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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-safety-fees-regulations-1990/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1990/1906",
  "legislation_title": "The Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-safety-fees-regulations-1990",
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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 1989 and incorporate changes made by the Health and Safety (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1989, both of which are revoked (regulation 15). 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, 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 (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 (Consolida tion) Act 1928, 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, Technology Division 2, Mechanical Systems Unit, Magdalen House, Stanley Precinct, Bootle, Mersey side L20 3QZ;\n(h) 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 The Regulations fix maximum fees which may be charged under the Explosives Act 1875, the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 and the Petroleum (Transfer of Licences) Act 1936 (regulation 10(2) and Schedule 9, Part II).\n4 The new fees compared with those fixed by or determined under the previous Regulations are as follows:\nProvision of these Regulations which fixes or determines the 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£661\n£353\n£40\n£761\n£406\n£45\nApproval of dust respirators\n£60\n£60\n£40\n£72\n£72\n£45\nApproval of explosives\n£120\n£110\n£40\n£159\n£110\n£45\nApproval of locomotive or other vehicle\n£1,514\n£348\n£40\n£1,705\n£445\n£45\nApproval of signalling apparatus\n£100\n£112\n£40\n£114\n£126\n£45\nApproval in any other case under the mines and quarries provisions\n£192\n£104\n£40\n£217\n£125\n£45\nPart II\nBallistic pendulum shot\n£29\n£36\nBreak test shot\n£45\n£44\nDeflagration shot\n£24\n£30\nDetonator test (per 100 shots)\n£269\n£323\nDetonator delay time test (per 100 shots)\nChargeable under Part III\n£198\nGallery shot\n£63\n£74\nMortar shot\n£28\n£35\nVelocity of detonation test (per 3 shots)\n£53\n£62\nPart III\nOther testing not fixed in Parts I and II\n£48 per hour worked\n£57 per hour worked\nSchedule 2 Part I\nApproval of respiratory protective equipment\n£40 (blasting helmets)\n£72\n£60 (all other cases)\nApproval of safe load indicators\n£32 per hour worked\n£27 per hour worked\nSchedule 2\nPart II\nTesting respiratory protective equipment\n£48 per hour worked\n£57 per hour worked\nSchedule 3\nOriginal approval of tractor cab\n£145\n£166\nRevision of existing approval of a tractor cab\n£72\n£83\nSchedule 4\nApproval of scheme or programme for examination of freight containers\n£25\n£37\nSchedule 5\nLicence for work with asbestos insulations or asbestos coating and renewal of original licence\n£415 (Licence)\n£375\n£208 (Renewal)\nProvision of these Regulations which fixes or determines the fee\nPrevious Fee\nNew Fee\nSchedule 6\nBasic\nX-rays\nLaboratory tests\nBasic\nX-rays\nLaboratory tests\nThe Work in Compressed Air Special Regulations 1958\n£31\n£32\n£18.50\n£31\n£33\n£19\nThe Ionising Radiations Regulations 1985\n(a) where surveillance is confined to examination of, and making entries in records\n£13\n£32\n£18.50\n£14\n£33\n£19\n(b) in other cases\n£42\n£32\n£18.50\n£31\n£33\n£19\nControl of Asbestos at Work Regulations 1987\n£37\n£29\n£16.50\n£34\n£30\n£17\nControl of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1988\n£31\n£32\n£18.50\n£31\n£33\n£19\nSchedule 7\nOn the First Assessment of an employee (including any clinical medical examination and laboratory tests in connection with the assessment).\n£41\n£33\nOn each subsequent assessment of an employee–\n(i) for laboratory tests where these are carried out\n£32\n£33\n(ii) for a clinical medical examination where this is carried out\n£14\n£15\nProvision of these Regulations which fixes or determines the fee\nPrevious Fee\nNew Fee\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 functions\n£335\n£98\n£359\n£105\nDose record keeping where the application for Group I functions is linked to an application for approval in another group\n£143\n£98\n£153\n£105\nGroup II\nExternal dosimetry\n£507 for one sub-group and &168pound; for each additional sub-group\n£364 for one sub-group and &98pound; for each additional sub-group\n£543 for one sub-group and &180pound; for each additional sub-group\n£390 for one sub-group and &105pound; for each additional sub-group\nGroup III\nInternal dosimetry\n(a) Strontium 90 and actinides\n£634 for one or more radioisotopes in this subgroup\n£271 for one or more radioisotopes in this subgroup\n£679 for one or more radioisotopes in this subgroup\n£290 for one or more radioisotopes in this subgroup\n(b) Any other radionuclide\n£492 for up to 5 radionuclides and £345 for each additional group of 5 radionuclides or part thereof\n£175 for up to 5 radionuclides and £137 for each additional group of 5 radionuclides or part thereof\n£527 for up to 5 radionuclides and £369 for each additional group of 5 radionuclides or part thereof\n£188 for up to 5 radionuclides and £147 for each additional group of 5 radionuclides or part thereof\nType approval of a radiation generator or an apparatus containing a radio-active substance under subparagraph (f) or (g) respectively of Schedule 3 to the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1985\n£68\n£73\nSchedule 9\nPart I\nFactory licence\n£642 plus £32 additional fee for each building or other place in which explosives are to be made or kept\n£724 plus £38 additional fee for each building or other place in which explosives are to be made or kept\nMagazine licence\n£502 plus £32 additional fee for each building or other place in which explosives are to be kept\n£561 plus £38 additional fee for each building or other place in which explosives are to be kept\nFactory amending licence\n£248 plus £8 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£270 plus £9 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\nMagazine amending licence\n£39 plus £8 additional fee for each building or other place to be specified in the amending licence in which explosives are to be kept\n£45 plus £9 additional fee for each building or other place in the amending licence and in which explosives are to be kept\nLicence for importation of explosives\n£34\n£39\nLicence for importation of compressed acetylene\n£34\n£39\nReplacement of one of the above licences if lost\n£16\n£18\nAmendment to an existing licence\n£12\n£14\nPart II\nA store licence\n£47\n£51\nRenewal of a store licence\n£47\n£51\nRegistration and renewal of registration of premises for the keeping of explosives with a local authority\n£8\n£9\nLicence to keep petroleum-spirit of a quantity—not exceeding 2,500 litres\n£22 for each year of licence\n£24 for each year of licence\nexceeding 2,500 litres but not exceeding 50,000 litres\n£33 for each year of licence\n£36 for each year of licence\nexceeding 50,000\n£65 for each year of licence\n£71 for each year of licence\nTransfer of petroleum-spirit licence\n£6\n£7\nPart III\nOriginal approval of premises in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept\n£352\n£392\nAmendment of an approval of premises in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept\n£165\n£173\nApproval of apparatus in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept\n£19\n£22\nPart IV\nComparison of a porous substance with a sample porous substance\n£19\n£22\nApproval of an acetylene cylinder design\n£53\n£59\nOriginal approval of premises in which acetylene is compressed\n£352\n£392\nAmendment of an approval of premises in which acetylene is compressed\n£23\n£27\nSchedule 9\nPart V\nApproval of a gas cylinder manufacturer\n£7,698\n£8,693\nApproval of the design of a gas cylinder\n£53\n£59\nApproval of a supplier of the material of which a gas cylinder is manufactured\n£720\n£838\nApproval of a gas cylinder inspection body\n£1,791\n£2,094\nApproval of a user of gas cylinder manufactured and tested in accordance with the provisions of Home Office Specifications LASS 1 or LASW 1\n£360\n£419\nPart VI\nAuthorisation or classification of an explosive to be manufactured for general sale or to be imported with or without a licence\n£95\n£111\nGrant of an original special packing authority\n£181\n£191\nAmendment to a special packing authority\n£24\n£27\nGrant of an ammonium nitrate mixtures licence under article 3 of the Ammonium Nitrate Mixtures Exemption Order 1967\n£88\n£110\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£44 per hour worked\n£57 per hour worked\nApproval of apparatus in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept\n£44 per hour worked\n£57 per hour worked\nComparison of a porous substance with a sample porous substance\n£44 per hour worked\n£57 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£44 per hour worked\n£57 per hour worked\nApplication for a licence to manufacture explosives in pursuance of the Ammonium Nitrate Mixtures Exemption Order 1967\n—\n£57 per hour worked\nSchedule 10\nClassification of an article, substance combination or unit load\n£44 per hour worked\n£57 per hour worked\nSchedule 11\nGrant of an explosives licence or alteration of the terms of an existing explosives licence\n£195 plus £33 per hour expended\n£222 plus £38 per hour worked\n5 The Regulations do not apply to Northern Ireland.",
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