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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-safety-fees-regulations-1988/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/712",
  "legislation_title": "The Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-safety-fees-regulations-1988",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\n1 These Regulations update and replace the Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 1987 (Schedule 12). They fix or determine the fees payable by an applicant to the Health and Safety Executive in respect of an application made for—\n(a) an approval under mines and quarries legislation (regulation 2 and Schedule 1);\n(b) an approval of certain respiratory protective equipment, blasting helmets, and of automatic safe load indicators (regulation 3 and Schedule 2);\n(c) an approval of plant or equipment under the Agriculture (Tractor Cabs) Regulations 1974 and the Poisonous Substances in Agriculture Regulations 1984 (regulation 4 and Schedule 3);\n(d) an approval of a scheme or programme under the Freight Containers (Safety Convention) Regulations 1984 (regulation 5 and Schedule 4);\n(e) a licence under the Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations 1983 (regulation 6 and Schedule 5);\n(f) 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);\n(g) an approval, authorisation or licence etc. under the Explosives Act 1875 and certain instruments thereunder, for a licence under the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928, for 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;\n(h) 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);\n(i) an explosives licence under Part IX of the Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations 1987 (regulation 13 and Schedule 11).\n2 The Regulations also fix the fees to be paid in respect of medical examinations and surveillance by an employment medical adviser which are required under certain of the relevant statutory provisions (regulations 7 and 8 and Schedules 6 and 7).\n3 In the case of approval of respiratory protective equipment under the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 1987 (regulation 3 and Schedule 2) a fee is fixed for the first time.\n4 The fees fixed in relation to a medical examination by regulation 16(8) of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 1987 and in relation an application for an explosives licence by regulation 35(2) of the Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations 1987 have been consolidated into these Regulations and the two provisions mentioned have been revoked (regulations 7 and 13 and Schedule 12).\n5 The changes to the fees fixed by or determined under the previous Regulations are as follows:—\nProvision of these Regulations which changes the previous fee\nPrevious Fee\nNew Fee\nSchedule 1 Part I\nOriginal approval\nAmendment of approval\nRenewal of approval\nOriginal approval\nAmendment of approval\nRenewal of approval\nApproval of breathing apparatus\n£508\n£498\n£35\n£620\n£620\n£36\nApproval of dust respirators\n£162\n£152\n£35\n£60\n£60\n£36\nApproval of explosives\n£123\n£87\n£34\n£130\n£97\n£36\nApproval of locomotive or other vehicle\n£1202\n£502\n£50\n£1381\n£502\n£36\nApproval of signalling apparatus\n£122\n£51\n£50\n£122\n£89\n£36\nApproval in any other case under the mines and quarries provisions\n£98\n£58\n£34\n£179\n£97\n£36\nPart II\nBallistic pendulum shot\n£17\n£20\nBreak test shot\n£35\n£40\nDeflagration shot\n£21\n£25\nDetonator test (per 100 shots)\n£304\n£201\nGallery shot\n£52\n£61\nMortar shot\n£15\n£16\nSchedule 2 Part 1\nApproval of respiratory protective equipment\n£48 per hour worked\n£60\nApproval of blasting helmets\n£48 per hour worked\n£40\nSchedule 2 Part II\nTesting respiratory protective equipment\n—\n£48 per hour worked\nTesting blasting helmets\n—\n£48 per hour worked\nSchedule 3 Part I\nOriginal approval of tractor cab\n£106\n£126\nRevision of existing approval of a tractor cab\n£54\n£62\nApproval of respiratory protective equipment\n£50\n£60\nProvision of these Regulations which changes the previous fee\nPrevious Fee\nNew Fee\nSchedule 6\nBasic\nX-Rays\nLaboratory tests\nBasic\nX-Rays\nLaboratory tests\nThe Indiarubber Regulations 1922\n£23.50\n£27\n£15.50\n£25\n£30\n£17.50\nThe Chemical Works Regulations 1922\n£27.50\n£27\n£15.50\n£29\n£30\n£17.50\nThe Patent Fuel Manufacture (Health & Welfare) Special Regulations 1946\n£23.50\n£27\n£15.50\n£25\n£30\n£17.50\nThe Mule Spinning (Health) Special Regulations 1953\n£23.50\n£27\n£15.50\n£25\n£30\n£17.50\nThe Work in Compressed Air Special Regulations 1958\n£26\n£27\n£15.50\n£27.50\n£30\n£17.50\nThe Carcinogenic Substances Regulations 1967\n£29\n£27\n£15.50\n£30.50\n£30\n£17.50\nThe Ionising Radiations Regulations 1985\n£37\n£27\n£15.50\n£39\n£30\n£17.50\nSurveillance under the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1985 which is confined to examination of, and making of entries in, records\n£11.50\n—\n—\n£12.50\n—\n—\nProvision of these Regulations which changes the previous fee\nPrevious Fee\nNew Fee\nSchedule 7\nOn the First Assessment of an employee (including any clinical medical examination and laboratory tests in connection with the assessment).\n£36.50\n£38.50\nOn each subsequent assessment of an employee—\n(i) for laboratory tests where these are carried out\n£27\n£30\n(ii) for a clinical medical examination where this is carried out\n£12\n£13\nSchedule 8\nApproval or type approval\nAnnual reassessment\nApproval or type approval\nAnnual reassessment\nGroup I\nDose record keeping where the application is solely in respect of Group I function\n£290\n£80\n£315\n£92\nDose record keeping where the application for Group I functions is linked to an application for approval in another group\n£112\n£80\n£133\n£92\nGroup II\nExternal dosimetry\n£423 for one sub-group and £139 for each additional sub-group\n£308 for one sub-group and £80 for each additional sub-group\n£475 for one sub-group and £156 for each additional sub-group\n£341 for one sub-group and £92 for each additional sub-group\nGroup III\nInternal dosimetry\n(a) Strontium 90 and actinides\n£600 for one or more radio-isotopes in this sub-group\n£229 for one or more radio-isotopes in this sub-group\n£600 for one or more radio-isotopes in this sub-group\n£256 for one or more radio-isotopes in this sub-group\n(b) Any other radionuclide\n£413 for up to 5 radio-nuclides and £310 for each additional group of 5 radionuclides or part thereof\n£145 for up to 5 radio-nuclides and £121 for each additional group of 5 radionuclides or part thereof\n£460 for up to 5 radio-nuclides and £325 for each additional group of 5 radionuclides or part thereof\n£165 for up to 5 radio-nuclides and £129 for each additional group of 5 radionuclides or part thereof\nType approval of a radiation generator or an apparatus containing a radioactive substance under sub-paragraph (f) or (g) respectively of Schedule 3 to the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1985\n£60\n£63\nSchedule 9 Part 1\nFactory licence\n£470 plus £26 additional fee for each building or other place in which explosives are to be made or kept\n£572 plus £28 additional fee for each building or other place in which explosives are to be made or kept\nFactory amending licence\n£85 plus £6 additional fee for each building or other place to be specified in the amending licence and in which explosives are to be made or kept\n£165 plus £7 additional fee for each building or other place to be specified in the amending licence and in which explosives are to be made or kept\nReplacement of one of the above licences if lost\n£12.50\n£14\nMagazine licence\n£345 plus £26 additional fee for each building or other place in which explosives are to be kept\n£455 plus £28 additional fee for each building or other place in which explosives are to be kept\nMagazine amending licence\n£31 plus £6 additional fee for each building or other place to be specified in the amending licence and in which explosives are to be kept\n£33 plus £7 additional fee for each building or other place to be specifed in the amending licence and in which explosives are to be kept\nReplacement of one of the above licences if lost\n£12.50\n£14\nLicence for importation of explosives\n£26.50\n£29\nLicence for importation of a consignment of explosives which are not to be distributed in Great Britain but imported for transhipment only\n£26.50\n£29\nReplacement of one of the above licences if lost\n£13\n£14\nAmendment to an existing licence\n£9\n£10\nLicence for importation of compressed acetylene\n£26.50\n£29\nReplacement of one of the above licences if lost\n£13\n£14\nAmendment to an existing licence\n£9\n£10\nPart II\nA store licence\n£36\n£44\nRenewal of a store licence\n£36\n£44\nRegistration and renewal of registration of premises for the keeping of explosives with a local authority\n£6\n£7.50\nLicence to keep petroleum spirit of a quantity—\nnot exceeding 2,500 litres,\n£20 for each year of licence\n£21 for each year of licence\nexceeding 2,500 litres, but not exceeding 50,000 litres\n£30 for each year of licence\n£31 for each year of licence\nexceeding 50,000 litres\n£59 for each year of licence\n£61 for each year of licence\nPart III\nOriginal approval of premises in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept\n£310\n£322\nAmendment of an approval of premises in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept\n£52\n£56\nPart IV\nApproval of an acetylene cylinder design\n£47\n£48\nOriginal approval of premises in which acetylene is compressed\n£310\n£322\nPart V\nApproval of a gas cylinder manufacturer\n£6,986\n£7,023\nApproval of the design of a gas cylinder\n£47\n£48\nApproval of a supplier of the material of which a gas cylinder is manufactured\n£591\n£616\nApproval of a gas cylinder inspection body\n£1,477\n£1,538\nApproval of a user of a gas cylinder manufactured and tested in accordance with the provisions of Home Office Specifications LASS 1 or LASW 1\n£295\n£308\nPart VI\nAuthorisation of an explosive to be manufactured for general sale or to be imported for general sale with or without a licence\n£82\n£83\nGrant of an original special packing authority\n£50\n£70\nAmendment to a special packing authority\n£19\n£20\nGrant of an ammonium nitrate mixtures licence under Article 3 of the Ammonium Nitrate Mixtures Exemption Order 1967\n£73\n£81\nPart VII\nApplication 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\n£42 per hour worked\n£44 per hour worked\nApproval of apparatus in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept\n£42 per hour worked\n£44 per hour worked\nComparison of a porous substance with a sample porous substance\n£42 per hour worked\n£44 per hour worked\nAuthorisation of an explosive to be manufactured for general sale or to be imported for general sale with or without a licence\n£42 per hour worked\n£44 per hour worked\nSchedule 10\nClassification of an article, substance combination or unit load\n£42 per hour worked\n£44 per hour worked\nSchedule 11\nGrant of an explosives licence or alteration of the terms of an existing explosives licence\n£150 plus £25 per hour expended\n£170 plus £29 per hour worked\n6 The Regulations do not apply to Northern Ireland.",
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