means of transport and presented by a person responsible for their importation for checking at the border control post at the same time.

3 “public holiday” means Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday in Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 M1.

Column 1Column 2
Period when inspection conducted Fee (£) on or after 5 July 2023
Out of hours1 inspection261 per load2
Inspection during a weekend or a public holiday3346 per load2
Time spent by a veterinary officer travelling to and from premises16 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 96 per visit

Table 3

Fees for extra 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 Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971.

Column 1F5Column 2
Persons undertaking extra check Fee per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent on or after 5 July 2023
Veterinary officer - out of hours1 checks21
Veterinary officer – checks at weekends or public holidays228
Veterinary officer – checks at all other times14
Time spent by a veterinary officer travelling to and from premises16, up to a maximum of 96 per visit

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Sch. 6 heading substituted (5.7.2023) by The Animal By-Products, Pet Passport and Animal Health (Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/754), regs. 1(1), 3(11)(a)

F2

Words in Sch. 6 heading substituted (5.7.2023) by The Animal By-Products, Pet Passport and Animal Health (Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/754), regs. 1(1), 3(11)(a)

F3

Sch. 6 Table 1 substituted (5.7.2023) by The Animal By-Products, Pet Passport and Animal Health (Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/754), regs. 1(1), 3(11)(b)

F4

Words in Sch. 6 Table 2 substituted (5.7.2023) by The Animal By-Products, Pet Passport and Animal Health (Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/754), regs. 1(1), 3(11)(c)

F5

Words in Sch. 6 Table 3 substituted (5.7.2023) by The Animal By-Products, Pet Passport and Animal Health (Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/754), regs. 1(1), 3(11)(d)

Marginal citations

M1

1971 c. 80.