Seeds (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

Made: 5th September 1996

Coming into operation: 7th October 1996

The Department of Agriculture, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 1(1), 1(2A)[^f00001], 2(2) and (4) of the Seeds Act (Northern Ireland) 1965[^f00002] and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, after consultation with representatives of such interests as appear to it to be concerned and with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel[^f00003] with regard to the licensing fee for licensed testing establishments, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Seeds (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 7th October 1996.

Revocation

2

The Seeds (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993[^f00004] are hereby revoked.

Fees

3

Subject to the provisions of these Regulations there shall be paid to the Department in respect of matters arising under the Regulations referred to in Schedules 1 to 6 the fees set out in Column (3) of each of those Schedules opposite the respective references to such matters in Column (1), and in accordance with Column (2), of each of those Schedules.

Exemption

4

The Department may exempt any person or class of persons, or persons generally, from compliance with any of the provisions of these Regulations and the exemptions may be made subject to conditions.

SCHEDULE 1 — Matters arising under the Cereal Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994[^f00005]

Initial fees

A

Crop inspection fees Fee for official examination or re- examination of crops intended to produce seed as set out in A(i), (ii) or (iii) per hectare or part thereof examined

B

Seed lot fee

C

Seed testing fees

D

SCHEDULE 2 — Matters arising under the Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994[^f00007]

Initial fees

A

Crop inspection fees Fee for official examination or re- examination of crops intended to produce seed as set out in A(i), (ii) or (iii) per hectare or part thereof examined

B

Seed lot fee

C

SCHEDULE 3 — Matters arising under the Oil and Fibre Plant Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994[^f00009]

Initial fees

A

Crop inspection fees

B

Seed lot fee

C

Seed testing fees

D

SCHEDULE 4 — Matters arising under the Beet Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994[^f00011]

Initial fees

A

Crop inspection fees

B

Seed lot fee

C

SCHEDULE 5 — Matters arising under the Vegetable Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994[^f00013]

Initial fees

A

Crop inspection fees

B

Seed lot fee

C

SCHEDULE 6 — Matters arising under the Seeds (Registration, Licensing and Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994[^f00015]

Representations by, and hearings of, a seed merchant, processor or packer

A

Licensed Seed Testing Establishments

B

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on 5th September 1996.

L. G. McKibben — Assistant Secretary

The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby approves the foregoing Regulations in regard to the licensing fee for licensed testing establishments.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 5th September 1996.

D. W. Thomson — Assistant Secretary

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

Regulations controlling the marketing of cereal seeds, fodder plant seeds, beet seeds, oil and fibre plant seeds, and vegetable seeds (“seed regulations”) provide that, with certain exceptions, seeds of these categories may only be marketed if they are derived from crops which on inspection are found to meet certain standards and if upon subsequent testing samples of the seed also meet certain standards.

These Regulations which are made under the Seeds Act (Northern Ireland) 1965 prescribe fees for certain initial applications, crop inspection fees, seed lot fees, seed testing fees and fees in relation to licensed seed testing establishments. Fees are also prescribed in relation to the making of written representations by, and hearings involving, seed merchants, processors or packers.

The matters in respect of which the revised fees are prescribed are listed in Schedules 1 to 6, and the fees which were chargeable by virtue of the Seeds (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 are indicated in brackets.

A uniform increase of 9% has been applied to all fees and has been rounded to the nearest five pence except in the case of the annual fee for Licensed Seed Testing Stations, which has been rounded to the nearest £1.

The Regulations revoke and replace the Seeds (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 (Regulation 2).

Footnotes

[^f00001]: As inserted by S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1972 No. 351 Art. 3 and Sch. 3

[^f00002]: 1965 c. 22 (N.I.)

[^f00003]: Formerly the Department of Finance: see S.I. 1982/338 (N.I. 6) Art. 3

[^f00004]: S.R. 1993 No. 255

[^f00005]: S.R. 1994 No. 254 as amended by S.R. 1995 No. 366

[^f00006]: The figures in brackets are the fees which were charged by virtue of the Seeds (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 (S.R. 1993 No. 255)

[^f00007]: S.R. 1994 No. 252 as amended by S.R. 1996 No. 311

[^f00008]: The figures in brackets are the fees which were charged by virtue of the Seeds (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 (S.R. 1993 No. 255)

[^f00009]: S.R. 1994 No. 255 as amended by S.R. 1996 No. 312

[^f00010]: The figures in brackets are the fees which were charged by virtue of the Seeds (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 (S.R. 1993 No. 255)

[^f00011]: S.R. 1994 No. 251

[^f00012]: The figures in brackets are the fees which were charged by virtue of the Seeds (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 (S.R. 1993 No. 255)

[^f00013]: S.R. 1994 No. 250 as amended by S.R. 1996 No. 313

[^f00014]: The figures in brackets are the fees which were charged by virtue of the Seeds (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 (S.R. 1993 No. 255)

[^f00015]: S.R. 1994 No. 253

[^f00016]: The figures in brackets are the equivalent fees which were charged by virtue of the Seeds (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 (S.R. 1993 No. 255)