The Charges for Residues Surveillance (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024

Statutory Instruments

2024 No. 892

FOOD, ENGLAND

The Charges for Residues Surveillance (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024

Made

2nd September 2024

Laid before Parliament

3rd September 2024

Coming into force

1st October 2024

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45 and 48(1)(b) and (c) of the Food Safety Act 1990(1) and now vested in the Secretary of State(2).

In accordance with section 48(4A)(3) of that Act the Secretary of State has had regard to advice given by the Food Standards Agency on the proposal to make these Regulations.

There has been consultation as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No.178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety(4).

Citation, commencement, extent and application

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Charges for Residues Surveillance (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024 and come into force on 1st October 2024.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

(3) These Regulations apply in relation to England only.

Amendments to the Charges for Residues Surveillance Regulations 2006

2.—(1) The Charges for Residues Surveillance Regulations 2006(5) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3(1) for the words from “, for each animal” to the end substitute—

“—

(a) for animals slaughtered, wild game prepared, fish other than trout marketed, trout for which feed is purchased, milk collected or eggs packed within the period beginning with 1st October 2024 and ending with 31st March 2025, charge the amount specified in the corresponding entry in the second column of that Schedule;

(b) for animals slaughtered, wild game prepared, fish other than trout marketed, trout for which feed is purchased, milk collected or eggs packed on or after 1st April 2025, charge the amount specified in the corresponding entry in the third column of that Schedule.”.

(3) For Schedule 1 substitute—

Regulation 3(1)

“Schedule 1 Residues Surveillance Charges

Type of creature or animal product	Charge (£) from 1st October 2024 to 31st March 2025	Charge (£) on or after 1st April 2025
Bovine	0.7007 per carcase	0.7617 per carcase
Goat	0.0691 per carcase	0.0751 per carcase
Sheep	0.0691 per carcase	0.0751 per carcase
Soliped	0.4287 per carcase	0.4660 per carcase
Swine	0.0676 per carcase	0.0735 per carcase
Game and wild game	1.0461 per tonne	1.0461 per tonne
Poultry	0.5917 per tonne	0.6432 per tonne
Eggs	0.0206 per case of 360	0.0206 per case of 360
Milk	0.0373 per 1000 litres	0.0405 per 1000 litres
Fish other than trout	2.1660 per tonne of marketed product	2.3546 per tonne of marketed product
Trout	2.5963 per tonne of fish food	2.8222 per tonne of fish food”

Hayman of Ullock

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

2nd September 2024

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Charges for Residues Surveillance Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2285).

These amendments vary the fees required to be paid in respect of the Secretary of State’s surveillance of animals and animal products for residues of veterinary medicinal products and other substances.

Changes to fees are itemised in the table below.

Type of creature or animal product	Basis for charge	Previous charge (£)	Replacement charge (£) from 1st October 2024 to 31st March 2025	Change (%) between previous charge and charge from 1st October 2024	Replacement charge (£) from 1st April 2025	Cumulative change (%) between previous charge and charge from 1 April 2025
Bovine	per carcase	0.5106	0.7007	37	0.7617	49
Goat	per carcase	0.0507	0.0691	36	0.0751	48
Sheep	per carcase	0.0507	0.0691	36	0.0751	48
Soliped	per carcase	0.3536	0.4287	21	0.4660	32
Swine	per carcase	0.0543	0.0676	25	0.0735	35
Game and wild game	per tonne	1.0461	1.0461	0	1.0461	0
Poultry	per tonne	0.5568	0.5917	6	0.6432	16
Eggs	per case of 360	0.0179	0.0206	15	0.0206	15
Milk	per 1000 litres	0.0276	0.0373	35	0.0405	47
Fish other than trout	per tonne of marketed product	2.1265	2.1660	2	2.3546	11
Trout	per tonne of fish food	1.6840	2.5963	54	2.8222	68

A full impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

(1)

1990 c. 16; sections 45(1) and (2) and 48(1) were amended by paragraphs 8 and 20 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28).

(2)

The powers, so far as they are exercisable in relation to England, were transferred by article 2(6) of the Transfer of Functions (Agriculture and Food) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3141) to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State acting jointly, and by article 2(3) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794) to the Secretary of State.

(3)

Section 48(4A) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28).

(4)

EUR 2002/178, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(5)

S.I. 2006/2285, amended by S.I. 2008/2999; 2009/2779 and 2011/2945.