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The Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 1991

S.I. 1991/1921 · Made 27 August 1991

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HEALTH AND SAFETY

Made 27th August 1991

Laid before Parliament 6th September 1991

Coming into force

Regulations 10(2), 11 and 15, to the extent specified in regulation 1(1), and Schedule 9, Part II 3rd January 1992

The remainder 3rd October 1991

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 43(2), (4), (5), (6) and (9) and 82(3)(a) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974f1 (“the 1974 Act”) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and for the purpose of giving effect without modifications to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Commission under section 11(2)(d) of the 1974 Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1974 c. 37; section 43 was amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), Schedule 15, paragraph 12.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Fees payable under the mines and quarries provisions
  3. 3Fees payable in respect of approval of respiratory protective equipment and automatic safe load indicators
  4. 4Fees payable under the Agriculture (Tractor Cabs) Regulations 1974
  5. 5Fee payable under the Freight Containers (Safety Convention) Regulations 1984
  6. 6Fees payable for a licence under the Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations 1983
  7. 7Fees payable for examination or surveillance by an employment medical adviser
  8. 8Fees for medical surveillance by an employment medical adviser under the Control of Lead at Work Regulations 1980
  9. 9Fees for approval of dosimetry services and for type approval of radiation generators or apparatus containing radioactive substances under the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1985
  10. 10Fees payable under the Explosives Act 1875 and instruments made thereunder, under the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 and the Petroleum (Transfer of Licences) Act 1936
  11. 11Date from which fees are payable under the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 and the Petroleum (Transfer of Licences) Act 1936
  12. 12Fees for testing in connection with application under the Classification and Labelling of Explosives Regulations 1983
  13. 13Fees for explosive licences under Part IX of the Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations 1987
  14. 14Calculation of hours worked
  15. 15Revocations
  16. 16Northern Ireland
  17. Signature
  18. Schedule 1
  19. IAPPROVAL OF PLANT, APPARATUS OR SUBSTANCE UNDER THE MINESAND QUARRIES PROVISIONS
  20. IIFEES FOR TESTING EXPLOSIVES AND DETONATORS UNDER THE MINES AND QUARRIES PROVISIONS
  21. IIIFEES FOR OTHER TESTING
  22. Schedule 2
  23. IAPPROVALS OF RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND AUTOMATIC SAFE LOAD INDICATORS
  24. IIFEES FOR TESTING RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
  25. Schedule 3APPROVALS UNDER THE AGRICULTURE (TRACTOR CABS) REGULATIONS 1974
  26. Schedule 4APPROVAL UNDER THE FREIGHT CONTAINERS (SAFETY CONVENTION) REGULATIONS 1984
  27. Schedule 5LICENCE UNDER THE ASBESTOS (LICENSING) REGULATIONS 1983
  28. Schedule 6FEES FOR EXAMINATION OR SURVEILLANCE BY AN EMPLOYMENT MEDICAL ADVISER
  29. Schedule 7FEES FOR MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE BY AN EMPLOYMENT MEDICAL ADVISER UNDER THE CONTROL OF LEAD AT WORK REGULATIONS 1980
  30. Schedule 8FEES FOR APPROVAL OF DOSIMETRY SERVICES AND FOR TYPE APPROVAL OF RADIATION GENERATORS OR APPARATUS CONTAINING RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES UNDER THE IONISING RADIATIONS REGULATIONS 1985
  31. Schedule 9: FEES PAYABLE UNDER THE EXPLOSIVES ACT 1875 AND INSTRUMENTS MADE THEREUNDER, UNDER THE PETROLEUM (CONSOLIDATION) ACT 1928 AND THE PETROLEUM (TRANSFER OF LICENCES) ACT 1936
  32. IAPPLICATIONS FOR FACTORY LICENCES, MAGAZINE LICENCES AND IMPORTATION LICENCES AND AMENDING LICENCES UNDER SECTIONS 6, 12 AND 40(9) OF THE EXPLOSIVES ACT AND REPLACEMENT OF SUCH LICENCES
  33. IIFEE OR MAXIMUM FEE PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF GRANTING AND RENEWAL OF AN EXPLOSIVES STORE LICENCE, THE REGISTRATION OR RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION OF PREMISES USED FOR KEEPING EXPLOSIVES AND THE GRANTING AND TRANSFER OF PETROLEUM-SPIRIT LICENCES
  34. IIIAPPLICATIONS UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THE PROVISO TO ORDER IN COUNCIL (NO.30) OF 2ND FEBRUARY 1937 FOR APPROVALS OF PREMISES AND APPARATUS IN WHICH ACETYLENE IS TO BE MANUFACTURED OR KEPT
  35. IVAPPLICATIONS FOR COMPARISONS AND APPROVALS IN RESPECT OF CONDITIONS (1) AND (8) IN THE ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE (NO.9) OF 23RD JUNE 1919.
  36. VMISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS
  37. VIFURTHER FEES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN TESTING REQUIRED BY THE HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE
  38. Schedule 10FEES FOR TESTING IN CONNECTION WITH APPLICATION UNDER THE CLASSIFICATION AND LABELLING OF EXPLOSIVES REGULATIONS 1983
  39. Schedule 11FEES FOR WORK IN CONNECTION WITH APPLICATIONS UNDER PART IX OF THE DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES IN HARBOUR AREA REGULATIONS 1987
  40. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 1991 and (except for regulations 10(2) and 11 and Part II of Schedule 9 and regulation 15, so far as it revokes regulations 10(2) and 11 of and Part II of Schedule 9 to the Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 1990f1 which shall come into force on 3rd January 1992) shall come into force on 3rd October 1991.

(2)

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

  • “approval” includes the amendment of an approval, and “amendment of an approval” includes the issue of a new approval replacing the original incorporating an amendment;

  • “employment medical adviser” means an employment medical adviser appointed under section 56(1) of the 1974 Act;

  • “the mines and quarries provisions” means such of the relevant statutory provisions as relate exclusively to—

    1. (a)

      mines and quarries within the meaning of section 180 of the Mines and Quarries Act 1954f2;

    2. (b)

      tips within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Mines and Quarries (Tips) Act 1969f3

    and includes regulations, rules and orders relating to a particular mine (whether they are continued in force by regulation 7(3) of the Mines and Quarries Acts 1954 to 1971 (Repeals and Modifications) Regulations 1974f4 or are health and safety regulations);

  • “original approval” and “original authority” do not include an amendment of an approval or an amendment of an authority

  • “renewal of approval” or “renewal of licence” means respectively the granting of an approval or licence to follow a previous approval or licence without any amendment or gap in time;

  • “respiratory protective equipment” includes any respirator and any breathing apparatus.

(3)

Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in these Regulations to—

(a)

a numbered regulation or Schedule is a reference to the regulation or Schedule in these Regulations so numbered;

(b)

a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph so numbered in the regulation or Schedule in which the reference appears.

2Fees payable under the mines and quarries provisions

(1)

A fee shall be payable by the applicant to the Health and Safety Executive on each application for an original approval, an amendment of approval or a renewal of approval under any of the mines and quarries provisions.

(2)

The fee payable under paragraph (1) for each description of plant, apparatus, substance and in any other case set out in column 1 of Part I of Schedule 1 shall be respectively that specified in the corresponding entry in columns 2, 3 and 4 of that Part.

(3)

Where the Executive requires testing to be carried out by its staff to decide whether approval can be granted, a fee shall be payable to the Executive by the applicant on the issue by the Executive of its determination in respect of the application for the approval as described below—

(a)

in the case of explosives and detonators, for each test specified in column 1 of Part II of Schedule 1, the fee shall be that specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that Part;

(b)

in any other case, the fee shall be determined under Part III of Schedule 1.

3Fees payable in respect of approval of respiratory protective equipment and automatic safe load indicators

(1)

A fee shall be payable by the applicant to the Health and Safety Executive on each application for approval—

(a)

of respiratory protective equipment—

(i)

under the Factories Act 1961f1, or any regulations made or having effect as if made under that Act,

(ii)

under the Control of Lead at Work Regulations 1980f2,

(iii)

under the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1985f3,

(iv)

under the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 1987f4, and

(v)

under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1988f5;

(b)

of automatic safe load indicators under the Construction (Lifting Operations) Regulations 1961f6, and the Shipbuilding and Ship-repairing Regulations 1960f7.

(2)

The fee payable for approval of each item of each subject matter described in column 1 of Part I of Schedule 2 shall be that specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that Part and where that entry specifies a fee as an amount per hour worked, the fee so calculated shall be payable prior to the notification of the result of the application for approval.

(3)

Where the Executive requires testing to be carried out by its staff to determine whether approval of any item of equipment specified in column 1 of Part II of Schedule 2 can be granted, a fee shall be payable to the Executive by the applicant on the issue by the Executive of its determination in respect of the application for approval and the fee shall be that specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that part.

4Fees payable under the Agriculture (Tractor Cabs) Regulations 1974

(1)

A fee shall be payable by the applicant to the Health and Safety Executive on each application for approval of plant and equipment under the Agriculture (Tractor Cabs) Regulations 1974f1.

(2)

The fee payable for the approval of each subject matter described in column 1 of Schedule 3 shall be that specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that Schedule.

5Fee payable under the Freight Containers (Safety Convention) Regulations 1984

(1)

A fee shall be payable by the applicant to the Health and Safety Executive on each application for approval of a scheme or programme for examination of freight containers under the Freight Containers (Safety Convention) Regulations 1984f1.

(2)

The fee payable for the approval described in column 1 of Schedule 4 shall be that specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that Schedule.

6Fees payable for a licence under the Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations 1983

(1)

A fee shall be payable by the applicant to the Health and Safety Executive on each application for a licence under the Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations 1983f1.

(2)

The fee payable on application for a licence described in column 1 of Schedule 5 shall be that specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that Schedule.

7Fees payable for examination or surveillance by an employment medical adviser

(1)

A fee shall be payable to the Health and Safety Executive by an employer in respect of a medical examination or medical surveillance of each of his employees by an employment medical adviser for the purposes of any provision specified in column 1 of Schedule 6.

(2)

The fee payable under paragraph (1) shall be a basic fee for each examination or on each occasion when surveillance is carried out together with additional fees for X-rays and laboratory tests where these are taken or carried out in connection with the examination; and for each provision specified in column 1 of Schedule 6—

(a)

the basic fee shall be the amount specified in column 3 of that Schedule for that provision;

(b)

the additional fee for X-rays shall be the amount specified in column 4 of that Schedule for that provision and shall cover all X-rays taken in connection with any one examination;

(c)

the additional fee for laboratory tests shall be the amount specified in column 5 of that Schedule for that provision and shall cover all such tests carried out in connection with any one examination.

(3)

Where an employment medical adviser carries out a medical examination of a self-employed person for the purposes of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 1987, that self-employed person shall pay to the Executive fees ascertained in accordance with paragraph (2).

8Fees for medical surveillance by an employment medical adviser under the Control of Lead at Work Regulations 1980

(1)

A fee shall be payable to the Health and Safety Executive by an employer in respect of medical surveillance of any of his employees by an employment medical adviser for the purposes of the Control of Lead at Work Regulations 1980f1.

(2)

The fee payable for each item described in column 1 of Schedule 7 shall be that specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that Schedule.

9Fees for approval of dosimetry services and for type approval of radiation generators or apparatus containing radioactive substances under the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1985

(1)

A fee shall be payable by the applicant to the Health and Safety Executive on each application for an approval of dosimetry services for the purposes of the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1985f1.

(2)

A fee shall be payable by the applicant to the Executive on each application for the type approval of a radiation generator or an apparatus containing a radioactive substance.

(3)

The fee payable for approval or type approval in respect of each matter described in column 1 of Schedule 8 shall be that specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that Schedule, together with any fee determined under paragraph (4), where applicable.

(4)

Where the Executive requires an inspection to be carried out to determine whether an approval mentioned in paragraph (1) should be granted and it is necessary for any member of the Executive’s staff to travel outside Great Britain for the purpose of the inspection, a fee shall be payable by the applicant to the Executive of an amount equal to the reasonable cost of travelling and subsistence of the member of the Executive’s staff in connection with the inspection.

10Fees payable under the Explosives Act 1875 and instruments made thereunder, under the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 and the Petroleum (Transfer of Licences) Act 1936

(1)

Where any application in relation to a provision specified in column 1 of Part I of Schedule 9 is made for a purpose specified in column 2 of that Part, the fee specified in the corresponding entry in column 3 of that Part shall be payable by the applicant to the Health and Safety Executive.

(2)

The fee or maximum fee payable under each provision specified in column 1 of Part II of Schedule 9 for the purpose described in the corresponding entry in column 2 shall be that specified in the corresponding entry in column 3 of that Part.

(3)

A fee shall be payable by the applicant to the Executive on each application being made for each purpose specified in column 1 of Parts III, IV, and V of Schedule 9, and the fee for each such purpose shall be that specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of those Parts.

(4)

A fee shall be payable to the Executive where the Executive requires any testing to be carried out in connection with any purpose specified in column 1 of Part VI of Schedule 9, and the fee for testing in connection with each such purpose shall be that specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that Part for each hour or part of an hour worked in respect of such testing and such fee shall be payable prior to notification of the result of the application.

11Date from which fees are payable under the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 and the Petroleum (Transfer of Licences) Act 1936

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4 of the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928f1 or section 1(4) of the Petroleum (Transfer of Licences) Act 1936f2 the fees for petroleum licences prescribed by these Regulations shall be payable for any licence first having effect or any transfer or renewal of a licence first taking effect on or after3rd January 1992 irrespective of the date of the application for that licence, transfer or renewal.

12Fees for testing in connection with application under the Classification and Labelling of Explosives Regulations 1983

(1)

A fee shall be payable to the Health and Safety Executive by the applicant if any testing is carried out by or on behalf of the Executive with the agreement of the applicant in connection with an application under the Classification and Labelling of Explosives Regulations 1983f1.

(2)

The fee payable for testing in connection with any purpose described in column 1 of Schedule 10 shall be that specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that Schedule for each hour or part of an hour worked in respect of such testing and such fee shall be payable prior to notification of the result of the application.

13Fees for explosive licences under Part IX of the Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations 1987

(1)

A fee shall be payable by the applicant to the Health and Safety Executive on each application for an explosives licence or for any alteration in the terms of an existing licence under Part IX of the Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations 1987f1.

(2)

The fee on an application for each purpose specified in column 1 of Schedule 11 shall be that specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that Schedule and where the fee is determined as an amount per hour, the fee so calculated shall be payable prior to notification of the result of the application.

14Calculation of hours worked

In calculating the number of hours worked for the purpose of determining the amount of a fee payable under regulation 3(2), 10(4), 12(2) or 13(2) no account shall be taken of any typing, messenger or ancillary work (for which no further charge shall be payable).

15Revocations

The Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 1990 are hereby revoked.

16Northern Ireland

These Regulations shall not apply to Northern Ireland.

Signature

Signed by order of the Secretary of State.

Eric Forth

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of Employment

27th August 1991

IAPPROVAL OF PLANT, APPARATUS OR SUBSTANCE UNDER THE MINESAND QUARRIES PROVISIONS

1234
Subject matter of approvalFee for an original approvalFee for amendment of approvalFee for renewal of approval
(a)

Approval of breathing apparatus

£965£483£55
(b)

Approval of dust respirators

£85£85£55
(c)

Approval of explosives

£184£127£55
(d)

Approval of locomotive or other vehicle

£1,940£507£55
(e)

Approval of electrical equipment for use in potentially gassy zones

£605£396£55
(f)

Approval of methanometers

£291£187£55
(g)

Approval of electric safety lamps

£291£187£55
(h)

Approval of other types of apparatus essential for safety

£148£148£55

IIFEES FOR TESTING EXPLOSIVES AND DETONATORS UNDER THE MINES AND QUARRIES PROVISIONS

12
TestFees for test
(a)

Ballistic pendulum shot

£41
(b)

Break test shot

£51
(c)

Deflagration shot

£35
(d)

Detonator test (per 100 shots)

£380
(e)

Detonator delay time test (per 100 shots)

£232
(f)

Gallery shot

£82
(g)

Mortar shot

£39
(h)

Velocity of detonation test (per 3 shots)

£72

IIIFEES FOR OTHER TESTING

The fee for any testing not fixed by Part II of this Schedule shall be £57 for each man-hour of work done in the testing, excluding any typing, messenger or other ancillary work (for which no further charge shall be payable).

IAPPROVALS OF RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND AUTOMATIC SAFE LOAD INDICATORS

12
Subject matter of approvalFee
(a)

Approval of respiratory protective equipment

£85
(b)

Approval of automatic safe load indicators

£27 per hour worked

IIFEES FOR TESTING RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

12
Item of EquipmentFee
Respiratory protective equipment£57 per hour worked

Schedule 3APPROVALS UNDER THE AGRICULTURE (TRACTOR CABS) REGULATIONS 1974

12
Subject matter of approvalFee
(a)

Original approval of tractor cab

£203
(b)

Revision of an existing approval of a tractor cab

£99

Schedule 4APPROVAL UNDER THE FREIGHT CONTAINERS (SAFETY CONVENTION) REGULATIONS 1984

12
Subject matter of approvalFee
Approval of scheme or programme for examination of freight containers£75

Schedule 5LICENCE UNDER THE ASBESTOS (LICENSING) REGULATIONS 1983

12
Subject matter of licenceFee
Licence for work with asbestos insulation or asbestos coating or renewal of original licence£450

Schedule 6FEES FOR EXAMINATION OR SURVEILLANCE BY AN EMPLOYMENT MEDICAL ADVISER

ProvisionReferenceBasic FeeAdditional fees where appropriate
Fee for X-RaysFee for Laboratory tests
12345
(a)

The Work in Compressed Air Special Regulations 1958

S.I. 1958/61 (relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1973/36)£40£34£19.50
(b)

The Ionising Radiation Regulations 1985

S.I. 1985/1333

£16 where surveillance is confined to examination of, and making entries in records.

£39 in other cases

£34£19.50
(c)

The Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 1987

S.I. 1987/2115£43£31£17.50
(d)

The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1988

S.I. 1988/1657£40£34£19.50

Schedule 7FEES FOR MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE BY AN EMPLOYMENT MEDICAL ADVISER UNDER THE CONTROL OF LEAD AT WORK REGULATIONS 1980

12
ItemFee
(a)

On the first assessment of an employee (including any clinical medical examination and laboratory tests in connection with the assessment)

£37.50
(b)

On each subsequent assessment of an employee—

(i)

for laboratory tests where these are carried out

£37.50
(ii)

for a clinical medical examination where this is carried out

£17.00

Schedule 8FEES FOR APPROVAL OF DOSIMETRY SERVICES AND FOR TYPE APPROVAL OF RADIATION GENERATORS OR APPARATUS CONTAINING RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES UNDER THE IONISING RADIATIONS REGULATIONS 1985

12
DescriptionFee for approval or type approval
Approval of Dosimetry Services granted under regulation 15 of the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1985
Group I
Dose record keeping
  1. (a)

    Where the application is solely in respect of Group I functions

£420
(b)

Where the application for Group I functions is linked to an application for approval in another group

£179

Group II

External dosimetry

  1. (a)

    Whole body (beta, gamma, thermal neutrons) film

£418 for one sub-group and £211 for each additional sub-group
(b)

Whole body (beta, gamma, thermal neutrons) thermo-luminescent dosimeter (TLD)

(c)

Whole body (neutron), other than sub-groups (a) or (b)

(d)

Whole body, other than sub-groups (a), (b) or) (c)

(e)

Extremity monitoring

(f)

Accident dosimetry, other than in the previous sub-groups

Group III

Internal Dosimetry

(a)

Bio-assay, in vivo monitoring or air sampling

£430
(b)

Any two or all three of the above techniques

£607
Type 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 (which excepts such type approved radiation generators or apparatus containing radioactive substances from the notification requirements of regulation 5 of those Regulations) £86

IAPPLICATIONS FOR FACTORY LICENCES, MAGAZINE LICENCES AND IMPORTATION LICENCES AND AMENDING LICENCES UNDER SECTIONS 6, 12 AND 40(9) OF THE EXPLOSIVES ACT AND REPLACEMENT OF SUCH LICENCES

1

2

3

Provision under which a licence is granted

Purpose of Application

Fee
Explosives Act 1875 c. 17
Section 6 (as applied to explosives other than gunpowder by sections 39 and 40)Factory licence£826 plus £44 additional fee for each building or other place in which explosives are to be made or kept
Magazine licence£641 plus £44 additional fee for each building or other place in which explosives are to be kept
Replacement of one of the above licences if lost£21
Section 12 (as applied to explosives other than gunpowder by sections 39 and 40)Factory amending licence£306 plus £11 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
Magazine amending licence£52 plus £11 additional fee for each building or other place to be specified in the amending licence and in which explosives are to be kept
Replacement of one of the above licences if lost£21
Section 40(9)Licence for importation of explosives£45
Replacement of the above licence if lost£21
Amendment to an existing licence£16
Section 40(9) as applied to compressed acetylene by the Compressed Acetylene (Importation) Regulations 1978f1Licence for importation of compressed acetylene£45
Replacement of the above licence if lost£21
Amendment to an existing licence£16

IIFEE OR MAXIMUM FEE PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF GRANTING AND RENEWAL OF AN EXPLOSIVES STORE LICENCE, THE REGISTRATION OR RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION OF PREMISES USED FOR KEEPING EXPLOSIVES AND THE GRANTING AND TRANSFER OF PETROLEUM-SPIRIT LICENCES

1

2

3

Provision under which a fee or maximum fee is payable

Purpose of application

Fee or maximum fee

Note:

  1. 1.

    Part 1 of the Explosives Act 1875 (which includes sections 15, 18 and 21) is applied to explosives other than gunpowder by sections 39 and 40 of that Act.

  2. 2.

    In the case of a solid substance for which by virtue of an Order in Council made under section 19 of the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 a licence is required, the fee payable under this Schedule shall be calculated as if one kilogram of the substance were equivalent to one litre.

  3. 3.

    The fee payable for a licence of more or less than one year’s duration shall be the fee set out above increased or decreased, as the case may be, proportionately according to the duration of the period for which the licence is granted or renewed.
Explosives Act 1875 c. 17
Section 15 (see note 1)A store licence£55
Section 18 (see note 1)Renewal of a store licence£55
Section 21 (see note 1)Registration and renewal of registration of premises for the keeping of explosives with a local authority£9.50
Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 c. 32

Section 4

  • (see notes 2 and 3)

Licence to keep petroleum spirit of a quantity—

not exceeding 2,500 litres

£26.50 for each year of licence
exceeding 2,500 litres but not exceeding 50,000 litres£39 for each year of licence
exceeding 50,000 litres£77 for each year of licence
Petroleum (Transfer of Licences) Act 1936 c. 27
Section 1(4)Transfer of petroleum spirit licence£7

IIIAPPLICATIONS UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THE PROVISO TO ORDER IN COUNCIL (NO.30) OF 2ND FEBRUARY 1937 FOR APPROVALS OF PREMISES AND APPARATUS IN WHICH ACETYLENE IS TO BE MANUFACTURED OR KEPT

1

2

Purpose of application

Fee
(a)

Original approval of premises in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept

£444
(b)

Amendment of an approval of premises in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept

£196
(c)

Approval of apparatus in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept

£24

IVAPPLICATIONS FOR COMPARISONS AND APPROVALS IN RESPECT OF CONDITIONS (1) AND (8) IN THE ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE (NO.9) OF 23RD JUNE 1919.

1

2

Purpose of application

Fee
(a)

Comparison of a porous substance with a sample porous substance

£24
(b)

Original approval of premises in which acetylene is compressed

£444
(c)

Amendment of an approval of premises in which acetylene is compressed

£30

VMISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS

1

2

Purpose of application

Fee
(a)

Classification of an explosive under the Classification and Labelling of Explosives Regulations 1983, or authorisation of an explosive to be manufactured or to be imported, with or without a licence

£126
(b)

Grant of an original special packing authority under Rule 12 of the Packing of Explosive for Conveyance Rules 1949f1

£217
(c)

Amendment to a special packing authority as above

£32
(d)

Grant of an ammonium nitrate mixtures licence under article 3 of the Ammonium Nitrate Mixtures Exemption Order 1967f2

£139

VIFURTHER FEES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN TESTING REQUIRED BY THE HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE

1

2

Purpose of application

Fee
(a)

Application for a licence to be granted under or in pursuance of section 40(9) of the Explosives Act 1875f1 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

£57 per hour worked
(b)

Approval of apparatus in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept (Part III above)

£57 per hour worked
(c)

Comparison of a porous substance with a sample porous substance (Part IV above)

£57 per hour worked
(d)

Authorisation of an explosive to be manufactured for general sale or to be imported for general sale, with or without a licence (Part V above)

£57 per hour worked
(e)

Application for a licence to manufacture explosive in pursuance of the Ammonium Nitrate Mixtures Exemption Order 1967 (Part V above)

£57 per hour worked

Schedule 10FEES FOR TESTING IN CONNECTION WITH APPLICATION UNDER THE CLASSIFICATION AND LABELLING OF EXPLOSIVES REGULATIONS 1983

1

2

Purpose of Application

Fee
Classification of an article, substance, combination or unit load£57 per hour worked

Schedule 11FEES FOR WORK IN CONNECTION WITH APPLICATIONS UNDER PART IX OF THE DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES IN HARBOUR AREA REGULATIONS 1987

1

2

Purpose of Application

Fee
Grant of an explosives licence or alteration of the terms of an existing explosives licence£251 plus £43 per hour worked

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

1

These Regulations update and replace the Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 1990. They fix or determine the fees payable by an applicant to the Health and Safety Executive in respect of an application made for—

(a)

an approval under mines and quarries legislation (regulation 2 and Schedule 1);

(b)

an approval of certain respiratory protective equipment, and of automatic safe load indicators (regulation 3 and Schedule 2);

(c)

an approval of plant or equipment under the Agriculture (Tractor Cabs) Regulations 1974 (regulation 4 and Schedule 3);

(d)

an approval of a scheme or programme under the Freight Containers (Safety Convention) Regulations 1984 (regulation 5 and Schedule 4);

(e)

a licence under the Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations 1983 (regulation 6 and Schedule 5);

(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);

(g)

an approval, authorisation or licence etc. under the Explosives Act 1875 and certain instruments thereunder and for a licence under the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 (regulation 10 and Schedule 9);

(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);

(i)

an explosives licence under Part IX of the Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations 1987 (regulation 13 and Schedule 11).

2

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).

3

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).

4

The new fees compared with those fixed by or determined under the previous Regulations are as follows:

Provision of these Regulations which fixes or determines the fee

Previous Fee

New Fee

Original approval

Amendment of approval

Renewal of approval

Original approval

Amendment of approval

Renewal of approval
Schedule 1
Part I
Approval of breathing apparatus£761£406£45£965£483£55
Approval of dust respirators£72£72£45£85£85£55
Approval of explosives£159£110£45£184£127£55
Approval of locomotive or other vehicle£1,705£445£45£1,940£507£55
Approval of electrical equipment for use in potentially gassy zonesFees calculated on a different system of classification£605£396£55
Approval of methanometers£291£187£55
Approval of electric safety lamps£291£187£55
Approval of other types of apparatus essential for safety£148£148£55
Part II
Ballistic pendulum shot£36£41
Break test shot£44£51
Deflagration shot£30£35
Detonator test (per 100 shots)£323£380
Detonator delay time test (per 100 shots)£198£232
Gallery shot£74£82
Mortar shot£35£39
Velocity of detonation test (per 3 shots)£62£72
Part III
Other testing not fixed in Parts I and II£57 per hour worked£47 per hour worked
Schedule 2 Part I
Approval of respiratory protective equipment£72£85
Approval of safe load indicators£27 per hour worked£27 per hour worked
Schedule 2 Part II
Testing respiratory protective equipment£57 per hour worked£57 per hour worked
Schedule 3
Original approval of tractor cab£166£203
Revision of existing approval of a tractor cab£83£99
Schedule 4
Approval of scheme or programme for examination of freight containers£37£75
Schedule 5
Licence for work with asbestos insulations or asbestos coating and renewal of original licence£375£450
Schedule 6BasicX-RaysLaboratory testsBasicX-RaysLaboratory tests
The Work in Compressed Air Special Regulations 1958£31£33£19£40£34£19.50

The ionising Radiations Regulations 1985

  1. (a)

    where surveillance is confined to examination of, and making entries in records

£14£33£19£16£34£19.50
(b)

in other cases

£31£33£19£39£34£19.50
The Control of Asbestos at The Work Regulations 1987£34£30£17£43£31£17.50
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1988£31£33£19£40£34£19.50
Schedule 7
On the First Assessment of an employee (including any clinical medical examination and laboratory tests in connection with the assessment)£33£37.50

On each subsequent assessment of an employee—

  1. (i)

    for laboratory tests where these are carried out

£33£37.50
(ii)

for a clinical medical examination where this is carried out

£15£17
Schedule 8
Group I
Dose record keeping where the application is solely in respect of Group I functions£359£420
Dose record keeping where the application for Group I functions is linked to an application for approval in another group£153£179
Group II
External dosimetry£543 for one sub-group and £180 for each additional sub-group£489 for one sub-group and £211 for each additional sub-group
Group III

Internal dosimetry

  1. (a)

    trontium 90 and actinides

£679 for one or more radio-isotopes in this sub-group£290 for one or more radio-isotopes in this sub-group
(a)

£430 for Bio-assay, or in vivo monitoring or air sampling

(b)

£607 for two or more of these techniques in combination

(b)

Any other radio-nuclide

£527 for up to 5 radio-nuclides and £369 for each additional group of 5 radio-nuclides or part thereof£188 for up to 5 radio-nuclides and £147 for each additional group of 5 radio-nuclides or part thereof
Type approval of a radiation generator or an apparatus containing a radio-active substance under sub-paragraph (f) or (g) respectively of Schedule 3 to the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1985£73£86
Schedule 9 Part I
Factory licence£724 plus £38 additional fee for each building or other place in which explosives are to be made or kept£826 plus £44 additional fee for each building or other place in which explosives are to be made or kept
Magazine licence£561 plus £38 additional fee for each building or other place in which explosives are to be kept£641 plus £44 additional fee for each building or other place in which explosives are to be made or kept
Factory amending licence£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£306 plus £11 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
Magazine amending licence£45 plus £9 additional fee for each building or other place to be specified in the amending licence in which explosives are to be kept£52 plus £11 additional fee for each building or other place in the amending licence and in which explosives are to be kept
Licence for importation of explosives£39£45
Licence for importation of compressed acetylene£39£45
Replacement of one of the above licences if lost£18£21
Amendment to an existing licence£14£16
Part II
A store licence£51£55
Renewal of a store licence£51£55
Registration and renewal of registration of premises for the keeping of explosives with a local authority£9£9.50
Licence to keep petroleum spirit of a quantity—
not exceeding 2,500 litres£24 for each year of licence£26.50 for each year of licence
exceeding 2,500 litres but not exceeding 50,000 litres£36 for each year of licence£39 for each year of licence
exceeding 50,000 litres£71 for each year of licence£77 for each year of licence
Transfer of petroleum spirit licence£7£7
Part III
Original approval of premises in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept£392£444
Amendment of an approval of premises in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept£173£196
Approval of apparatus in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept£22£24
Part IV
Comparison of a porous substance with a sample porous substance£22£24
Original approval of premises in which acetylene is compressed£392£444
Amendment of an approval of premises in which acetylene is compressed£27£30
Part V
Authorisation or classification of an explosive to be manufactured for general sale or to be imported with or without a licence£111£126
Grant of an original special packing authority£191£217
Amendment to a special packing authority£27£32
Grant of an ammonium nitrate mixtures licence under article 3 of the Ammonium Nitrate Mixtures Exemption Order 1967£110£139
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£57 per hour worked£57 per hour worked
Approval of apparatus in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept£57 per hour worked£57 per hour worked
Comparison of a porous substance with a sample porous substance£57 per hour worked£57 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£57 per hour worked£57 per hour worked
Application for a licence to manufacture explosive in pursuance of the Ammonium Nitrate Mixtures Exemption Order 1967£57 per hour worked£57 per hour worked
Schedule 10
Classification of an article, substance combination or unit load£57 per hour worked£57 per hour worked
Schedule 11
Grant of an explosives licence or alteration of the terms of an existing explosives licence£222 plus £38 per hour worked£251 plus £43 per hour worked
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The Regulations do not apply to Northern Ireland.