The Health and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) (Amendment) and Gas Safety (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2024

Fees payable in relation to the Explosives Regulations 2014 and the Acetylene Safety (England and Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2014

6.  For Schedule 7 (fees payable in relation to the Explosives Regulations 2014, the 2014 Acetylene Regulations etc) substitute—

Regulations 9 and 10

“SCHEDULE 7 Fees payable in relation to the Explosives Regulations 2014, the 2014 Acetylene Regulations and the Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations 2014

PART 1 Fees for applications for licences, variations, transfers or replacements of licences, to manufacture or to store explosives, made to the Executive or the ONR under the Explosives Regulations 2014

1 (Provision of the Explosives Regulations 2014 under which a licence is granted, varied, transferred or replaced)	2 (Purpose of application or exercise of function)	3 (Person by whom the fee is payable)
Regulation 13, including as extended by regulation 2(2) of those Regulations to the manufacture and storage of ammonium nitrate blasting intermediate	Licence to store explosives	Applicant
	Licence to manufacture explosives	Applicant
	Renewal of any of the above licences	Explosives licensee
Regulation 16	Varying, or proposing to vary, a licence to manufacture or store explosives	Explosives licensee
Regulation 17	Transfer of any of the above licences	Transferee of explosives licence
	Replacement of any of the above licences, if lost	Explosives licensee
Regulation 23(1)(c)	Revocation of any of the above licences	Explosives licensee

PART 2 Fees for applications to issue a recipient competent authority document or site manufacturing code for civil explosives under the Explosives Regulations 2014

1 (Provision of the Explosives Regulations 2014 under which a licence, document or code is issued)	2 (Purpose of application or exercise of function)	3 (Fee)
Regulation 8	Recipient competent authority document for the transfer of civil explosives	£138
Regulation 34	Attribution of site manufacturing code for civil explosives	£69

PART 3 Fees for applications for licences, or variations to, or transfer of, licences to store explosives, made to licensing authorities specified in paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 1 to the Explosives Regulations 2014

1 (Provision of the Explosives Regulations 2014 under which application is made or function is exercised)	2 (Purpose of application or exercise of function)	3 (Fee)
Regulation 13 (see Note)	Licence to store explosives where, by virtue of regulation 27 of and Schedule 5 to the 2014 Regulations, a minimum separation distance of greater than 0 meters is required:
	(a) one year’s duration	£202
	(b) two years’ duration	£266
	(c) three years’ duration	£333
	(d) four years’ duration	£409
	(e) five years’ duration	£463
	Licence to store explosives where, by virtue of regulation 27 of, and Schedule 5 to, the 2014 Regulations, no minimum separation distance or a 0 meters separation distance is prescribed:
	(a) one year’s duration	£119
	(b) two years’ duration	£154
	(c) three years’ duration	£190
	(d) four years’ duration	£226
	(e) five years’ duration	£260
	Renewal of licence to store explosives where, by virtue of regulation 27 of, and Schedule 5 to, the 2014 Regulations, a minimum separation distance of greater than 0 meters is prescribed:
	(a) one year’s duration	£94
	(b) two years’ duration	£161
	(c) three years’ duration	£226
	(d) four years’ duration	£291
	(e) five years’ duration	£357
	Renewal of licence to store explosives where, by virtue of regulation 27 of, and Schedule 5 to, the 2014 Regulations, no minimum separation distance or a 0 meters minimum separation distance is prescribed:
	(a) one year’s duration	£59
	(b) two years’ duration	£94
	(c) three years’ duration	£132
	(d) four years’ duration	£166
	(e) five years’ duration	£202
Regulation 16	Varying, or proposing to vary, a licence:
	(a) varying name of explosives licensee or address of site	£40
	(b) any other kind of variation or any proposal to vary a licence	The reasonable cost to the licensing authority of having the work carried out
Regulation 17	Transfer of licence	£40
	Replacement of licence	£40

Note:

The fee payable for a licence or renewal of a licence—

(a) of less than one year’s duration is, respectively, the fee set out above for a licence or renewal of a licence of one year’s duration decreased proportionately according to the duration of the period for which the licence or renewal is granted;

(b) of more than one but less than two years’ duration is, respectively, the fee set out above for a licence, or a renewal of a licence, of one year’s duration increased proportionately according to the duration of the period for which the licence or renewal is granted;

(c) of more than two but less than three years’ duration is, respectively, the fee set out above for a licence or renewal of a licence of two years’ duration increased proportionately according to the duration of the period for which the licence or renewal is granted;

(d) of more than three but less than four years’ duration is, respectively, the fee set out above for a licence or renewal of a licence of three years’ duration increased proportionately according to the duration of the period for which the licence or renewal is granted;

(e) of more than four but less than five years’ duration is, respectively, the fee set out above for a licence or renewal of a licence of four years’ duration increased proportionately according to the duration of the period for which the licence or renewal is granted.

PART 4 Fees for explosives certificates under the Explosives Regulations 2014

1 (Provision of the Explosives Regulations 2014 under which a fee is payable)	2 (Purpose of application)	3 (Fee)
Regulation 11 (see Note)	(a) Explosives certificate for acquiring and keeping explosives, not including an application for an explosives certificate referred to in entries (c), (g) or (i), at a site in relation to which a person holds a licence to store explosives and, by virtue of regulation 27 of, and Schedule 5 to, the 2014 Regulations, no minimum separation distance is prescribed or a 0 metres minimum separation distance is prescribed:
	(i) one year’s duration	£142
	(ii) two years’ duration	£178
	(iii) three years’ duration	£214
	(iv) four years’ duration	£250
	(v) five years’ duration	£286
	(b) Renewal of the explosives certificate referred to in (a):
	(i) one year’s duration	£125
	(ii) two years’ duration	£148
	(iii) three years’ duration	£171
	(iv) four years’ duration	£197
	(v) five years’ duration	£220
	(c) Explosives certificate for acquiring and keeping explosives not including an application for an explosives certificate referred to in entries (a), (g) or (i), at a site in relation to which a person holds a licence for the storage of no more than 2000 kilograms of explosives:
	(i) one year’s duration	£154
	(ii) two years’ duration	£190
	(iii) three years’ duration	£226
	(iv) four years’ duration	£260
	(v) five years’ duration	£297
	(d) Renewal of the explosives certificate referred to in (c):
	(i) one year’s duration	£148
	(ii) two years’ duration	£178
	(iii) three years’ duration	£208
	(iv) four years’ duration	£238
	(v) five years’ duration	£266
	(e) Explosives certificate for acquiring and keeping explosives, not including an application for an explosives certificate referred to in entries (g) or (i), at a site in relation to which a person holds a licence for the storage of more than 2000 kilograms of explosives:
	(i) one year’s duration	£208
	(ii) two years’ duration	£250
	(iii) three years’ duration	£291
	(iv) four years’ duration	£333
	(v) five years’ duration	£375
	(f) Renewal of the explosives certificate referred to in (e):
	(i) one year’s duration	£183
	(ii) two years’ duration	£220
	(iii) three years’ duration	£255
	(iv) four years’ duration	£291
	(v) five years’ duration	£327
	(g) Explosives certificate for acquiring and keeping shooters’ powder only, at a site in relation to which the applicant holds a licence, where the applicant also makes a relevant application under the 1968 Act to the chief officer of police determining the explosives certificate application which is to be determined at the same time	£28
	(h) Renewal of the explosives certificate referred to in (g) where the applicant also makes a relevant application under the 1968 Act to the chief officer of police determining the renewal application which is to be determined at the same time	£17
	(i) Explosives certificate for acquiring and keeping only shooters’ powder at a site in relation to which the applicant holds a licence and a relevant certificate, where no relevant application under the 1968 Act by the applicant is to be determined at the same time	£50
	(j) Renewal of the explosives certificate referred to in (i) where no relevant application under the 1968 Act by the same applicant is to be determined at the same time	£20
	(k) Explosives certificate for acquiring more than 15 kilograms of explosives, not including an application for an explosives certificate referred to in entries (m) or (o)
	(i) one year’s duration	£142
	(ii) two years’ duration	£178
	(iii) three years’ duration	£214
	(iv) four years’ duration	£250
	(v) five years’ duration	£286
	(l) Renewal of the explosives certificate referred to in (k):
	(i) one year’s duration	£125
	(ii) two years’ duration	£148
	(iii) three years’ duration	£171
	(iv) four years’ duration	£197
	(v) five years’ duration	£220
	(m) Explosives certificate for acquiring more than 15 kilograms of shooters’ powder only, where the applicant also makes a relevant application under the 1968 Act to the chief officer of police determining the explosives certificate application which is to be determined at the same time	£28
	(n) Renewal of the explosives certificate referred to in (m) where the applicant also makes a relevant application under the 1968 Act to the chief officer of police determining the renewal application which is to be determined at the same time	£17
	(o) Explosives certificate for acquiring more than 15 kilograms of shooters’ powder only, where the applicant holds a relevant certificate and no relevant application under the 1968 Act is to be determined at the same time	£50
	(p) Renewal of the explosives certificate referred to in (o) where no relevant application under the 1968 Act by the applicant is to be determined at the same time	£20
	(q) Replacement of any explosives certificate referred to in entries (a) to (f) and (k) and (l) if lost	£40
	(r) Replacement of any explosives certificate referred to in entries (g) to (j) and (m) to (p) if lost	£11

Note:

The fee payable for an explosives certificate or renewal of an explosive certificate (“renewal”)—

(a) of less than one year’s duration is, respectively, the fee set out above for a certificate, or renewal of one year’s duration decreased proportionately according to the duration of the period for which the explosives certificate or renewal is granted;

(b) of more than one but less than two years’ duration is, respectively, the fee set out above for an explosives certificate, or a renewal of one year’s duration increased proportionately according to the duration of the period for which the explosives certificate or renewal is granted;

(c) of more than two years but less than three years’ duration is, respectively, the fee set out above for an explosives certificate, or a renewal of two years’ duration increased proportionately according to the duration of the period for which the explosives certificate or renewal is granted;

(d) of more than three years but less than four years’ duration is, respectively, the fee set out above for an explosives certificate, or a renewal of three years’ duration increased proportionately according to the duration of the period for which the explosives certificate or renewal is granted;

(e) of more than four years but less than five years’ duration is, respectively, the fee set out above for an explosives certificate, or a renewal of four years’ duration increased proportionately according to the duration of the period for which the explosives certificate or renewal is granted.

PART 5 Fees for applications under and replacements of licences under the 2014 Acetylene Regulations

1 (Purpose of application under the 2014 Acetylene Regulations)	2 (Person by whom the fee is payable)
Application for a licence for the manufacture of compressed acetylene gas, the compression of acetylene gas, the filling of a cylinder with compressed acetylene gas or any combination of those activities under regulation 6	Applicant
Application to renew a licence under regulation 6	Acetylene licensee
Application to vary a licence under regulation 6, including where the acetylene licensing authority proposes to vary or varies a licence without the consent of the acetylene licensee as permitted by regulation 9(5)(a) of the 2014 Acetylene Regulations	Acetylene licensee
Application to transfer a licence under regulation 6	Transferee of the acetylene licence
Replacement of any of the licences referred to in this Part if lost	Acetylene licensee

PART 6 Fees payable in respect of applications for the granting of storage certificates and petrol licences under the Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations 2014

1 (Provision of the Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations 2014(1) under which a fee is payable)	2 (Purpose of application)	3 (Fee)
Regulation 6	Storage certificate, where premises to be used to store petrol of a quantity—
	not exceeding 2,500 litres	£48 for each year of certificate
	exceeding 2,500 litres but not exceeding 50,000 litres	£65 for each year of certificate
	exceeding 50,000 litres	£137 for each year of certificate
Regulation 14	Licence to keep petrol of a quantity—
	not exceeding 2,500 litres	£48 for each year of certificate
	exceeding 2,500 litres but not exceeding 50,000 litres	£65 for each year of certificate
	exceeding 50,000 litres	£137 for each year of certificate”.

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S.I. 2014/1637. This instrument was amended by S.I. 2015/483.