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The Poultry Flocks, Hatcheries and Processed Animal Protein (Fees) (Amendment) Order 1991

S.I. 1991/405 · Made 27 February 1991

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ANIMALS

ANIMAL HEALTH

Made 27th February 1991

Laid before the House of Commons 11th March 1991

Coming into force 1st April 1991

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 84(1) of the Animal Health Act 1981f1, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, with the approval of the Treasury, hereby make the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1981 c. 22; see section 86(1) (c) for the definition of “the Ministers”.

Contents

  1. 1Title and commencement
  2. 2Amendment
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule Schedule
  5. Explanatory note

1Title and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Poultry Flocks, Hatcheries and Processed Animal Protein (Fees) (Amendment) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 1st April 1991.

2Amendment

For the Schedule to the Poultry Flocks, Hatcheries and Processed Animal Protein (Fees) Order 1990f1 (which specifies fees to be paid in respect of specified transactions) there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in the Schedule to this Order.

Signature

In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 20th February 1991.

John Selwyn Gummer

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Strathclyde

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

26th February 1991

David Hunt

Secretary of State for Wales

27th February 1991

Thomas Sackville

Sydney Chapman

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

25th February 1991

“SCHEDULE

FEES

PART I—

PAYMENT TO THE APPROPRIATE MINISTER

(1)(2)
TransactionFee Article (3a)
1

Issue of a certificate of registration in respect of not less than 100 birds under article 9(3) of the Laying Flocks Order.

£15
2
(a)

Initial inspection of breeding flock premises;

£85
(b)

issue of an annual certificate of registration under article 3(3) of the Breeding Flocks Order.

£10
3
(a)

Subsequent inspection of breeding flock premises;

£60
(b)

renewal of certificate of registration under article 3(8) of the Breeding Flocks Order.

£10
4
(a)

Initial inspection of hatchery premises;

£85
(b)

issue of an annual certificate of registration under article 4(3) of the Breeding Flocks Order.

£10
5
(a)

Subsequent inspection of hatchery premises;

£60
(b)

renewal of certificate of registration under article 4(8) of the Breeding Flocks Order.

£10
6

Initial inspection of a breeding flock and hatchery premises where both premises are situated at the same address.

£120
7

Subsequent inspection of a breeding flock and hatchery premises where both premises are situated at the same address.

£85

PART II—

PAYMENT TO THE MINISTER

(1)(2)
TransactionFee Article (3b)
1

Taking or the supervision of taking (as the case may be) by an officer of the Minister of samples from breeding flocks under article 6(a) of, and paragraphs 2(f) and 3 of Part I of Schedule 3 to, and article 7(a) of, and paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 4 to, the Breeding Flocks Order.

£20 per ½ hour (or part thereof) of each visit.
2

Supervision by an officer of the Minister of the taking of samples from hatcheries under article 8(a) of, and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part II of Schedule 3 to, the Breeding Flocks Order.

£20 per ½ hour (or part thereof) of each visit.
3

Examination of samples from breeding flocks by an officer of the Minister, under article 6(a) of, and paragraphs 2(f) and 3 of Part I of Schedule 3 to, the Breeding Flocks Order, of—

(a)

a composite faeces sample

£7.50
(b)

cloacal swabs (up to a maximum of 30)

£7.50
(c)

a composite dust sample.

£7.50
4

Examination of samples from hatcheries by an officer of the Minister, under article 8(a) of, and paragraph 1(a)–(c) of Part II of Schedule 3 to, the Breeding Flocks Order, of—

(a)

a composite meconium sample

£7.50
(b)

chicks dead in shell (up to a maximum of 50)

£18.50
(c)

chicks hatched from eggs (up to a maximum of 50)

£18.50
5
(a)

Inspection prior to the authorisation of a laboratory for the purposes of the Laying Flocks Order, the Breeding Flocks Order or the Processed Animal Protein Order 1989f1;

£265
(b)

distribution of quality assurance samples prior to the authorisation of a laboratory for the purposes of these Orders;

£86
(c)

issue of an annual authorisation for the purposes of these Orders.

£125
6

Inspection of a laboratory with a view to deciding whether the annual authorisation should be renewed or revoked.

£265

”

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Poultry Flocks, Hatcheries and Processed Animal Protein (Fees) Order 1990 by substituting a new Schedule for the Schedule to that Order (article 2). The new Schedule sets out increased fees from those specified in the Schedule for some of the transactions specified in it in respect of laying and breeding flock and hatchery premises and for the purposes of certain Orders relating to poultry and protein processing.