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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-safety-fees-regulations-2005/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/676",
  "legislation_title": "The Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-safety-fees-regulations-2005",
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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 2004 (S.I. 2004/456). They fix or determine the fees payable by an applicant to, in most cases, 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 plant or equipment under the Agriculture (Tractor Cabs) Regulations 1974 (regulation 3 and Schedule 2);\n(c) an approval of a scheme or programme under the Freight Containers (Safety Convention) Regulations 1984 (regulation 4 and Schedule 3);\n(d) a licence under the Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations 1983 and the amendment to, replacement of, and reassessment of an application to grant, such a licence (regulation 5 and Schedule 4);\n(e) an approval of dosimetry services for the purposes of the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 or the Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2001 (regulation 8 and Schedule 7);\n(f) an approval, authorisation or licence etc. under the Explosives Act 1875 and certain instruments made thereunder, for a licence under the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928, for the transfer of a licence under the Petroleum (Transfer of Licences) Act 1936, or for the classification of an article, substance, combination or unit load under the Classification and Labelling of Explosives Regulations 1983 (regulation 9 and Schedule 8);\n(g) an explosives licence under Part IX of the Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations 1987 (regulation 11 and Schedule 9);\n(h) certificates and applications for approvals under the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2004 (regulation 12 and Schedules 10, 11,and 12);\n(i) an approval under the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 (regulations 20 and 22 and Schedule 18);\n(j) an approval under the Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (First-Aid) Regulations 1989 (regulations 21 and 22 and Schedule 19);\nand in respect of—\n(k) a notification or application under the Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations 2000 (regulation 14 and Schedule 13);\n(l) a notification or application under the Notification of New Substances Regulations 1993 (regulation 15 and Schedule 14).\n2 The Regulations fix 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 6 and 7 and Schedules 5 and 6).\n3 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 16 to 19 and Schedules 15 to 17).\n4 Besides the increases for fixed fees which are indicated in the table below, the Regulations make a minor amendment to regulation 22(6)(b)(i) of the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/743) concerning the period up to which fees may be charged in relation to criminal investigations (regulation 23). This replicates a similar provision now included in regulation 19(2)(b)(i) of these Regulations.\n5 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\nSchedule 1\nOriginal approval\nAmendment of approval\nRenewal of approval\nOriginal approval\nAmendment of approval\nRenewal of approval\nOriginal approval\nAmendment of approval\nRenewal of approval\nPart 1\nApproval of explosives\n£294\n£205\n£71\n£301\n£210\n£73\n2.38\n2.44\n2.82\nPart 2\nBreak test shot\n£226\n£232\n2.65\nDeflagration\n£179\n£184\n2.79\nDetonator test (per 100 shots)\n£1,383\n£1,418\n2.53\nDetonator delay time test (per 100 shots)\n£1,094\n£1,122\n2.56\nGallery shot\n£258\n£265\n2.71\nVelocity of detonation test (per 3 shots)\n£447\n£458\n2.46\nPart 3\nOther testing not fixed in Part 2\nReasonable cost to the Executive of having the work carried out\nReasonable cost to the Executive of having the work carried out\nSchedule 2\nOriginal approval of tractor cab\n£421\n£432\n2.61\nRevision of an existing approval of a tractor cab\n£232\n£238\n2.59\nSchedule 3\nApproval of scheme or programme for examination of freight containers\n£81\n£83\n2.47\nSchedule 4\nTable 1\nLicence for work with asbestos insulation, asbestos coating or asbestos insulating board or renewal of licence\n£909\n£998\n9.79\nTable 2\nRe-assessment of licence application\n£251\n£276\n9.96\nAmendment of condition, or duration, of licence\n£251\n£276\n9.96\nAmendment or replacement, of a licence\n£67\n£74\n10.45\nBasic\nX-Rays\nLaboratory tests\nBasic\nX-Rays\nLaboratory tests\nBasic\nX-Rays\nLaboratory tests\nSchedule 5\nThe Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999\n(a) where surveillance is confined to examination of, and making entries in, records\n£32\n£61\n£36\n£33\n£63\n£37\n3.13\n3.28\n2.78\n(b) in other cases\n£60\n£61\n£36\n£62\n£63\n£37\n3.33\n3.28\n2.78\nControl of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002\n£60\n£61\n£36\n£62\n£63\n£37\n3.33\n3.28\n2.78\nControl of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002\n£60\n£61\n£36\n£62\n£63\n£37\n3.33\n3.28\n2.78\nThe Work in Compressed Air Regulations 1996\n£60\n£61\n£36\n£62\n£63\n£37\n3.33\n3.28\n2.78\nSchedule 6\nOn the first assessment of an employee (including any clinical medical examination and laboratory tests in connection with the assessment)\n£60\n£62\n3.33\nOn each subsequent assessment of an employee —\n(i) for laboratory tests where these are carried out\n£36\n£37\n2.78\n(ii) for a clinical medical examination where this is carried out\n£36\n£37\n2.78\nSchedule 7\nTable 1\nGroup 1\nFee\nHourly rate\nDose record keeping where the application is solely in respect of Group I function\n£269 plus £116 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector\n£323 plus £120 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector\n20.07\n3.45\nDose record keeping where the application for Group I functions is linked to an application for approval in another group\n£269 plus £116 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector\n£323 plus £120 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector\n20.07\n3.45\nGroup II\nExternal dosimetry\n£269 plus £116per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector\n£323 plus £120per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector\n20.07\n3.45\nGroup III\nInternal dosimetry\n(a) Bio-assay or in-vivo monitoring or air sampling\n£269 plus £116per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector\n£323 plus £120 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector\n20.07\n3.45\n(b) for each additional technique\n£269 plus £116 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector\n£323 plus £120 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector\n20.07\n3.45\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£119 plus £116 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector\n£122 plus £120 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector\n2.52\n3.45\nTable 2\nApproval or reassessment of approval of Dosimetry Services granted under regulation 35 of the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 for the purposes of regulation 14 of the Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2001\n£1,641 plus £116 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector\n£1682 plus £120 per hour worked by Nuclear or Specialist Inspector\n2.50\n3.45\nSchedule 8\nPart 1\nFactory licence\n£543 plus £111 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n£557 plus £115 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n2.58\n3.60\nMagazine licence\n£543 plus £111 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n£557 plus £115 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n2.58\n3.60\nFactory amending licence\n£391 plus £111 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n£401 plus £115 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n2.56\n3.60\nMagazine amending licence\n£391 plus £111 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n£401 plus £115 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n2.56\n3.60\nReplacement of the above licenses if lost\n£48\n£49\n2.08\n-\nLicence for importation of compressed acetylene\n£33 plus £111 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n£34 plus £115 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n3.03\n3.60\nReplacement of the above licence if lost\n£33\n£34\n3.03\n-\nAmendment to an existing licence\n£33 plus £111 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n£34 plus £115 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n3.03\n3.60\nPart 2\nA store licence\n£75\n£77\n2.67\n-\nRenewal of a store licence\n£75\n£77\n2.67\n-\nRegistration and renewal of registration of premises for the keeping of explosives with a local authority\n£13\n£13\n-\n-\nLicence to keep petroleum spirit of a quantity —\n- not exceeding 2,500 litres\n£36 for each year of licence\n£37 for each year of licence\n2.78\n-\n- exceeding 2,500 litres but not exceeding 50,000 litres\n£51 for each year of licence\n£52 for each year of licence\n1.96\n-\n- exceeding 50,000 litres\n£102 for each year of licence\n£105 for each year of licence\n2.94\n-\nTransfer of petroleum spirit licence\n£8\n£8\n-\n-\nPart 3\nOriginal approval of premises in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept\n£33 plus £111 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n£34 plus £115 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n3.03\n3.60\nAmendment of an approval of premises in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept\n£33 plus £111 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n£34 plus £115 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n3.03\n3.60\nApproval of apparatus in which acetylene is to be manufactured or kept\n£33 plus £111 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n£34 plus £115 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n3.03\n3.60\nPart 4\nComparison of a porous substance with a sample porous substance\n£59\n£60\n1.69\n-\nOriginal approval of premises in which acetylene is compressed\n£33 plus £111 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n£34 plus £115 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n3.03\n3.60\nAmendment of an approval of premises in which acetylene is compressed\n£33 plus £111 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n£34 plus £115 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n3.03\n3.60\nPart 5\nGrant of an ammonium nitrate mixtures licence under article 3 of the Ammonium Nitrate Mixtures Exemption Order 1967\n£205 plus £111 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n£210 plus £115 per hour worked by Specialist Inspector\n2.44\n3.60\nPart 6\nTesting in connection with specified applications in Parts 1, 3, 4 or 5\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 9\nGrant of an explosives licence or alteration of the terms of an existing explosives licence\n£594 plus £111 per hour worked\n£609 plus £115 per hour worked\n2.53\n3.60\nChange of licence name or address\n£48\n£49\n2.08\nSchedule 10\nDriver training certificates under the Carriage Regulations\n£3\n£3\n-\nSchedule 11\nApproval of initial training under the Carriage Regulations\nReasonable cost to the GB competent authority of having the work carried out\nReasonable cost to the GB competent authority of having the work carried out\n-\nApproval of refresher training under the Carriage Regulations\nReasonable cost to the GB competent authority of having the work carried out\nReasonable cost to the GB competent authority of having the work carried out\n-\nSchedule 12\nSafety adviser vocational training certificates under the Carriage Regulations\nReasonable cost to the GB competent authority or the person designated by it for the purpose of issuing vocational training certificates of having the work carried out\nReasonable cost to the GB competent authority or the person designated by it for the purpose of issuing safety adviser vocational training certificates of having the work carried out\n-\nSchedule 13\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£346\n£415\n19.94\nNotification of an activity involving genetic modification in class 2 under regulation 10(1)\n£691\n£829\n19.97\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£691\n£829\n19.97\nNotification of an activity involving genetic modification in class 3 under regulation 11(1)\n£749\n£899\n20.03\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£749\n£899\n20.03\nNotification of an activity involving genetic modification in class 4 under regulation 11(1)\n£864\n£1,037\n20.02\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£864\n£1,037\n20.02\nNotification of an activity involving genetic modification or organisms other than micro-organisms under regulation 12(1)\n£691\n£829\n19.97\nNotification of the intention to use premises for the first time 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£691\n£829\n19.97\nNotification of an additional information under regulation 15(3)\n£518\n£622\n20.08\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£518\n£622\n20.08\nSchedule 14\nNotification of New Substances Regulations 1993\nFor the evaluation of a notification under regulation 4 (“base set”)\n£4,864\n£4,987\n2.53\nFor the evaluation of a notification of a substance already notified\n£2,316\n£2,374\n2.50\nFor the evaluation of a notification under regulation 5(1)(a) (>10 tonnes per year)\n£2,555\n£2,619\n2.50\nFor the evaluation of a notification under regulation 5(1)(b) (>100 tonnes per year)\n£5,027\n£5,154\n2.53\nFor the evaluation of a notification under regulation 5(1)(c) (> 1,000 tonnes per year)\n£3,524\n£3,613\n2.53\nFor a notification under regulation 6 —\n(a) quantity of the new substance equal to or more than 100 kg (regulation 6(1))\n£1,345\n£1,614\n20.00\n(b) quantity of the new substance up to 100 kg (regulation 6(2))\n£845\n£1,014\n20.00\nEvaluation of a notification (whether made under regulation 6(1) or 6(2), as the case may be) in respect of an RTP polymer of an amount equal to or more that 10kg per annum but less than one tonne per annum or the total amount is equal to or more than 500kg but less than 5 tonnes\n£1,345\n£1,614\n20.00\nFor an evaluation of information provided under regulation 6(4) (d) (i) in respect of a substance for the purposes of process orientated research and development\n£630\n£646\n2.54\nAdditional fee to the fee above for the evaluation of a notification under regulation 4 where there is no adequate risk assessment\n£2,334 plus VAT\n£2,393 plus VAT\n2.53\nAdditional fee to the fee above for the evaluation of a notification under regulation 6 where there is no adequate risk assessment\n(a) quantity of the new substance equal to or more than 100 kg (regulation 6(1))\n£564 plus VAT\n£578 plus VAT\n2.48\n(b) quantity of the new substance up to 100 kg (regulation 6(2))\n£564 plus VAT\n£578 plus VAT\n2.48\nFor an application made by a notifier for an exemption relating to him under regulation 23\n£2,555\n£2,619\n2.50\nSchedule 15\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-\nSchedule 16\nRailway functions\nReasonable cost to the Executive of having the work carried out\nReasonable cost to the Executive of having the work carried out\n-\nSchedule 17\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-\nSchedule 18\nTable 1\nFee for original approval\nFee for an additional site-visit\nFee for renewal of approval\nFee for original approval\nFee for an additional site-visit\nFee for renewal of approval\n£936\n£336\n£64\n£960\n£344\n£66\n2.56\n2.38\n3.13\nTable 2\nFee for initial site-visit\nFee for any addition-al site-visit\nFee for a site-visit to investi-gate a complaint\nFee for a cancelled site-visit\nFee for initial site-visit\nFee for any additional site-visit\nFee for site-visit to investing-ate a complaint\nFee for a cancelled site-visit\n£373\n£336\n£373\n£373\n£382\n£344\n£382\n£382\n2.41\n2.38\n2.41\n2.41\nSchedule 19\nTable 1\nFee for original approval: first-aid\nFee for original approval:medical\nFee for renewal of approval: first-aid\nFee for renewal of approval: medical\nFee for original approval: first-aid\nFee for original approval:medical\nFee for renewal of approval: first-aid\nFee for renewal of approval: medical\n£936\n£1,373\n£64\n£64\n£960\n£1,408\n£66\n£66\n2.56\n2.55\n3.13\n3.13\nTable 2\nFee for additional site-visit: first-aid\nFee for additional site-visit: medical\nFee for additional site-visit: first-aid\nFee for additional site-visit: medical\n£336\n£890\n£344\n£912\n2.38\n2.47\nTable 3\nFee for initial site-visit: first-aid\nFee for initial site-visit: medical\nFee for additional site-visit: first-aid\nFee for additional site-visit: medical\nFee for initial site-visit: first-aid\nFee for initial site-visit: medical\nFee for additional site-visit: first-aid\nFee for additional site-visit: medical\n£373\n£890\n£336\n£890\n£382\n£912\n£344\n£912\n2.41\n2.47\n2.38\n2.47\nTable 4\nFee for a site-visit to investigate a complaint\nFee for a cancelled site-visit\nFee for a cancelled site-visit relating to training\nFee for a site-visit to investigate a complaint\nFee for a cancelled site-visit\nFee for a cancelled site-visit relating to training\n£373\n£373\nReasonable cost to the Executive due to the cancellation\n£382\n£382\nReasonable cost to the Executive due to the cancellation\n2.41\n2.41\n-",
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