2003 No. 457
AGRICULTURE
Seed Potatoes (Tuber and Label Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
Made 21st October 2003
Coming into operation 15th November 2003

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 1 of the Seeds Act (Northern Ireland) 1965 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, after consultation with representatives of such interests as appear to it to be concerned, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Formerly the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland; seeS.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1), Article 3(4)
1965 c. 22 (N.I.); there is a relevant amendment in S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1972 No. 351 Art. 3 Schedule 3

1 Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Seed Potatoes (Tuber and Label Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 15th November 2003.

2 Amendment of the Seed Potatoes (Tuber and Label Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982
For the Schedule to the Seed Potatoes (Tuber and Label Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982 there shall be substituted –

“SCHEDULE
Matter	Fee
	£
1 Fee for the inspection of seed potato tubers prior to their being sealed under regulation 14(2) of the Seed Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 S.R. 2001 No. 188	… 3·55 per tonne or part of a tonne
2 Fee for the provision of official labels whether or not details have been printed thereon by the Department	… 0·46 per 20
Regulation 4”

S.R. 1982 No. 236 as last amended by S.R. 2000 No. 299

3 Revocation
The Seed Potatoes (Tuber and Label Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 are hereby revoked.
S.R. 2000 No. 299
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 21st October 2003.
David Small Senior Officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These Regulations revoke and replace the Seed Potatoes (Tuber and Label Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000.
The Regulations increase the fee payable for the inspection of seed potatoes from £3·40 per tonne or part of a tonne to £3·55 per tonne or part of a tonne.
The fee payable for the provision of official labels, whether or not the details have been printed thereon by the Department, is unchanged.