2011 No. 1194

Animals, England

The Poultry Health Scheme (Fees) Regulations 2011

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations with the consent of the Treasury under section 56(1) of the Finance Act 19731.

Title, application and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Poultry Health Scheme (Fees) Regulations 2011; they apply in England and come into force on 25th May 2011.

Fees relating to the poultry health scheme2

1

The fee for approval for the purposes of the poultry health scheme established under paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011 2 is £60.00 for initial approval, with an annual fee of—

a

£62.00 for a flock or hatchery; or

b

£70.00 for a combined flock and hatchery on one site.

2

If the annual inspection under that paragraph is carried out by an officer of the Secretary of State the fee for each inspection (in addition to the annual fee) is—

a

£97 for a flock or hatchery; or

b

£143 for a combined flock and hatchery on one site.

3

The fee for the approval under that paragraph of a laboratory conducting diagnostic testing for members of the poultry health scheme is—

a

£13 for processing an application for approval; and

b

£31 for processing annual registration documentation.

Fee for proficiency testing a laboratory3

The fee payable by an approved laboratory for the following proficiency tests conducted by the Veterinary Laboratories Agency under paragraph 2 of Annex I to Council Directive 2009/158/EC (on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs3) is as follows.

Proficiency test

Fee(£)

Salmonella bacteriology (pullorum, gallinarum, arizonae)

131

Salmonella serology (pullorum, gallinarum)

336

Mycoplasma chicken serology (gallisepticum)

336

Mycoplasma culture (gallisepticum & meleagridis)

281

Mycoplasma turkey serology (gallisepticum & meleagridis)

336

Time of payment4

Fees are payable to the Secretary of State on demand.

HenleyParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

We consent

Jeremy WrightAngela WatkinsonTwo of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations set the fees for approvals for the purposes of the poultry health scheme established under Council Directive 2009/158/EC and the Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no new impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.