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The Scrapie (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

S.R. 2016/137 · Made 9 March 2016

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Made 9th March 2016

Coming into operation 1st April 2016

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development—

  1. (a)

    being a Department designatedf1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f2 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Union in exercise of the powers conferred on it by the said section 2(2); and

  2. (b)

    in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 56(1), (2) and (5) of the Finance Act 1973f3; and

  3. (c)

    with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel in respect of the powers conferred by that section 56,

makes the following Regulations.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 2000/2812

f2

1972 c 68

f3

1973 c 51

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Amendment of the principal Regulations
  4. Signature
  5. Schedule Schedule
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement and interpretation

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Scrapie (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 and come into operation on 1st April 2016.

(2)

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954f1 shall apply to these Regulations as it shall apply to an Act of the Assembly.

2Interpretation

In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Scrapie (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008f1.

3Amendment of the principal Regulations

For the Schedule substitute the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 9th March 2016

L.S.

Geraldine Fee

A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 9th March 2016

L.S.

Emer Morelli

A senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel

“SCHEDULE

PAYMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT

Regulation 4(1)

ItemActivityFeeOld Fee
(1)(2)(3)(4)
1.Initial flock inspection£233.44£207.61
2.Subsequent annual inspection£115.04£93.40

”

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Scrapie (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008, as amended, by substituting a new schedule. In the new Schedule the following fees are increased—

(a)

the fee for the initial flock inspection is increased from £207.61 to £233.44, and

(b)

the fee for the subsequent annual inspection is increased from £93.40 to £115.04.