Explanatory note

These Regulations increase the fee payable in connection with services provided by the Department of Trade and Industry in respect of EEC initial verification of all classes of alcoholometers and alcohol hydrometers from £24.20 to £26.20, and abolish the fee for batches of 10 or more applications. They also increase the fees for EEC pattern approval as follows: for examiner staff time from £34.40 per hour to £37.20 per hour, for equipment test unit staff time from £28.00 per hour to £30.20 per hour and for use of an environmental testing chamber from £10.40 per hour to £11.20 per hour.