The Seed (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2011

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations prescribe fees for matters relating to—

• the Vegetable Seeds Regulations 1993, the Oil And Fibre Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2004, the Cereal Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005, the Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005 and the Beet Seed (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 (regulation 4 and Schedule 1); and

• the Seed (Registration, Licensing and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (regulation 5 and Schedule 2).

Regulation 6 provides for the reduction and repayment of fees or for payment of additional fees in respect of matters specified in paragraph A or, as the case may be, paragraph B of Schedule 1, in certain circumstances.

Regulation 7 makes provision for the Scottish Ministers to exempt any person from compliance with any provision in these Regulations relating to payment of fees.

Regulation 8 revokes the Seeds (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 and regulation 24 of the Beet Seed (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 which amended those Regulations.

In addition to the new fees which apply to the circumstances specified in regulation 6(2) and (3), the fees in Schedules 1 and 2 are changed as follows:

					Current fee (£)	New fee (£)
SCHEDULE 1
B. Crop inspection fees
(i)		Official examination of crops (other than hybrids of swede rape) (per hectare or part thereof)			14.25	16.30
(ii)		Official field inspection of hybrids of swede rape (per hectare or part thereof)				48.90
(iii)		Further official examination of crops (per hectare or part thereof), other than—			14.25	16.30
		(a)		Further official examination of crops for wild oats	7.15	7.96
		(b)		Further official examination of crops in respect of isolation distance	2.85	3.17
		(c)		Further official examination of crops which have been lodged		7.13
(iv)		Authentication of seed lot sown (per crop)			6.40	7.13
(v)		Official examination of crops following an unsatisfactory post control (per hectare or part thereof)				16.30
E. Sampling fees
Fee for sampling or re-sampling of seed lots or imported seed intended for further multiplication (per seed lot)					48.90	50.12
H. Higher voluntary standard (HVS)
Fee for verification that a seed lot meets the applicable HVS (per seed lot)						6.00
SCHEDULE 2
B. Licensed Seed Testing Stations
(i)	Fee for official examination of seeds				5.25	7.25
C. Cereal Crop inspection courses and examination
(i)	Cereal Crop inspection course				570.00	607.00
(ii)	Initial examination and compulsory re-test
	(a)		All 3 species group			95.00
	(b)		2 species			70.00
	(c)		1 species only		25.00	35.00
	Theory only				25.00
D. Seed sampling courses and examination
(i)	Re-examination fee for seed samplers licence (with sampling function enabled)					35.00
(iv)	Re-examination fee for seed samplers licence (with sampling function not enabled)					10.00
E. Seed analyst courses and examination
(i)	Laboratory management course registration				504.00	1,000.00
(ii)	Laboratory management course attendance and examination				1210.00 (3 days)	410.00 (per day)
(iii)	Analyst course registration				1344.00	1656.00
(iv)	Analyst course registration additional and re-take divisions (per division)				141.00	161.00
(v)	Analyst course attendance (per day or part thereof)				380.00	410.00
(vi)	Analyst course examination (per day or part thereof)					410.00
NB The fee for the Tetrazolium testing course attendance and examination is now levied on a daily basis for all species.

A Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared and placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. A copy of it can be obtained from the Scottish Government Rural and Environment Directorate, Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive, Edinburgh, EH11 3XD.