{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animals-third-country-importscharges-regulations-1997/regulation-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/639",
  "legislation_title": "The Animals (Third Country Imports)(Charges) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animals-third-country-importscharges-regulations-1997",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Payment of charges",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) below, the charge for an inspection of an animal at a Border Inspection Post shall be in accordance with the Schedule to these Regulations.\n(2) Where an inspection begins after 5.00pm and before 8.30am on any day other than a Saturday or a Sunday, the charge shall be increased by 50%.\n(3) Where an inspection takes place on a Saturday, a Sunday or a public holiday the charge shall be increased by 100% and an additional sum of £50.00.\n(4) For the purposes of these Regulations payment of the charge shall be in sterling and may be made by means of cash, a cheque drawn on a United Kingdom clearing bank, a bank guarantee or a bank deposit.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/639/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:22:59.734598+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}