Welsh Statutory Instruments
2002 No. 1870 (W.183)
SEEDS, WALES
The Seeds (Fees) (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2002
Made 18th July 2002
Coming into force 23rd July 2002

The National Assembly for Wales, acting in relation to Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1) and (1A)(e) and 36 of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964, after consultation in accordance with the said section 16(1) with representatives of such interests as appear to it to be concerned, hereby makes the following Regulations:
1964 c. 14; section 16 was amended by the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68) section 4(1) and Schedule 4, paragraph 5(1), (2) and (3); see section 38(1) (as amended by S.I. 1978/272) for a definition of “the Minister”; the functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 were, so far as they are exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the Secretary of State for Wales by the Transfer of Functions (Wales) (No. 1) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/272); and under article 2(a) and Schedule 1 to the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) these functions, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales.

Title, extent and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Seeds (Fees) (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2002, shall extend to Wales and shall come into force on 23rd July 2002.

Amendment
2. For Schedules 1 to 6 to the Seeds (Fees) Regulations 1985 there shall be substituted the Schedules set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
S.I. 1985/981; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1990/610, 1999/1553 and 1865, 2001/2533 (W. 210) and 2002/1554(W.152).
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998
1998 c. 38.
John Marek
The Deputy Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
18th July 2002

SCHEDULE PROVISIONS TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE SCHEDULES TO THE SEEDS (FEES) REGULATIONS 1985
Regulation 2

“SCHEDULE 1 MATTERS ARISING UNDER THE CEREAL SEEDS REGULATIONS 1993
Regulation 3
S.I. 1993/2005, amended by S.I. 1995/1482, 1997/616, 1999/1860 and 2001/3664 (W. 296).
(1)	(2)	(3)	
Matter	When payable	Fee	Old fee
		£	£ The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under these Regulations before the coming into force of the Seeds (Fees) (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1870 (W.183)) on 23rd July 2002.
A. Initial fees
Initial fee per hectare or part thereof for crops intended to produce:	On application for registration		
(i) pre-basic or basic seed		27.15	(25.85)
(ii) certified seed of the first generation of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat, barley, triticale and oats or certified seed of rye and maize		6.85	(6.50)
(iii) certified seed of the second generation of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat, barley and oats		6.10	(5.80)
B. Crop inspection fees
Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops intended to produce pre-basic or basic seed, per hectare or part thereof examined.	On application	13.55	(12.90)
Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops produced from seed of a variety entered for but not added to the National List (or to the equivalent list in another Member State) intended to produce certified seed, certified seed of the first generation or certified seed of the second generation, per hectare or part thereof examined.	On application	13.55	(12.90)
C. Seed lot fee
Fee for the issue of an official certificate (other than in the circumstances described under F. below) in respect of a seed lot entered as:—	On application		
(i) breeder's, pre-basic or basic seed, certified seed of the first generation of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat, barley, triticale, oats or certified seed of rye and maize	44.85	(42.70)
(ii) certified seed of the second generation of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat, barley and oats	22.35	(21.30)
D. Seed testing fees
Fee for an official examination of seed for loose smut infection of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat and barley (per thousand embryos examined)	Within one month of demand by or on behalf of the appropriate Minister	39.40	(37.50)
E. Fees for additional tests
Fee for a Tetrazolium seed viability test in C1 Winter Wheat and C1 Winter Barley	Within one month of demand by or on behalf of the appropriate Minister	46.20	(44.00)
F. Seed lot re-entry fee
Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot which was entered for one category and has been withdrawn and is being re-entered as:—	On application		
(i) pre-basic or basic seed, certified seed of the first generation of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat, barley, triticale and oats or certified seed of rye and maize		31.35	(29.85)
(ii) certified seed of the second generation of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat, barley and oats		15.65	(14.90)

SCHEDULE 2 MATTERS ARISING UNDER THE FODDER PLANT SEEDS REGULATIONS 1993
Regulation 3
S.I. 1993/2009, amended by S.I. 1993/2529, 1996/1453, 1997/616, 1999/1864 and 2001/3665 (W. 297).
(1)	(2)	(3)	
Matter	When payable	Fee	Old fee
		£	£ The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under these Regulations before the coming into force of the Seeds (Fees) (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1870 (W.183)) on 23rd July 2002.
A. Initial fees
Initial fee per hectare or part thereof for crops intended to produce:	On application for registration		
(i) pre-basic or basic seed of—			
(a) grasses, legumes (except field beans and field peas) and crucifers		20.40	(19.45)
(b) field beans and field peas		17.65	(16.80)
(ii) certified seed of grasses, legumes (except field beans, field peas, white lupin, narrow-leaved lupin (blue lupin), yellow lupin, Hungarian vetch, common vetch, hairy vetch and lucerne) and crucifers		9.55	(9.10)
(iii) certified seed of the first and second generation of field beans and field peas		8.15	(7.75)
(iv) certified seed of the first generation of white lupin, narrow-leaved lupin (blue lupin), yellow lupin, Hungarian vetch, common vetch, hairy vetch and lucerne		9.55	(9.10)
B. Crop inspection fee
Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops intended to produce pre-basic or basic seed, per hectare or part thereof examined (including crops of hybrid swede rape and hybrid turnip rape).	On application	13.55	(12.90)
Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops produced from seed of a variety entered for but not added to the National List (or to the equivalent list in another Member State) intended to produce certified seed of grasses, legumes, (except field beans, field peas, white lupin, narrow-leaved lupin (blue lupin), yellow lupin, Hungarian vetch, common vetch, hairy vetch and lucerne) and crucifers or certified seed of the first generation and certified seed of the second generation of field beans and field peas or certified seed of the first generation of white lupin, narrow-leaved lupin (blue lupin), yellow lupin, Hungarian vetch, common vetch, hairy vetch and lucerne per hectare or part thereof examined.	On application	13.55	(12.90)
C. Seed lot fee
Fee for the issue of an official certificate (other than in the circumstances described under D. below) in respect of a seed lot entered as:—	On application		
(i) breeder’s seed of—			
(a) grasses, legumes (except field beans and field peas) and crucifers		36.70	(34.95)
(b) field beans and field peas		59.75	(56.20)
(ii) pre-basic or basic seed of—			
(a) grasses, legumes (except field beans and field peas) and crucifers		69.30	(66.00)
(b) field beans and field peas		59.75	(56.90)
(iii) certified seed of grasses, legumes (except field beans, field peas, white lupin, narrow-leaved lupin (blue lupin), yellow lupin, Hungarian vetch, common vetch, hairy vetch and lucerne) and crucifers		69.30	(66.00)
(iv) certified seed of the first and second generation of field beans and field peas		55.70	(53.05)
ivA certified seed of the first generation of white lupin, narrow-leaved lupin (blue lupin), yellow lupin, Hungarian vetch, common vetch, hairy vetch and lucerne		69.30	(66.00)
(v) commercial seed of the kinds for the time being specified in regulation 3(3) of the Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations 1993		61.10	(58.20)
D. Seed lot re-entry fee
Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot which was entered for one category and has been withdrawn and is being re-entered as:—	On application		
(i) pre-basic or basic seed of—			
(a) grasses, legumes (except field beans and field peas) and crucifers		48.50	
(b) field beans and peas			
(ii) certified seed of grasses, legumes (except field beans, field peas, white lupin, narrow-leaved lupin (blue lupin), yellow lupin, Hungarian vetch, common vetch, hairy vetch and lucerne) and crucifers		41.85 48.50	
(iii) certified seed of the first and second generation of field beans and peas		42.80	(40.75)
iiiA certified seed of the first generation of white lupin, narrow-leaved lupin (blue lupin), yellow lupin, Hungarian vetch, common vetch, hairy vetch and lucerne			
(iv) commercial seed of the kinds for the time being specified in regulation 3(3) of the Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations 1993			

SCHEDULE 3 MATTERS ARISING UNDER THE OIL AND FIBRE PLANT SEEDS REGULATIONS 1993
Regulation 3
S.I. 1993/2007, amended by S.I. 1994/1423, 1996/1451, 1997/616, 1999/1862 and 2001/3669(W.300).
(1)	(2)	(3)	
Matter	When payable	Fee £	Old fee
			£ The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under these Regulations before the coming into force of the Seeds (Fees) (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1870 (W.183)) on 23rd July 2002.
A. Initial fees
Initial fee per hectare or part thereof for crops intended to produce:	On application for registration		
(i) pre-basic or basic seed		29.95	(28.50)
(ii) all other categories of seed		14.30	(13.60)
B. Crop inspection fees
Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops intended to produce pre-basic or basic seed, per hectare or part thereof examined.	On application	13.55	(12.90)
Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops produced from seed of a variety entered for but not added to the National List (or to the equivalent list in another Member State) intended to produce certified seed, certified seed of the first generation, certified seed of the second generation or certified seed of the third generation, per hectare or part thereof examined.	On application	13.55	(12.90)
C. Seed lot fee
Fee for the issue of an official certificate (other than in the circumstances described under E. below) in respect of a seed lot entered as:—	On application		
(i) breeder’s pre-basic or basic seed		54.35	(51.75)
(ii) all other categories of seed		54.35	(51.75)
D. Seed testing fees
Fees for an official examination of seed for:—	Within one month of demand by or on behalf of the appropriate Minister		
(i) sunflower for Botrytis spp		46.15	(43.95)
(ii) flax and linseed for:—			
(a) Alternaria spp			
(b) Phoma exiqua var. linicola			
(c) Colletotrichum lini			
(d) Fusarium spp			
(e) Botrytis spp		37.95	(36.15)
(iii) soya bean for Pseudomonas syringae			
pv. glycinea spp for one sub-sample		66.15	(63.00)
test for five sub-sample tests		220.50	(210.00)
(iv) soya bean for Diaporthe phaselorum spp		41.35	(39.40)
E. Seed lot re-entry fee
Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot which was entered for one category and has been withdrawn and is being re-entered in any category	On application	38.05	(36.25)

SCHEDULE 4 MATTERS ARISING UNDER THE BEET SEEDS REGULATIONS 1993
Regulation 3
S.I. 1993/2006, amended by S.I. 1997/616, 1999/1861 and 2001/3658 (W.295).
(1)	(2)	(3)	
Matter	When payable	Fee	Old fee
		£	£ The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under these Regulations before the coming into force of the Seeds (Fees) (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1870 (W.183)) on 23rd July 2002.
A. Initial fees
Initial fee per hectare or part thereof for crops intended to produce:	On application for registration		
(i) pre-basic or basic seed		35.35	(33.65)
(ii) certified seed		16.35	(15.55)
B. Crop inspection fees
Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops intended to produce pre-basic or basic seed per hectare or part thereof examined.	On application	13.55	(12.90)
Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops produced from seed of a variety entered for but not added to the National List (or to the equivalent list in another Member State) intended to produce certified seed, per hectare or part thereof examined.	On application	13.55	(12.90)
C.Seed lot fee
Fee for the issue of an official certificate (other than in the circumstances described under D. below) in respect of a seed lot entered as:—	On application		
(i) pre-basic or basic seed		66.55	(63.40)
(ii) certified seed		65.15	(62.05)
D. Seed lot re-entry fee
Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot which was entered for one category and has been withdrawn and is being re-entered as:—	On application		
(i) pre-basic or basic seed		46.60	(44.40)
(ii) certified seed		45.60	(43.45)

SCHEDULE 5 MATTERS ARISING UNDER THE VEGETABLE SEEDS REGULATIONS 1993
Regulation 3
S.I. 1993/2006, amended by S.I. 1997/616, 1999/1861 and 2001/3667 (W. 299).
(1)	(2)	(3)	
Matter	When payable	Fee	Old fee
		£	£ The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under these Regulations before the coming into force of the Seeds (Fees) (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1870 (W.183)) on 23rd July 2002.
A. Initial fees
Initial fee for crops intended to produce:	On application for registration		
(i) pre-basic or basic seed of—		47.50	(45.25)
(a) all kinds, except peas, broad beans, cucumber, gherkin and tomato, per hectare or part thereof entered			
(b) peas and broad beans per hectare or part thereof entered		29.95	(28.50)
(c) cucumber, gherkin and tomato, per crop entered		47.50	(45.25)
(ii) certified seed of—			
(a) all kinds, except peas, broad beans, cucumber, gherkin and tomato, per hectare or part thereof entered		25.75	(24.50)
(b) peas and broad beans per hectare or part thereof entered		12.25	(11.65)
(c) cucumber, gherkin and tomato, per crop entered		25.75	(24.50)
B. Crop inspection fees
Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops intended to produce:	On application		
(i) A(i)(a) or (b) above, per hectare or part thereof examined		13.55	(12.90)
(ii) A(i)(c) above, per crop examined		13.55	(12.90)
Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops produced from seed of a variety entered for but not added to the National List (or to the equivalent list in another Member State) intended to produce:	On application		
(i) A(ii)(a) or (b) above, per hectare or part thereof examined		13.55	(12.90)
(ii) A(ii)(c) above, per crop examined		13.55	(12.90)
C. Seed lot fee
Fee for the issue of an official certificate (other than in the circumstances described under D. below) in respect of a seed lot entered	On application	108.70	(103.50)
D. Seed lot re-entry fee
Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot which was entered for one category and has been withdrawn and is being re-entered in any category	On application	76.05	(72.45)

SCHEDULE 6 MATTERS ARISING UNDER THE SEEDS (REGISTRATION, LICENSING AND ENFORCEMENT) REGULATIONS 1985
Regulation 3
S.I. 1985/980, amended by S.I. 1987/1098, 1990/611 and 1993/2530.
(1)	(2)	(3)	
Matter	When payable	Fee	Old fee
		£	£ The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under these Regulations before the coming into force of the Seeds (Fees) (Amendment) (Wales) ( No. 2) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1870 (W.183)) on 23rd July 2002.
A. Representations by, and hearings of, a seed merchant, processor or packer
(i) Fee for making written representations to the National Assembly for Wales	On making representations	33.95	(32.35)
(ii) Fee for being heard by a person appointed by the National Assembly for Wales	On applying to be heard	67.95	(64.70)
B. Licensed Seed Testing Stations
(i) Annual fee payable during the currency of the licence (or a proportion thereof in respect of a part of a year)	Within one month of demand by the National Assembly for Wales annually in advance	1,800.00	(2,135.00)
(ii) Fee payable by a Licensed Seed Testing Station in respect of an official examination of seed	Within one month of demand by the National Assembly for Wales, annually in arrears	9.65	(9.20)
C. Examination fees
(i) Examination for crop inspector in respect of cereals, field beans, field peas and pulses, or grasses and herbage legumes,			
(a) examination	Before the examination	157.45	(149.95)
(b) re-sit of examination (other than cereals)	Before the examination	157.45	(149.95)
(c) re-sit of either part of cereals examination	Before the examination	78.70	(74.95)
(d) re-test	Before the examination	78.70	(74.95)
(ii) Examination for crop inspector in respect of sugar beet, or fodder and oil crucifers; turnips; fodder beet and mangels; flax and linseed; soya bean,			
(a) examination	Before the examination	98.40	(93.70)
(b) re-sit of examination	Before the examination	98.40	(93.70)
(c) re-test	Before the examination	78.70	(74.95)
(iii) Examination for seed sampler	Before the examination	98.40	(93.70)”

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Seeds (Fees) Regulations 1985 (as amended). They prescribe revised fees in respect of matters arising under the Cereal Seeds Regulations 1993 (as amended), the Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations 1993 (as amended), the Oil and Fibre Plant Seeds Regulations 1993 (as amended), the Beet Seeds Regulations 1993 (as amended), the Vegetable Seeds Regulations 1993 (as amended) and the Seeds (Registration, Licensing and Enforcement) Regulations 1985 (as amended) (regulation 2).
The matters in respect of which the revised fees are prescribed are listed in the Schedule to these Regulations, and the fees which were chargeable before these Regulations came into force are printed in italics beside the revised fees.
All fees have been increased by 5 per cent. rounded to the nearest five pence except in the case of the annual fee for Licensed Seed Testing Stations which has been reduced by £335.
A Regulatory Appraisal has been prepared and copies can be obtained from the National Assembly for Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ.