{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/charges-for-residues-surveillance-amendment-scotland-regulations-2026/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/charges-for-residues-surveillance-amendment-scotland-regulations-2026/note.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2026/249",
  "legislation_title": "The Charges for Residues Surveillance Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/charges-for-residues-surveillance-amendment-scotland-regulations-2026",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend the Charges for Residues Surveillance Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2285) as they apply in Scotland.\nThese amendments vary the fees required to be paid in relation to surveillance of animals and animal products for residues of veterinary medicinal products and other substances.\nChanges to fees are itemised in the table below.\nTable 1\nType of creature or animal product\nBasis for charge\nPrevious charge (£)\nReplacement charge (£) from 29 October 2026 to 31 March 2027\nChange (%) between previous charge and charge from 29 October 2026\nReplacement charge (£) from 1 April 2027\nCumulative change (%) between previous charge and charge from 1 April 2027\nBovine\nper carcase\n0.7617\n0.9964\n31\n1.0216\n34\nGoat\nper carcase\n0.0751\n0.0864\n15\n0.0886\n18\nSheep\nper carcase\n0.0751\n0.0864\n15\n0.0886\n18\nSoliped\nper carcase\n0.4660\n0.5359\n15\n0.5495\n18\nSwine\nper carcase\n0.0735\n0.0845\n15\n0.0867\n18\nGame and wild game\nper tonne\n1.0461\n1.0461\n0\n1.0461\n0\nPoultry\nper tonne\n0.6432\n0.7397\n15\n0.7584\n18\nEggs\nper case of 360\n0.0206\n0.0237\n15\n0.0243\n18\nMilk\nper 1000 litres\n0.0405\n0.0466\n15\n0.0478\n18\nFish other than trout\nper tonne of marketed product\n2.3546\n2.7078\n15\n2.7764\n18\nTrout\nper tonne of fish food\n2.8222\n3.2455\n15\n3.3278\n18",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2026/249/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:29:13.353751+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."
}