# The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 S.I. 1999/1090 · made 8 April 1999 These Regulations amend the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) Regulations 1994 (as amended) so as to prescribe revised fees in respect of matters arising under the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 1982 (as amended) (regulation 2 and the Schedule). Made under: Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 (Section 16, Section 36) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/seeds-national-lists-of-varieties-fees-amendment-regulations-1999/pdf/uksi_19991090_en.pdf ## Introductory text SEEDS Made 8th April 1999 Laid before Parliament 8th April 1999 Coming into force 30th April 1999 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 sections 16(1), (1A)(e) and (8) and 36 of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964, as extended to Northern Ireland, 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: ## 1 Title and commencement These Regulations may be cited as the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 30th April 1999. ## 2 Amendment of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) Regulations 1994 For the Schedules to the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) Regulations 1994 there shall be substituted the Schedules set out in the Schedule to these Regulations. ## Signature Jeff Rooker Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1st April 1999 Sewel Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office 1st April 1999 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Peter Hain Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 7th April 1999 Paul Murphy Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office 8th April 1999 ## SCHEDULES TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE SCHEDULES TO THE SEEDS (NATIONAL LISTS OF VARIETIES) (FEES) REGULATIONS 1994 “SCHEDULE 1 FEES PAYABLE ON AN APPLICATION FOR ENTRY OF A PLANT VARIETY IN A NATIONAL LIST Regulation 3(1)(a) Amount Plant Variety New Fee Old Fee £ £ (*) The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under these Regulations before the coming into force of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1090) on 30th April 1999. 1 Any variety 275 (260) SCHEDULE 2 FEES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF TESTS FOR DISTINCTNESS, UNIFORMITY AND STABILITY OF A PLANT VARIETY WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF AN APPLICATION FOR ENTRY IN A NATIONAL LIST Regulation 3(1)(b) Amount Plant Variety New Fee Old Fee £ £ (*) The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under these Regulations before the coming into force of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1090) on 30th April 1999. 1 A cereal (excluding maize) variety 745 (710) 2 A maize variety 455 (435) 3 A potato variety 695 (660) 4 A beetroot, Brussels sprout, cabbage, carrot, celery, curly kale, leek, onion, radish, turnip or fodder variety 645 (615) 5 A field pea, vegetable pea, field bean or broad bean variety 555 (530) 6 A herbage variety 455 (435) 7 An oil and fibre (including oilseed rape) variety 455 (435) 8 A sugar beet or fodder beet variety 180 (170) 9 Any other variety 230 (220) SCHEDULE 3 FEES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF TRIALS FOR VALUE FOR CULTIVATION AND USE OF A PLANT VARIETY WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF AN APPLICATION FOR ENTRY IN A NATIONAL LIST Regulation 3(1)(c) Amount Plant Variety New Fee Old Fee £ £ (*) The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under these Regulations before the coming into force of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1090) on 30th April 1999. 1 A maize variety 535 (510) 2 A potato variety 945 (900) 3 A ryegrass, timothy or white clover variety 380 (360) 4 A field pea variety 770 (735) 5 A flax or linseed variety 360 (345) 6 A sugar beet variety 415 (395) 7 A festulolium variety 380 (360) 8 A wheat (excluding durum wheat and spelt wheat), barley or oat variety 1,220 (1,160) 9 A field bean variety 355 (340) 10 A spring oilseed rape variety 760 (725) 11 A winter oilseed rape variety 800 (760) SCHEDULE 4 RENEWAL FEES Regulation 3(1)(d) Amount Plant Variety New Fee Old Fee £ £ (*) The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under these Regulations before the coming into force of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1090) on 30th April 1999. 1 A vegetable variety (excluding a vegetable pea or broad bean variety) 170 (160) 2 Any other variety (including a vegetable pea or broad bean variety) 275 (260) SCHEDULE 5 FEES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF OTHER MATTERS Regulation 3(1)(e) Amount Matter When payable New Fee Old Fee £ £ (*) The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under these Regulations before the coming into force of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1090) on 30th April 1999. 1 Application for the substitution of a name in a National List On making the application 30 (30) 2 Making written representations to the Ministers On delivering the representations 30 (30) 3 Attending to be heard by a person appointed by the Ministers Before the hearing 60 (55) 4 Purchase of a report from a testing authority in another country Within 14 days of demand by the Minister 160 (150) 5 Observation plot-trials for value for cultivation and use Within 14 days of demand by the Minister 135 (130) 6 Entry in a National List Before entry in a National List 120 (115) ” ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations amend the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) Regulations 1994 (as amended) so as to prescribe revised fees in respect of matters arising under the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 1982 (as amended) (regulation 2 and the Schedule). 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. Application, test, trial and renewal fees have been increased by 5 per cent., rounded to the nearest £5. The fees in Schedule 5 have been similarly increased apart from the fees for an application for the substitution of a name in a National List and for making written representations to the Ministers which remain unchanged. A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared and placed in the library of both Houses of Parliament. Copies can be obtained from the Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, White House Lane, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0LF. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1090 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/seeds-national-lists-of-varieties-fees-amendment-regulations-1999 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.