(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 (Licensing and Enforcement etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2016 (regulation 5 and Schedule 2).
Regulation 6 makes provision for the Scottish Ministers to exempt any person from compliance with any provision in these Regulations relating to payment of fees.
Regulation 7 revokes the Seed (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (“the 2014 Regulations”).
The fees in Schedules 1 and 2 remain unchanged from those in the 2014 Regulations, except for the following:
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) | 18.50 | 18.80 |
| (ii) Official field inspection of hybrids of swede rape (per hectare or part thereof) | 55.50 | 56.40 |
| (iii) Further official examination of crops (per hectare or part thereof), other than:— | 18.50 | 18.80 |
(a) further official examination of crops for wild oats | 8.50 | 8.65 |
(b) further official examination of crops in respect of isolation distance | 3.35 | 3.40 |
(c) further official examination of crops which have been lodged | 7.50 | 7.65 |
| (iv) Authentication of seed lot sown (per crop) | 7.50 | 7.65 |
| (v) Official examination of crops following an unsatisfactory official post control (per hectare or part thereof) | 18.50 | 18.80 |
| SCHEDULE 2 | ||
| B. Licensed seed testing stations | ||
| (ii) Fee for official examination of seed | 7.50 | 7.63 |
| C. Cereal crop inspection courses and examination | ||
| (i) Cereal crop inspection course | 607.00 | 618.00 |
| (ii) Initial examination and compulsory re-test: | ||
(a) all 3 species groups | 95.00 | 96.70 |
(b) 2 species | 70.00 | 71.20 |
(c) 1 species only | 35.00 | 35.60 |
| D. Seed sampling courses and examination | ||
| (i) Tuition and examination for seed samplers licence (administrative and sampling elements) | 407.60 | 415.00 |
| (ii) Tuition and examination for seed samplers licence (administrative element only) | 122.28 | 124.50 |
| (iii) Re-examination fee for seed samplers licence (with sampling function enabled) | 35.67 | 36.30 |
| (iv) Re-examination fee for seed samplers licence (with sampling function not enabled) | 10.20 | 10.40 |
| E. Seed analyst courses and examination | ||
| (i) Laboratory management course registration | 1030.00 | 1093.00 |
| (iii) Analyst course registration | 1705.00 | 1809.00 |
| (iv) Analyst course registration – additional and retake divisions (per division) | 166.00 | 176.00 |
No business and regulatory impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations given the limited impact on the costs for Scottish business.