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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-fees-scotland-amendment-regulations-2020/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2020/148",
  "legislation_title": "The Seed (Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-fees-scotland-amendment-regulations-2020",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Seed (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2018",
  "text": "(1) The Seed (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 are amended as follows.\n(2) For schedule 1 (fees for matters relating to the seed marketing regulations) substitute—\n“SCHEDULE 1\nFEES FOR MATTERS RELATING TO THE SEED MARKETING REGULATIONS\nRegulation 3\nMatter\nFee (£)\nA. Initial Fees\n(i)\ninitial fee per hectare or part thereof, except where sub-paragraph (ii) applies, for applications in respect of crops intended to produce:—\n(a)\nPre-basic Seed or Basic Seed.\n26.71 (online applications)\n31.03 (other applications)\n(b)\nCertified Seed, Certified Seed of the First Generation, Certified Seed of the Second Generation or Certified Seed of the Third Generation.\n3.85 (online applications)\n4.46 (other applications)\n(ii)\nReduced initial fee per hectare or part thereof for applications referred to in sub-paragraph (i)(a) or (b) which are withdrawn before arrangements have been made for the purposes of an official examination.\n2.88\n(iii)\nLate application fee per crop payable in addition to initial fee under sub-paragraph (i)(a) or (b) where the application is not made by the date for enabling arrangements to be made for an official examination of a crop grown to produce seed of a species to which any instrument comprising the Seed Marketing Regulations applies.\n30.41\nB. Crop inspection fees\n(i)\nFee for the official examination of crops other than a hybrid of swede rape intended to produce Pre-basic Seed, Basic Seed, Certified Seed, Certified Seed of the First Generation, Certified Seed of the Second Generation or Certified Seed of the Third Generation, per hectare or part thereof examined.\n21.29\n(ii)\nFee for the official field inspection of a hybrid of swede rape, per hectare or part thereof examined.\n63.87\n(iii)\nFee for the further official examination of crops intended to produce Pre-basic Seed, Basic Seed, Certified Seed, Certified Seed of the First Generation, Certified Seed of the Second Generation or Certified Seed of the Third Generation, per hectare or part thereof examined, except:—\n21.29\n(a)\nfurther official examination of crops for wild oats, per hectare or part thereof examined.\n9.80\n(b)\nfurther official examination of crops in respect of isolation distance, per hectare or part thereof examined.\n3.84\n(c)\nfurther official examination of crops which have been lodged, per hectare or part thereof examined.\n8.66\n(iv)\nFee for the authentication of seed lot sown (where this has not been carried out at crop inspection), per crop.\n8.66\n(v)\nFee for the official examination of crops where there has been an official post control the results of which have been unsatisfactory, per hectare or part thereof examined.\n21.29\n(vi)\nFee payable in addition to fee under sub-paragraphs (i) to (v) above where arrangements have been made for an official examination to be carried out by a licensed crop inspector and the applicant subsequently requests that the examination be carried out instead by the Scottish Ministers.\n30.41\nC. Seed lot fees\nFee for issuing an official certificate or a breeder’s confirmation (other than in the circumstances described under paragraph D below) in respect of a seed lot certifying the seed to be:—\n(i)\nof a multiplication category.\n80.75 (online applications)\n93.59 (other applications)\n(ii)\nof a final generation category.\n31.35 (online applications)\n36.33 (other applications)\nD. Seed lot re-entry fee\nFee for issuing an official certificate or a breeder’s confirmation in respect of a seed lot where, following an application for certification of the seed to be within one particular category, that application has been withdrawn and a new application has been submitted for certification of the seed within another category, as follows:—\n(i)\nPre-basic Seed, Basic Seed, Certified Seed or Certified Seed of the First Generation.\n38.53\n(ii)\nCertified Seed of the Second Generation or Certified Seed of the Third Generation.\n19.20\nE. Sampling fees\nFee per seed lot for the sampling or re-sampling of a seed lot for the purposes of an official examination, and for sampling or re-sampling imported seed intended for further multiplication.\n56.75\nF. Official label fees\nFee per seed lot for the issue and printing of a:—\n(i)\ntear resistant label for Pre-basic Seed, seeds for export or seeds following the issue of a breeder’s confirmation.\n45.87\n(ii)\nself-adhesive label for Pre-basic Seed, seeds for export or seeds following the issue of a breeder’s confirmation.\n31.71\nG. OECD Certificate\nFee per certificate for issuing an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Certificate.\n28.31\nH. Higher Voluntary Standards (HVS)\nFee per seed lot for verification that a seed lot meets the applicable Higher Voluntary Standards (HVS).\n7.93\n”.\n(3) For schedule 2 (fees for matters relating to the 2016 Regulations) substitute—\n“SCHEDULE 2\nFEES FOR MATTERS RELATING TO THE 2016 REGULATIONS\nRegulation 4\nMatter\nWhen payable\nFee (£)\nA. Representations by, and hearings of, a licensed professional seed operator, licensed crop inspector, licensed seed sampler or personnel pertaining to a licensed seed testing station\n(i)\nFee for making written representations to the Scottish Ministers.\nOn making representations.\n37.77\n(ii)\nFee for being heard by a person appointed by the Scottish Ministers.\nOn applying to be heard.\n75.59\nB. Licensed seed testing stations\n(i)\nAnnual fee payable during the currency of the licence (or a proportion thereof in respect of a part of a year).\nWithin one month of demand by or on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, annually in advance.\n1547.00\n(ii)\nFee payable by a licensed seed testing station in respect of an official examination of seed.\nWithin one month of demand by or on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, annually in arrears.\n8.24\nC. Cereal crop inspection courses and examination\nFee for:—\nWithin one month of demand by or on behalf of the Scottish Ministers.\n(i)\nCereal crop inspection course\n699.83\n(ii)\nInitial examination and compulsory retest—\n(a)\nall 3 species groups.\n109.50\n(b)\n2 species.\n80.62\n(c)\n1 species only.\n40.32\nD. Seed sampling courses and examination\nFee for:—\nWithin one month of demand by or on behalf of the Scottish Ministers.\n(i)\nTuition and examination for seed samplers licence (administrative and sampling elements).\n469.95\n(ii)\nTuition and examination for seed samplers licence (administrative element only).\n140.98\n(iii)\nRe-examination fee for seed samplers licence with sampling function enabled.\n41.10\n(iv)\nRe-examination fee for seed samplers licence with sampling function not enabled.\n11.78\nE. Seed analyst courses and examination\nFee for:—\nWithin one month of demand by or on behalf of the Scottish Ministers.\n(i)\nLaboratory management course registration.\n1146.05\n(ii)\nLaboratory management course attendance and examination (per day or part thereof).\n432.00\n(iii)\nAnalyst course registration.\n1896.81\n(iv)\nAnalyst course registration – additional and retake divisions (per division).\n184.55\n(v)\nAnalyst course attendance (per day or part thereof. Number of days depends on division).\n432.00\n(vi)\nAnalyst course examination (per day or part thereof).\n432.00\n(vii)\nTetrazolium testing course attendance (per day or part thereof).\n446.68\n(viii)\nTetrazolium testing course examination (per day or part thereof).\n446.68\n”.",
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      "text": "S.S.I. 2018/152."
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