Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations supersede and revoke the Regulations listed in Schedule 11 to the extent specified in column 3 of that Schedule (Regulation 14 and Schedule 11). They fix or determine the fees payable in respect of an application made for–
an approval under mines and quarries legislation (Regulation 2 and Schedule 1);
an approval of certain respiratory protective equipment, blasting helmets, and of automatic safe load indicators (Regulation 3 and Schedule 2);
an approval of plant and equipment under the Agriculture (Tractor Cabs) Regulations 1974 and the Poisonous Substances in Agriculture Regulations 1984 (Regulation 4 and Schedule 3);
an approval of a scheme or programme under the Freight Containers (Safety Convention) Regulations 1984 (Regulation 5 and Schedule 4);
a licence under the Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations 1983 (Regulations 6 and Schedule 5);
an approval of dosimetry services and for type approval of radiation generators or apparatus containing radioactive substances under the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1985 (Regulation 9 and Schedule 8);
an approval, authorisation or licence etc. under the Explosives Act 1875 and certain instruments thereunder, a licence under the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928, the transfer of a licence under the Petroleum (Transfer of Licences) Act 1936, and for the purpose of each of the exemption orders made under the Gas Cylinders (Conveyance) Regulations 1931 (Regulation 10 and Schedule 9). The Home Office Specifications referred to in Part V of Schedule 9 are obtainable from the Health and Safety Executive, Technical Division 2A, Mechanical Systems Unit, Magdalen House, Stanley Precinct, Bootle, Merseyside L20 3QZ;
testing for the purpose of the classification of an article, substance, combination, or unit load under the Classification and Labelling of Explosives Regulations 1983 (Regulation 12 and Schedule 10).
The Regulations also fix the fees to be paid in respect of medical examination (Regulation 7 and Schedule 6) and surveillance (Regulation 8 and Schedule 7) by an employment medical adviser which are required under certain of the relevant statutory provisions.
For testing the respiratory protective equipment under the Poisonous Substances in Agriculture Regulations 1984 (Regulation 4 and Schedule 3), for testing in connection with an application under the Classification and Labelling of Explosives Regulations 1983 (Regulation 12 and Schedule 10), and for the replacement of a licence or the issue of a new licence replacing the original and incorporating an amendment under the Compressed Acetylene (Importation) Regulations 1978 (Regulation 10 and Schedule 9), a fee is fixed for the first time.
The changes to the fees fixed by or determined under the previous Regulations are as follows:–
| Provision of these Regulations which changes the previous fee | Previous Fee | New Fee | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule 1 Part I | ||||||
| Original approval | Amendment of approval | Renewal of approval | Original approval | Amendment of approval | Renewal of approval | |
| Approval of breathing appratus | £123 | £123 | £40 | £508 | £498 | £35 |
| Approval of dust respirators | £123 | £123 | £40 | £162 | £152 | £35 |
| Approval of explosives | £155 | £105 | £40 | £123 | £87 | £34 |
| Approval of locomotive or other vehicle | £1,045 | £220 | £40 | £1,202 | £502 | £50 |
| Approval of signalling apparatus | £105 | £95 | £40 | £122 | £51 | £50 |
| Approval in any other case under the mines and quarries provisions | £200 | £130 | £40 | £98 | £58 | £34 |
| Part II | ||||||
| Ballistic pendulum shot | £14 | £17 | ||||
| Break test shot | £25 | £35 | ||||
| Deflagration shot | £14 | £21 | ||||
| Detonator test (per 100 shots) | £123 | £304 | ||||
| Gallery shot | £45 | £52 | ||||
| Part III | ||||||
| Fees for other testing | £45 per hour worked | £48 per hour worked | ||||
| Schedule 2 | ||||||
| approval of respiratory protective equipment | £45 per hour worked | £48 per hour worked | ||||
| Approval of blasting helmets | £45 per hour worked | £48 per hour worked | ||||
| Schedule 3 Part I | ||||||
| Original approval of tractor cab | £115 | £106 | ||||
| Approval of amendment of an approval where the specification of a tractor cab is modified | £90 | £54 | ||||
| Approval of any other amendment of an approval | £19 | £54 | ||||
| Approval of respiratory protective equipment | £67 | £50 | ||||
| Part II | ||||||
| Respiratory Protective Equipment | £0 per hour worked | £48 per hour worked | ||||
| Schedule 5 | ||||||
| Licence for work with asbestos insulation or asbestos coating | £100 | £150 | ||||
| Renewal of original licence granted for work with asbestos insulation or asbestos coating | £50 | £75 | ||||
| Schedule 6 | ||||||
| Basic | X-rays | Laboratory tests | Basic | X-rays | Laboratory tests | |
| The Indiarubber Regulations 1922 | £22 | £24 | £14.50 | £23.50 | £27 | £15.50 |
| The Chemical Works Regulations 1922 | £25.50 | £24 | £14.50 | £27.50 | £27 | £15.50 |
| The Patent Fuel Manufacture (Health & Welfare) Special Regulations 1946 | £22 | £24 | £14.50 | £23.50 | £27 | £15.50 |
| The Mule Spinning (Health) Special Regulations 1953 | £22 | £24 | £14.50 | £23.50 | £27 | £15.50 |
| The Work in Compressed Air Special Regulations 1958 | £24.50 | £24 | £14.50 | £26 | £27 | 15.50 |
| The Carcinogenic Substances Regulations 1967 | £27 | £24 | £14.50 | £29 | £27 | £15.50 |
| The Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations 1983 | £32.50 | £24 | £14.50 | £34.50 | £27 | £15.50 |
| The Ionising Radiations Regulations 1985 | £35 | £24 | £14.50 | £37 | £27 | £15.50 |
| Surveillance under sub-paragraph (h) above which is confined to examination of and making of entries in records | £10.50 | — | — | £11.50 | — | — |
| Schedule 7 | ||||||
| On the first assessment of an employee (including any clinical medical examination and laboratory tests in connection with the assessment | £34.50 | £36.50 | ||||
| On each subsequent assesment of an employee— | ||||||
(i) for laboratory tests where these are carried out | £22.50 | £27 | ||||
(ii) for a clinical medical examination where this is carried out | £11 | £12 | ||||
| Schedule 8 | ||||||
| Approval or type approval | Annual reassessment | Approval or type approval | Annual reassessment | |||
| Group I | ||||||
| Dose record keeping where the application for Group I functions is linked to an application for approval in another group | £80 | £80 | £112 | £80 | ||
| Group II | ||||||
| External dosimetry | ||||||
| £350 for one sub-group and £100 for each additional sub-group | £300 for one sub-group and £80 for each additional sub-group | £423 for one sub-group and £139 for each additional sub-group | £308 for one sub-group and £80 for each additional sub-group | |||
| Group II | ||||||
| Internal dosimetry | ||||||
(a) Strontium 90 and actinides | pound;600 for one or more radio-isotopes in this sub-group | £200 for one or more radio-isotopes in this sub-group | £600 for one or more radio-isotopes in this sub-group | £229 for one or more radio-isotopes in this sub-group | ||
(b) Any other radionuclide | £400 for up to 5 radionuclides and £300 for each additional group of 5 radionuclides or part thereof | £120 for up to 5 radionuclides and £100 for each additional group of 5 radionuclides or part thereof | £413 for up to 5 radionuclides and £310 for each additional group of 5 radionuclides or part thereof | £145 for up to 5 radionuclides and £121 for each additional group of 5 radionuclides or part thereof | ||
| Schedule 9 | ||||||
| Part I | ||||||
| Original licence | Replacement licence | Amending licence | Original licence | Replacement licence | Amending licence | |
| Licence for the importation of Compressed Acetylene | £14 | £0 | £0 | £26.50 | £13 | £9 |
| Part III | ||||||
| Original approval of premises in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept | £235 | £310 | ||||
| Amendment of an approval of premises in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept | £37 | £52 | ||||
| Approval of apparatus in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept | £14 | £16 | ||||
| Part IV | ||||||
| Comparison of a porous substance with a sample porus substance | £14 | £16 | ||||
| Approval of an acetylene cylinder design | £36 | £47 | ||||
| Original approval of premises in which acetylene is compressed | £235 | £310 | ||||
| Schedule 9 | ||||||
| Part V | ||||||
| Approval of a gas cylinder manufacturer | £4,000 | £6,986 | ||||
| Approval of the design of a gas cylinder | £36 | £47 | ||||
| Approval of a supplier of the material of which a gas cylinder is manufactured | £21 | £591 | ||||
| Approval of a gas cylinder inspection body | £600 | £1,477 | ||||
| Approval of a user of a gas cylinder manufactured and tested in accordance with the provisions of Home Office Specifications LASS 1 or LASW 1 | £21 | £295 | ||||
| Part VI | ||||||
| Authorisation of an explosive to be manufactured for general sale or to be imported for general sale with or without a licence | £12 | £82 | ||||
| Amendment to a special packing authority | £14 | £19 | ||||
| Grant of an ammonium nitrate mixtures licence under Article 3 of the Ammonium Nitrate Mixtures Exemption Order 1967 | £18 | £73 | ||||
| Part VII | ||||||
| Application for a licence to be granted for the importation of explosives which are not at the time of application authorised to be manufactured for general sale or imported for general sale | £25 per hour worked | £42 per hour worked | ||||
| Approval of apparatus in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept | £25 per hour worked | £42 per hour worked | ||||
| Comparison of a porous substance with a sample porous substance | £25 per hour worked | £42 per hour worked | ||||
| Authorisation of an explosive to be manufactured for general sale or to be imported for general sale with or without a licence | £25 per hour worked | £42 per hour worked | ||||
| Schedule 10 | ||||||
| Classification of an article, substance, combination or unit load | £25 per hour worked | £42 per hour worked | ||||
The Regulations do not apply to Northern Ireland.