Checking consignments of live animals at border inspection posts: fees10
1
The fees specified in this regulation and Schedule 6 are payable where inspections are carried out at border inspection posts of consignments of live animals from a third country in accordance with regulation 15 (procedure on importation) of the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) Regulations 201124.
2
The fees payable in respect of the inspection of a consignment of live animals specified in column 1 of the Table in Schedule 6 are specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that Table.
3
Paragraph (4) applies where the inspection of any live animal at a border inspection post is undertaken (whether in whole or in part)—
a
during a weekend;
b
after 17:00 hours but before 08:30 hours on a weekday; or
c
during a public holiday.
4
Where this paragraph applies, a fee of £80 is payable for every load subject to inspection (in addition to any fee payable under Schedule 6).
5
In this regulation and Schedule 6—
a
“border inspection post” (“arolygfa ffin”) means a port or airport approved as such by the European Commission25;
b
“consignment” (“llwyth”) means a quantity of animals of the same species, covered by the same veterinary certificate or document;
c
“load” (“cyflenwad”) means one or more consignments of animals from the same country of origin that have arrived on the same means of transport and presented by a person responsible for their importation for checking at the border inspection post at the same time;
d
“public holiday” (“gŵyl gyhoeddus”) means Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday in Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 197126; and
e
“third country” (“trydedd wlad”) means a country other than a member State.