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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-safety-fees-regulations-2001/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/2626",
  "legislation_title": "The Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2001",
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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 2000 (S.I. 2000/2482 as amended by S.I. 2000/2688 and 2000/2831). 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 (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 or type approval of apparatus under the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 (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 or for the classification of an article, substance, combination or unit load under the Classification and Labelling of Explosives Regulations 1983 (regulation 10 and Schedule 9);\n(h) an explosives licence under Part IX of the Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations 1987 (regulation 12 and Schedule 10);\n(i) an approval under the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (Driver Training) Regulations 1996 (regulation 14 and Schedule 12);\n(j) an approval under the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 (regulation 23 and Schedule 19);\nand in respect of—\n(k) a vocational training certificate under the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (Driver Training) Regulations 1996 (regulation 13 and Schedule 11);\n(l) a vocational training certifcate undert the Transport of Dangerous Goods (Safety Advisers) Regulations 1999 (regulation 15 and Schedule 13);\n(m) a notification or application under the Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations 2000 (regulation 17 and Schedule 14);\n(n) a notification or application under the Notification of New Substances Regulations 1993 (regulation 18 and Schedule 15).\n2 The Regulations fix or determine the fees payable by specified persons in the offshore rail and gas industries for the performance by the Executive of the functions specified in those provisions (regulations 19 to 22 and Schedules 16 to 18).\n3 The Regulations update 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).\n4 The Regulations update 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). The increase in the fees referred to under Parts I, III and IV of Schedule 9 relating to applications for a factory or magazine licence, any amendment to such a licence, the original approval of premises in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept, any amendment to such an approval, the original approval of premises in which acetylene is compressed and any amendment to such an approval, includes an amount for the reasonable cost of travelling and subsistence by members of the Executive’s staff in connection with an inspection of the relevant premises. There is no longer any separate provision relating to payment of such travelling and subsistence costs.\n5 The fee to be paid under regulation 15 and Schedule 13 (vocational training certificates under the Transport of Dangerous Goods (Safety Advisers) Regulations 1999) is no longer of a fixed amount, but is now to be the reasonable cost to the Secretary of State or the person designated by him for the purpose of issuing vocational training certificates of having the work carried out.\n6 The former rebate system in respect of notifications under the Notification of New Substances Regulations 1993, whereby an amount of rebate was paid where an adequate draft risk assessment was included, is replaced by one whereby an additional fee is to be paid if the risk assessment is not adequate in the opinion of the Executive (regulation 18 and Schedule 15).\n7 The new fees compared with those fixed by or determined under the previous fee-charging provisions are as follows:\nProvision of these Regulations which fixes or determines the fees\nPrevious Fee\nNew Fee\nPercentage Increase\nOriginal approval\nAmendment of approval\nRenewal of approval\nOriginal approval\nAmendment of approval\nRenewal of approval\nOriginal approval\nAmendment of approval\nRenewal of approval\nSchedule 1\nPart I\nApproval of breathing apparatus\n£1,595\n£800\n£65\n£1,835\n£920\n£65\n15.05\n15.00\n—\nApproval of dust respirators\nReasonable cost to the Executive of having the work carried out\nReasonable cost to the Executive of having the work carried out\n—\n—\n—\nApproval of explosives\n£240\n£165\n£65\n£275\n£190\n£65\n14.58\n15.15\n—\nApproval of locomotive or other vehicle\n£3,115\n£790\n£65\n£3,580\n£910\n£65\n14.93\n15.19\n—\nApproval of electrical equipment for use in potentially gassy zones\n£965\n£620\n£65\n£1,110\n£715\n£65\n15.03\n15.32\n—\nApproval of methanometers\n£445\n£270\n£65\n£510\n£310\n£65\n14.61\n14.81\n—\nApproval of electric safety lamps\n£445\n£270\n£65\n£510\n£310\n£65\n14.61\n14.81\n—\nApproval of other types of apparatus essential for safety\n£230\n£230\n£65\n£265\n£265\n£65\n15.22\n15.22\n—\nPart II\nBallistic pendulum shot\n£125\n£130\n4.00\nBreak test shot\n£200\n£210\n5.00\nDeflagration\n£155\n£165\n6.45\nDetonator test (per 100 shots)\n£1,210\n£1,280\n5.79\nDetonator delay time test (per 100 shots)\n£955\n£1,015\n6.28\nGallery shot\n£225\n£240\n6.67\nMortar shot\n£125\n£130\n4.00\nVelocity of detonation test (per 3 shots)\n£390\n£415\n6.41\nPart III\nOther testing not fixed in Part II\nReasonable cost to the Executive of having the work carried out\nReasonable cost to the Executive of having the work carried out\n—\nSchedule 2\nApproval of respiratory protective equipment\nReasonable cost to the Executive of having the work carried out\nReasonable cost to the Executive of having the work carried out\n—\nSchedule 3\nOriginal approval of tractor cab\n£380\n£390\n2.63\nRevision of an existing approval of a tractor cab\n£210\n£215\n2.38\nSchedule 4\nApproval of scheme or programme for examination of freight containers\n£75\n£75\n—\nSchedule 5\nLicence for work with asbestos insulations, asbestos coating or asbestos insulating board or renewal of licence\n£515\n£615\n19.42\nBasic\nX-Rays\nLaboratory tests\nBasic\nX-Rays\nLaboratory tests\nBasic\nX-Rays\nLaboratory tests\nSchedule 6\nThe Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999\n(a) where surveillance is confined to examination of, and making entries in, records\n£27\n£54\n£32\n£29\n£56\n£33\n7.41\n3.70\n3.13\n(b) in other cases\n£43\n£54\n£32\n£52\n£56\n£33\n20\n3.70\n3.13\nControl of Asbestos at Work Regulations 1987\n£54\n£54\n£32\n£54\n£56\n£33\n—\n3.70\n3.13\nControl of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1999\n£54\n£54\n£32\n£54\n£56\n£33\n—\n3.70\n3.13\nThe Work in Compressed Air Regulations 1996\n£54\n£54\n£32\n£54\n£56\n£33\n—\n3.70\n3.13\nSchedule 7\nOn the first assessment of an employee (including any clinical medical examination and laboratory tests in connection with the assessment)\n£54\n£56\n3.70\nOn each subsequent assessment of an employee—\n(i) for laboratory tests where these are carried out\n£32\n£33\n3.13\n(ii) for a clinical medical examination where this is carried out\n£32\n£33\n3.13\nProvision of these Regulations which fixes or determines the fees\nPrevious Fee\nNew Fee\nPercentage Increase\nFee\nHourly rate\nSchedule 8\nGroup I\nDose record keeping where the application is solely in respect of Group I function\n£130 plus £60 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector\n£156 plus £72 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector\n20.00\n20.00\nDose record keeping where the application for Group I functions is linked to an application for approval in another group\n£130 plus £60 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector\n£156 plus £72 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector\n20.00\n20.00\nGoup II\nExternal dosimetry\n£130 plus £60 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector\n£156 plus £72 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector\n20.00\n20.00\nGroup III\nInternal dosimetry\n(a) Bio-assay or in-vivo monitoring or air sampling\n£130 plus £60 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector\n£156 plus £72 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector\n20.00\n20.00\n(b) for each additional technique\n£130 plus £60 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector\n£156 plus £72 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector\n20.00\n20.00\nType approval of apparatus under sub-paragraph 1(c)(i) or 1(d)(i) respectively of Schedule 1 to the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999\n£105 plus £60 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector\n£110 plus £72 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector\n4.76\n20.00\nSchedule 9\nPart I\nFactory licence\n£410 plus £55 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n£430 plus £66 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n4.88\n20.00\nMagazine licence\n£410 plus £55 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n£430 plus £66 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n4.88\n20.00\nFactory amending licence\n£260 plus £55 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n£310 plus £66 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n19.23\n20.00\nMagazine amending licence\n£260 plus £55 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n£310 plus £66 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n19.23\n20.00\nReplacement of the above licences if lost\n£33\n£39\n18.18\n—\nLicence for importation of compressed acertylene\n£22 plus £55 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n£26 plus £66 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n18.18\n20.00\nReplacement of the above licence if lost\n£22\n£26\n18.18\n—\nAmendment to an existing licence\n£22 plus £55 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n£26 plus £66 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n18.18\n20.00\nPart II\nA store licence\n£67\n£69\n2.99\n—\nRenewal of a store licence\n£67\n£69\n2.99\n—\nRegistration and renewal of registration of premises for the keeping of explosives with a local authority\n£12\n£12\n—\n—\nLicence to keep petroleum spirit of a quantity—\n—not exceeding 2,500 litres\n£32 for each year of licence\n£33 for each year of licence\n3.13\n—\n—exceeding 2,500 litres but not exceeding 50,000 litres\n£47 for each year of licence\n£48 for each year of licence\n2.13\n—\n—exceeding 50,000\n£93 for each year of licence\n£95 for each year of licence\n2.15\n—\nTransfer of petroleum spirit licence\n£8\n£8\n—\n—\nPart III\nOriginal approval of premises in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept\n£22 plus £55 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n£26 plus £66 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n18.18\n20.00\nAmendment of an approval of premises in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept\n£22 plus £55 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n£26 plus £66 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n18.18\n20.00\nApproval of apparatus in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept\n£22 plus £55 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n£26 plus £66 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n18.18\n20.00\nPart IV\nComparison of a porous substance with a sample porous substance\n£40\n£48\n20.00\n—\nOriginal approval of premises in which acetylene is compressed\n£22 plus £55 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n£26 plus £66 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n18.18\n20.00\nAmendment of an approval of premises in which acetylene is compressed\n£22 plus £55 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n£26 plus £66 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n18.18\n20.00\nPart V\nClassification of an explosive under the Classification and Labelling of Explosives Regulations 1983 or authorisation of an explosive under section 40(9) of the Explosives Act 1875\nReasonable cost to the Executive of having the work carried out\nReasonable cost to the Executive of having the work carried out\n—\n—\nGrant of an ammonium nitrate mixtures licence under article 3 of the Ammonium Nitrate Mixtures Exemption Order 1967\n£190 plus £55 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n£190 plus £66 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n—\n20.00\nTesting in connection with specified applications in Parts I, III, IV or V\nReasonable cost to the Executive of having the testing carried out\nReasonable cost to the Executive of having the testing carried out\n—\n—\nSchedule 10\nGrant of an explosives licence or alteration of the terms of an existing explosives licence\n£550 plus £55 per hour worked\n£550 plus £66 per hour worked\n—\n20.00\nSchedule 11\nVocational training certificates under regulation 4 of the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (Driver Training) Regulations 1996\n£2.80\n£2.90\n3.57\n—\nSchedule 12\nCarriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (Driver Training) Regulations 1996\nApproval of training\n£1,000\n£1,025\n2.50\n—\nFor approval or a renewal of a refresher course under regulation 4(6)(a)\n£1,000\n£1,025\n2.50\n—\nFee for renewal of approval\n£600\n£615\n2.50\n—\nSchedule 13\nVocational training certificates under regulation 7 of the Transport of Dangerous Goods (Safety Advisers) Regulations 1999\n£170\nReasonable cost to the Secretary of State or the person designated by him for the purpose of issuing vocational training certificates of having the work carried out\n—\n—\nSchedule 14\nGenetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations 2000\nNotification of the intention to use premises for the first time for the purpose of undertaking activities involving genetic modification under regulation 9(1)\n£200\n£220\n10.00\n—\nNotification of an activity involving genetic modification in class 2 under regulation 10(1), except a notification to which paragraph 4(1) or paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 10 applies\n£400\n£440\n10.00\n—\nNotification of the intention to use premises for the first time for the purpose of undertaking activities involving genetic modification under regulation 9(1) at the same time as notification of an activity involving genetic modification in class 2 under regulation 10(1)\n£400\n£440\n10.00\n—\nNotification of an activity involving genetic modification in class 3 under regulation 11(1), except a notification to which paragraph 4(2) or paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 10 applies\n£430\n£475\n10.47\n—\nNotification of the intention to use premises for the first time for the purpose of undertaking activities involving genetic modification under regulation 9(1) at the same time as notification of an activity involving genetic modification in class 3 under regulation 11(1)\n£430\n£475\n10.47\n—\nNotification of an activity involving genetic modification in class 4 under regulation 11(1), except a notification to which paragraph 4(2) or paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 10 applies\n£500\n£550\n10.00\n—\nNotification of the intention to use premises for the first time for the purpose of undertaking activities involving genetic modification under regulation 9(1) at the same time as notification of an activity involving genetic modification in class 4 under regulation 11(1)\n£500\n£550\n10.00\n—\nNotification of an activity involving genetic modification or organisms other than micro-organisms under regulation 12(1)\n£400\n£440\n10.00\n—\nNotification of the intention to use premises for the purpose of undertaking genetic modification under regulation 9(1) at the same time as notification of an activity involving genetic modification of organisms other than micro-organisms under regulation 12(1)\n£400\n£440\n10.00\n—\nNotification of any additional information under regulation 15(3)\n£300\n£330\n10.00\n—\nApplication for the written agreement of the competent authority under regulation 18(2) where the application is made after a notification has been submitted pursuant to regulation 9(1), 10(1), 11(1) or 12(1)\n£300\n£330\n10.00\n—\nSchedule 15\nNotification of New Substances Regulations 1993\nFor the evaluation of a notification under regulation 4 (“base set”)\n£4,492 (excluding (the previous rebate of £2,160 plus £378 VAT where an adequate risk assessment was included)\n£4,630\n3.07\n—\nFor the evaluation of a notification under regulation 4 as an additional fee to the fee above for such notification where no adequate risk assessment is included\n£2,160 plus £378 VAT (the previous rebate where an adequate risk assessment was included)\n£2,220 plus £388.50 VAT\n2.78\n—\nFor the evaluation of a notification under regulation 5(1)(a) (>10 tonnes per year)\n£2,180\n£2,250\n3.21\n—\nFor the evaluation of a notification under regulation 5(1)(b) (>100 tonnes per year)\n£4,590\n£4,730\n3.05\n—\nFor the evaluation of a notification under regulation 5(1)(c) (>1,000 tonnes per year)\n£3,820\n£3,935\n3.01\n—\nFor a notification under regulation 6—\n(a) quantity of the new substance equal to or more than 100 kg (regulation 6(1))\n£759 (excluding the previous rebate of £520 plus VAT where an adequate risk assessment was included)\n£780\n2.77\n—\n(b) quantity of the new substance up to 100 kg (regulation 6(2))\n£479 (excluding the previous rebate of £520 plus VAT where an adequate risk assessment was included)\n£495\n3.34\n—\nFor a notification under regulation 6 as an additional fee to the fee above for such notification where no adequate risk assessment is included—\n(a) quantity of the new substance equal to or more than 100 kg (regulation 6(1))\n£520 plus £91 VAT (the previous rebate where an adequate risk assessment was included)\n£540 plus £94.50 VAT\n3.85\n—\n(b) quantity of the new substance up to 100 kg (regulation 6(2))\n£520 plus £91 VAT (the previous rebate where an adequate risk assessment was included)\n£540 plus £94.50 VAT\n3.85\n—\nFor an application made by a notifier for an exemption relating to him under regulation 23\n£2,180\n£2,250\n3.21\n—\nSchedule 16\nOffshore installations\nReasonable cost to the Executive of having the work carried out\nReasonable cost to the Executive of having the work carried out\n—\n—\nSchedule 17\nRailway installations\nReasonable cost to the Executive of having the work carried out\nReasonable cost to the Executive of having the work carried out\n—\n—\nSchedule 18\nGas safety functions\nReasonable cost to the Executive of having the work carried out\nReasonable cost to the Executive of having the work carried out\n—\n—\nSchedule 19\nPart I\nFee for original approval\nFee for an additional site-visit\nFee renewal of approval\nFee for original approval\nFee for an additional site-visit\nFee renewal of approval\n£870\n£300\n£60\n£870\n£310\n£60\n—\n3.33\n—\nPart II\nFee for initial site-visit\nFee for any additional site-visit\nFee for initial site-visit\nFee for any additional site-visit\n£340\n£300\n£345\n£310\n1.47\n3.33\n—",
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