{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-safety-explosives-and-petroleum-fees-modification-regulations-1987/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/52",
  "legislation_title": "The Health and Safety (Explosives and Petroleum Fees) (Modification) Regulations 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-safety-explosives-and-petroleum-fees-modification-regulations-1987",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\n1 The Regulations supersede and revoke the Regulations listed in Schedule 3 to the extent specified in column 3 of that Schedule. They fix or determine the fees or maximum fees payable in respect of an application for —\n(a) a licence (and an amending licence) of a factory for explosives;\n(b) a licence (and an amending licence) of a magazine for explosives;\n(c) licences (and amending licences) for importation and transhipment of explosives;\n(d) replacement of one of the above-mentioned licences;\n(e) an explosives store licence or renewal of an explosives store licence;\n(f) registr ation or renewal of registration of premises for the keeping of explosives;\n(g) licence to keep a quantity of petroleum spirit;\n(h) transfer of a petroleum spirit licence;\nIn the case of amendment or replacement of an import or transhipment licence the fee is fixed for the first time (Regulation 3 and Schedule 2).\n2 The Regulations modify and repeal provisions in the Explosives Act 1875, the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 and the Petroleum (Transfer of Licences) Act 1 936 (Regulation 2 and Schedule 1).\n3 Regulation 3 and Schedule 2 to these Regulations change the fees previously fixed as follows:—\n(a) Explosives\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\nItem\nPrevious fee\nNew fee\nFactory licence (each building)\n£25\n£26\nMagazine licence (each building)\n£25\n£26\nFactory amending licence\n£29\n£85\nMagazine amending licence\n£29\n£31\nReplacement of licences above\n£12\n£12.50\nAmendment of Import/Transhipment licence\n£ 0\n£ 9\nReplacement of Import/Transhipment licence\n£ 0\n£13\n(b) Petroleum Spirit\nItem\nPrevious fee\nNew fee\nA licence to keep a quantity —\nnot exceeding 2500 litres\n£17 per annum\n£20 per annum\nexceeding 2500 litres, not exceeding 50,000 litres\n£26 per annum\n£30 per annum\nexceeding 50,000 litres\n£51 per annum\n£59 per annum\nTransfer of a licence\n£4 each\n£5 each\n4 The Regulations do not apply to Northern Ireland (Regulation 6).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/52/note",
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  "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."
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