The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1992
S.I. 1992/436 · Made 2 March 1992
SEEDS
Made 2nd March 1992
Laid before Parliament 11th March 1992
Coming into force 1st April 1992
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Secretary of State for Wales and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 16(1), (1A)(e) and (8) and 36 of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964f1 as extended to Northern Irelandf2 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation with representatives of such interests as appear to them to be concerned in accordance with section 16(1) of that Act, hereby make the following Regulations:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1964 c. 14; section 16 was amended by the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68) section 4(1) and Schedule 4, paragraph 5(1), (2) and (3); see section 38(1) (as amended by S.I. 1978/272) for the definition of “the Ministers” and section 39(3)(a)(ii) for an extension to include the Secretary of State concerned with agriculture in Northern Ireland.
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By the Plant Varieties and Seeds (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 (S.I. 1973/609).
Contents
- 1Title and commencement
- 2Amendment of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) Regulations 1990
- Signature
- Schedule PROVISIONS TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE SCHEDULE TO THE SEEDS (NATIONAL LISTS OF VARIETIES) (FEES) REGULATIONS 1990
- Explanatory note
1Title and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 1st April 1992.
2Amendment of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) Regulations 1990
For the Schedule to the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) Regulations 1990f1 there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Signature
In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 18th February 1992.
L.S.
John Selwyn Gummer
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Strathclyde
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
2nd March 1992
David Hunt
Secretary of State for Wales
27th February 1992
Peter Brooke
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
28th February 1992
PROVISIONS TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE SCHEDULE TO THE SEEDS (NATIONAL LISTS OF VARIETIES) (FEES) REGULATIONS 1990
“SCHEDULE
FEES
Regulation 3
PART I
FEES PAYABLE ON AN APPLICATION FOR ENTRY OF A PLANT VARIETY IN ANATIONAL LIST
Plant Variety Amount New fee Old fee £ £f1 The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) Regulations 1990 (S.I. 1990/617) before the coming into force of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/436) on 1st April 1992.
Any variety
260 (250) PART II
FEES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF TESTS FOR DISTINCTNESS, UNIFORMITY ANDSTABILITY OF A PLANT VARIETY WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF AN APPLICATIONFOR ENTRY IN A NATIONAL LIST
Plant Variety Amount New fee Old fee £ £f2 The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) Regulations 1990 before the coming into force of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/436) on 1st April 1992.
A cereal (excluding maize) variety
800 (800) A maize variety
500 (500) A potato variety
750 (750) A beetroot, Brussels sprout, cabbage, carrot, celery, curly kale, leek, onion, radish, turnip or fodder variety
700 (700) A field pea, vegetable pea, field bean or broad bean variety
600 (600) A herbage variety
500 (600) An oil and fibre (including oilseed rape) variety
500 (500) A sugar beet or fodder beet variety
250 (NIL) Any other variety
250 (250) PART III
RENEWAL FEES
Plant Variety Amount each year New fee Old fee £ £f3 The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) Regulations 1990 before the coming into force of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/436) on 1st April 1992.
A vegetable variety (excluding a vegetable pea or broad bean variety)
160 (150) Any other variety (including a vegetable pea or broad bean variety)
260 (250) PART IV
FEES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF OTHER MATTERS
Matter When payable Amount New fee Old fee £ £f4 The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) Regulations 1990 before the coming into force of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/436) on 1st April 1992.
Application for the substitution of a name in a National List
On making the application 25 (25) Making written representations to the Ministers
On delivering the representations 25 (25) Attending to be heard by a person appointed by the Ministers
Before the hearing 50 (50) Purchase of a report from a testing authority in another country
Within 14 days of demand by the Minister 140 (140) Observation plot-trials for value for cultivation and use
Within 14 days of demand by the Minister 115 (115) Entry in a National List
Before entry in a National List 100 (100) ”
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) Regulations 1990 by prescribing revised fees in respect of matters arising under the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 1982 (as amended) (regulation 2).
The matters in respect of which the revised fees are prescribed are listed in the Schedule to these Regulations, and the fees which were chargeable before these Regulations came into force are printed in italics beside the revised fees.
The Regulations also prescribe a fee with regard to distinctness, uniformity and stability tests for sugar beet and fodder beet.