# The Milk and Dairies and Milk (Special Designation) (Charges) Regulations 1990, Regulation 3: Liability to charges


(1) For the purposes of the principal Regulations, and subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) hereof, there shall be due from the registered dairy farmer to the Minister, in respect of any matter specified in the first column of the Schedule to these Regulations, the charge specified in relation thereto in the second column thereof.
(2) The charge due under the first item of the Schedule to these Regulations shall be the higher rate of charge unless the number of cows on the registered dairy farm at the time of commencement of the dairy farm visit is less than twenty and the registered dairy farmer provides to the inspector, no later than at the time at which the charge is recovered, a written declaration to that effect, in which case the charge due shall be the lower rate of charge.
(3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2) hereof, no charge shall be due in respect of any dairy farm visit–
(a) for the purpose of ascertaining whether there is a particular threat to public health, or for the purpose of taking measures to reduce such a threat,
(b) in connection with an untreated milk producer’s licence granted in accordance with the Milk (Special Designation) Regulations 1989 solely for the sale of milk under the conditions described in paragraph A4(1)(c) of Schedule 2 to those Regulations (farmhouse catering), or
(c) in connection with a consent granted under section 42 of the Act to sell milk without the use of a special designation.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/1584/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/milk-and-dairies-and-milk-special-designation-charges-regulations-1990/regulation-3
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.