# The Seeds (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1990

S.I. 1990/610 · made 8 March 1990

These Regulations amend the Seeds (Fees) Regulations 1985, by prescribing revised fees in respect of matters arising under the Cereal Seeds Regulations 1985 (as amended), the Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations 1985 (as amended), the Oil and Fibre Plant Seeds Regulations 1985 (as amended), the Beet Seeds Regulations 1985 (as amended), the Vegetable Seeds Regulations 1985 (as amended) and the Seeds (Registration, Licensing and Enforcement) Regulations 1985 (as amended) (regulation 2(a)).

Made under: Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 (Section 16, Section 38)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/seeds-fees-amendment-regulations-1990/pdf/uksi_19900610_en.pdf

## Introductory text

SEEDS
Made 8th March 1990
Laid before Parliament 15th March 1990
Coming into force 5th April 1990
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 on them by sections 16(1), (1A)(e), (5)(a), (5A) and (8) and 38(1) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with the said section 16(1) with representatives of such interests as appear to them to be concerned, hereby make the following Regulations:

## 1 Title and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Seeds (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on 5th April 1990.

## 2 Amendment of principal Regulations

The Seeds (Fees) Regulations 1985 shall be amended as follows—
(a) regulation 4 (repayment of initial fees in certain circumstances) shall be omitted; and
(b) for Schedules 1 to 6 there shall be substituted Schedules 1 to 6 to these Regulations.

## Signature

In Witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 6th March 1990.
L.S.
John Selwyn Gummer
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Sanderson of Bowden
Minister of State, Scottish Office
8th March 1990
Peter Walker
Secretary of State for Wales
7th March 1990

## Schedule 1 MATTERS ARISING UNDER THE CEREAL SEEDS REGULATIONS 1985

(1)
(2)
(3)
Matter
When Payable
Fee
£
£
A. Initial fees
Initial fee per hectare or part thereof for crops intended to produce:
On application for registration
(i) pre-basic or basic seed
20.00
(10.20 or 20.40)
(ii) certified seed of the first generation of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat, barley, triticale and oats or certified seed of rye and maize
5.00
(2.90 or 5.80)
(iii) certified seed of the second generation of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat, barley and oats
4.20
(2.35 or 4.70)
B. Crop inspection fees
Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops intended to produce pre-basic or basic seed, per hectare or part thereof examined
On application
7.80
(3.90 or 7.80)
C. Seed lot fee
Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot entered as:—
On application
(i) breeder's, pre-basic or basic seed, certified seed of the first generation of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat, barley, triticale, oats or certified seed of rye
32.00
(16.80 to 42.45)
(ii) certified seed of the second generation of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat, barley and oats
15.95
(17.85)
D. Seed testing fees
Fee for an official examination of seed for loose smut infection of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat and barley (per thousand embryos examined)
Within one month of demand by or on behalf of the appropriate Minister
25.50
(21.65)
E. Fees for additional tests
Fee for a Tetrazolium seed viability test in Cl Winter Wheat and C1 Winter Barley
Within one month of demand by or on behalf of the appropriate Minister
30.50
(25.00)

## Schedule 2 MATTERS ARISING UNDER THE FODDER PLANT SEEDS REGULATIONS 1985

(1)
(2)
(3)
Matter
When Payable
Fee
£
£
A. Initial fees
Initial fee per hectare or part thereof for crops intended to produce:
On application for registration
(i) pre-basic or basic seed
12.00
(4.75 to 14.10)
(ii) certified seed of grasses, legumes (except field beans and field peas) and crucifers
5.60
(2.20 to 9.50)
(iii) certified seed of the first and second generation of field beans and field peas
5.50
(3.10 or 6.20)
B. Crop inspection fees
Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops intended to produce pre-basic or basic seed, per hectare or part thereof examined
On application
7.80
(3.90 or 7.80)
C. Seed lot fee
Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot entered as:—
On application
(i) breeder’s seed of
(a) grasses, legumes (except field beans and field peas) and crucifers
20.50
(16.75)
(b) field beans and field peas
39.00
(16.75)
(ii) pre-basic or basic seed of
(a) grasses, legumes (except field beans and field peas) and crucifers
40.50
(32.30)
(b) field beans and field peas
39.00
(47.10)
(iii) certified seed of grasses, legumes (except field beans and field peas) and crucifers
38.50
(31.50)
(iv) certified seed of the first and second generation of field beans and field peas
36.00
(43.70)
(v) commercial seed of the kinds for the time being specified in regulation 3(3) of the Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations 1985
38.50
(29.50)
D. Seed testing fees
Fee for an official examination of seed for:—
Within one month of demand by or on behalf of the appropriate Minister
(i) Ascochyta fabae in:—
(a) pre-basic and basic seed of field beans
142.00
(124.10)
(b) certified seed of the first generation of field beans
76.00
(62.05)
(ii) Pseudomonias syringae p.v. pisi (pea bacterial blight) in field peas
56.00
(50.00)

## Schedule 3 MATTERS ARISING UNDER THE OIL AND FIBRE PLANT SEEDS REGULATIONS 1985

(1)
(2)
(3)
Matter
When Payable
Fee
£
£
A. Initial fees
Initial fee per hectare or part thereof for crops intended to produce:
On application for registration
(i) pre-basic or basic seed
22.00
(12.10 or 24.20)
(ii) all other categories of seed
10.00
(5.30 or 10.60)
B. Crop inspection fees
Fee for official examination of or re-examination of crops intended to produce pre-basic or basic seed, per hectare or part thereof examined
On application
7.80
(3.90 or 7.80)
C. Seed lot fee
Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot entered as:—
On application
(i) breeder's, pre-basic or basic seed
39.00
(16.75 to 42.70)
(ii) all other categories of seed
38.00
(40.45)
D. Seed testing fees
Fee for an official examination of seed for:—
Within one month of demand by or on behalf of the appropriate Minister
(i) sunflower for Botrytis spp
30.50
(24.85)
(ii) flax and linseed for:—
(a) Alternaria spp
(b) Phoma exigua var. linicola
(c) Colletotrichum lini
(d) Fusarium spp
(e) Botrytis spp
24.85
(24.85)

## Schedule 4 MATTERS ARISING UNDER THE BEET SEEDS REGULATIONS 1985

(1)
(2)
(3)
Matter
When Payable
Fee
£
£
A. Initial fees
Initial fee per hectare or part thereof for crops intended to produce:—
On application for registration
(i) pre-basic or basic seed
25.00
(12.10 or 24.20)
(ii) certified seed
11.00
(5.30 or 10.60)
B. Crop inspection fees
Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops intended to produce pre-basic or basic seed, per hectare or part thereof examined
On application
7.80
(3.90 or 7.80)
C. Seed lot fee
Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot entered as:—
On application
(i) pre-basic or basic seed
44.20
(42.70)
(ii) certified seed
41.90
(40.45)

## Schedule 5 MATTERS ARISING UNDER THE VEGETABLE SEEDS REGULATIONS 1985

(1)
(2)
(3)
Matter
When Payable
Fee
£
£
A. Initial fees
Initial fee for crops intended to produce:—
On application for registration
(i) pre-basic or basic seed of
(a) all kinds, except peas, broad beans, cucumber, gherkin and tomato, per hectare or part thereof entered
35.00
(12.10 or 24.20)
(b) peas and broad beans per hectare or part thereof entered
22.00
(7.05 or 14.10)
(c) cucumber, gherkin and tomato, per crop entered
35.00
(52.10)
(ii) certified seed of
(a) all kinds, except peas, broad beans, cucumber, gherkin and tomato, per hectare or part thereof entered
19.00
(5.30 or 10.60)
(b) peas and broad beans per hectare or part thereof entered
9.00
(3.10 or 6.20)
(c) cucumber, gherkin and tomato, per crop entered
19.00
(52.10)
B. Crop inspection fees
Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops intended to produce:—
On application
(i) A(i)(a) or (b) above, per hectare or part thereof examined
7.80
(3.90 or 7.80)
(ii) A(i)(c) above, per crop examined
7.80
(7.80)
C. Seed lot fee
Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot entered
On application
80.00
(40.45 to 54.50)

## Schedule 6 MATTERS ARISING UNDER THE SEEDS (REGISTRATION, LICENSING AND ENFORCEMENT) REGULATIONS 1985

(1)
(2)
(3)
Matter
When Payable
Fee
£
£
A. Representations by, and hearings of, a seed merchant, processor or packer
(i) fee for making written representations to the Minister
On making representations
25.00
(3.00)
(ii) fee for being heard by a person appointed by the Minister
On applying to be heard
50.00
(21.00)
B. Licensed Seed Testing Stations
(i) Annual fee payable during the currency of the licence (or a proportion thereof in respect of a part of a year)
Within one month of demand by the Minister, annually in advance
1,538.25
(1,538.25)
(ii) fee payable by a Licensed Seed Testing Station in respect of an official examination of seed
Within one month of demand by the Minister, annually in arrears
3.75
(3.40)

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Seeds (Fees) Regulations 1985, by prescribing revised fees in respect of matters arising under the Cereal Seeds Regulations 1985 (as amended), the Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations 1985 (as amended), the Oil and Fibre Plant Seeds Regulations 1985 (as amended), the Beet Seeds Regulations 1985 (as amended), the Vegetable Seeds Regulations 1985 (as amended) and the Seeds (Registration, Licensing and Enforcement) Regulations 1985 (as amended) (regulation 2(a)).
The matters in respect of which the revised fees are prescribed are listed in Schedules 1 to 6 to these Regulations, and the fees which were chargeable before these Regulations came into force, are printed in italics opposite the revised fees.
The Regulations also amend the Seeds (Fees) Regulations 1985 by omitting from those Regulations the power for the appropriate Minister to make, in certain circumstances, a refund of one half of an initial fee which has been paid to him (regulation 2(b)).
Fees are no longer prescribed in respect of certain matters arising under seeds regulations, in particular for the sampling (or re-sampling) of a seed lot for the purposes of an official examination, for an official examination of seed for analytical purity, germination and other seed content, for a special test to verify varietal identity and for the issue of certain official labels.

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