The Poultry Flocks, Hatcheries and Processed Animal Protein (Fees) Order 1992

Statutory Instruments

1992 No. 1490

ANIMALS

ANIMAL HEALTH

The Poultry Flocks, Hatcheries and Processed Animal Protein (Fees) Order 1992

Made

23rd June 1992

Laid before the House of Commons

24th June 1992

Coming into force

15th July 1992

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 by section 84(1) of the Animal Health Act 1981(1), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, with the approval of the Treasury in accordance with the said section 84(1), hereby make the following Order:

Title and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Poultry Flocks, Hatcheries and Processed Animal Protein (Fees) Order 1992 and shall come into force on 15th July 1992.

Fees

2.—(1) There shall be paid in respect of each transaction described in column (1) of the Schedule the fee specified in column (2) of the Schedule.

(2) In the case of the transactions in items 1 and 2 of the Schedule the fee shall be paid to the appropriate Minister.

(3) In the case of other transactions in the Schedule the fee shall be paid to the Minister.

(4) In the case of a transaction numbered 1, 2(a), 2(b), 2(d) or 5 in the Schedule the fee shall be paid by the applicant when making the application for registration or authorisation.

(5) In the case of any other transaction in the Schedule the fee shall be paid by the person in whose name the premises are registered under the appropriate Order, such fee being payable within 14 days of demand being made by the appropriate Minister or the Minister as the case may be.

(6) Any reference in this article to a Schedule is a reference to the Schedule to this Order.

Revocations

3.  The Poultry Flocks, Hatcheries and Processed Animal Protein (Fees) Order 1990(2) and the Poultry Flocks, Hatcheries and Processed Animal Protein (Fees) (Amendment) Order 1991(3) are hereby revoked.

In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 22nd June 1992.

L.S.

John Selwyn Gummer

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Hector Monro

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

23rd June 1992

David Hunt

Secretary of State for Wales

22nd June 1992

We approve,

Tim Wood

Irvine Patnick

Two of the Lord Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

22nd June 1992

Article 2

SCHEDULE FEES

(1)	(2)	(3)
Transaction	Fee	Old fee
The figures in column (3) are the fees which were charged under the Poultry Flocks, Hatcheries and Processed Animal Protein (Fees) Order 1990 as amended (S.I. 1990/530 amended by S.I. 1991/405) before the coming into force of this Order.
1.  Application for registration under article 9(3) of the Poultry Laying Flocks (Testing and Registration etc.) Order 1989(4).	£16.50	£15
2.—(a) Application for registration or renewal of registration under article 3(3), 4(3), 3(8) or 4(8) of the Poultry Breeding Flocks and Hatcheries (Registration and Testing) Order 1989(5);	£13	£10
(b) Initial inspection under article 3(5) or 4(5) of that Order;	£90	£85
(c) Subsequent inspection under article 3(8) or 4(8) of that Order;	£63	£60
(d) Initial inspections of a breeding flock and hatchery premises under articles 3(5) and 4(5) of that Order where both are at the same address;	£126	£120
(e) Subsequent inspections of a breeding flock and hatchery premises under articles 3(8) and 4(8) of that Order where both are at the same address.	£90	£85
3. Taking or the supervision of taking (as the case may be) by an officer of the Minister of samples under paragraph 3 of Part I of Schedule 3 to, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part II of Schedule 3 to and paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 4 to, the Order referred to in paragraph 2 above.	£20 per ½ hour (or part thereof) of each visit.	£20 per ½ hour or part thereof) of each visit.
4.—(a) Examination of samples from breeding flocks by an officer of the Minister, taken under paragraph 3 of Part I of Schedule 3 to, that Order, of— (i) a composite faeces sample	£8	£7.50
(ii) cloacal swabs (up to a maximum of 30)	£8	£7.50
(iii) a composite dust sample	£8	£7.50
(b) Examination of samples from hatcheries by an officer of the Minister, taken under paragraph 1(a)—(c) of Part II of Schedule 3 to, that Order, of— (i) a composite meconium sample	£8	£7.50
(ii) chicks dead in shell (up to a maximum of 50)	£19.50	£18.50
(iii) chicks hatched from eggs (up to a maximum of 50)	£19.50	£18.50
5.—(a) Inspection prior to the authorisation of a laboratory for the purposes of the Orders referred to above or the Processed Animal Protein Order 1989(5);	£278	£265
(b) distribution of quality assurance samples prior to the authorisation of a laboratory for the purposes of these Orders;	£90	£86
(c) issue of an annual authorisation for the purposes of any of these Orders.	£131	£125
6.  Inspection of a laboratory with a view to deciding whether the annual authorisation should be renewed or revoked.	£278	£265

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order replaces the Poultry Flocks, Hatcheries and Processed Animal Protein (Fees) Order 1990 as amended. It provides for fees to recover the full cost of the transactions specified in the Order in respect of laying and breeding flock and hatchery premises and for the purpose of authorising laboratories under certain orders relating to poultry and protein processing. In the cases of new applications and applications for renewal of registration or authorisation the fees become payable at the time the application is made. Otherwise the fee is payable on demand.

(1)

1981 c. 22; see section 86(1)(c) for a definition of “the Ministers”.

(2)

S.I. 1990/530.

(3)

S.I. 1991/405.

(4)

S.I. 1989/1964, to which there is an amendment not relevant to this Order.

(5)

S.I. 1989/1963, amended by S.I. 1990/347.