Calculation of charges for health inspection and control exercises carried out at cutting premises
5.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) below, the charge for a health inspection and control exercise carried out at any cutting premises shall be the Community standard charge.
(2) Where the real cost of carrying out a health inspection and control exercise at any cutting premises is lower than the Community standard charge then—
(a)where the real cost is higher than the minimum charge, the charge shall be an amount equal to that real cost; or
(b)where that real cost is no higher than the minimum charge, the charge shall be an amount equal to that minimum charge.
(3) Where the real cost of carrying out a health inspection and control exercise at any cutting premises is higher than the Community standard charge, the charge shall be such an amount as is fixed by the food authority being—
(a)an amount not exceeding that real cost; or
(b)the Community standard charge.
(4) Where cutting up is carried out at any cutting premises which are part of a slaughterhouse at which an animal or bird was slaughtered, the charge for a health inspection and control exercise in relation to that cutting up may be reduced by an amount, to be determined by the food authority, of not more than 50 per cent of the amount that would otherwise be chargeable in accordance with regulation 5(1).