LegalizeThe Animal By-Products and Pet Passport Fees (Scotland) Regulations 2018
Made: 24th May 2018
Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 29th May 2018
Coming into force: 30th June 2018
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Citation, commencement and extent
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Interpretation
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Refund of fees
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Animal by-products and derived products: fees
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Pet Passports: fees
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SCHEDULE — ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS AND DERIVED PRODUCTS: FEES
| Fees payable by the operator of an establishment or plant for an application for approval under Articles 24 and 44 of the EU Control Regulation | Fees payable by the operator of an establishment or plant for an application for approval under Articles 24 and 44 of the EU Control Regulation | Fees payable by the operator of an establishment or plant for an application for approval under Articles 24 and 44 of the EU Control Regulation |
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| Column 1 Activity | Column 2 Fee (£) for applications received on or after 30th June 2018 | Column 3 Fee (£) for applications received on or after 30th June 2019 |
| Time spent by a veterinary officer travelling to and from premises for the purpose of carrying out the activities specified in this Table and Table 2 | 21 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 126 | 21 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 126 |
| Time spent by an officer employed by the Scottish Ministers or the Secretary of State other than a veterinary officer travelling to and from premises for the purposes of carrying out the activities specified in this Table and Table 2 | 14 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 84 | 14 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 84 |
| Consideration of an application for approval of a rendering plant that includes a site visit of up to 60 minutes | 892 | 1785 |
| Consideration of an application for approval of an establishment or plant carrying out the transformation of animal by-products and/or derived products into compost that includes a site visit of up to 60 minutes | 475 | 951 |
| Consideration of application for approval of an establishment or plant carrying out the transformation of animal by-products and/or derived products into biogas that includes a site visit of up to 60 minutes | 475 | 951 |
| Consideration of an application for approval of an establishment or plant carrying out the handling of animal by-products after their collection, by way of operations such as sorting, cutting, chilling, freezing, salting, removal of hides and skins, or removal of specified risk material, that includes a site visit of up to 60 minutes | 242 | 485 |
| Consideration of an application for approval of an establishment or plant carrying out the storage of animal by-products and or derived products that includes a site visit of up to 60 minutes | 242 | 485 |
| Consideration of an application for approval of an incinerator plant that includes a site visit of up to 60 minutes | 198 | 395 |
| Consideration of an application for approval of an establishment or plant manufacturing pet food that includes a site visit of up to 60 minutes | 198 | 395 |
| Time spent by a veterinary officer for the purpose of carrying out activities specified in this Table after the first 60 minutes of a site visit to assess suitability for approval | 8 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent | 16 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent |
| Time spent by an officer employed by the Scottish Ministers or the Secretary of State (other than a veterinary officer) for the purpose of the administration of additional visits and connected activities | 3 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent | 6 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent |
| Additional administrative fee for production of invoices for additional visits and connected activities | 7 per invoice | 13 per invoice |
| Fees payable by the operator of an establishment or plant for official control inspection site visits undertaken under Article 45 of the EU Control Regulation | Fees payable by the operator of an establishment or plant for official control inspection site visits undertaken under Article 45 of the EU Control Regulation | Fees payable by the operator of an establishment or plant for official control inspection site visits undertaken under Article 45 of the EU Control Regulation |
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| Column 1 Activity | Column 2 Fee (£) for inspection site visits undertaken on or after 30th June 2018 | Column 3 Fee (£) for inspection site visits undertaken on or after 30th June 2019 |
| Time spent by a veterinary officer for the purpose of an inspection site visit that lasts longer than 30 minutes | 8 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent | 16 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent |
| Time spent by an officer employed by the Scottish Ministers or the Secretary of State (other than a veterinary officer) for the purpose of an inspection site visit that lasts longer than 30 minutes | 4 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent | 8 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent |
| Time spent organising an inspection site visit and dealing with any action points arising from the visit by an officer employed by the Scottish Ministers or the Secretary of State (other than a veterinary officer) | 3 per quarter hour spent or part quarter hour spent | 6 per quarter hour spent or part quarter hour spent |
| Fee for the carrying out of the first 30 minutes of an inspection site visit where either an annual or biennial inspection of an approved or registered establishment or plant is required under the EU Control Regulation | 78 per visit | 157 per visit |
| Annual fee for the carrying out of the first 30 minutes of each of four inspection site visits to inspect an approved or registered establishment or plant where quarterly inspections are required under the EU Control Regulation | 281 per year | 561 per year |
| Annual fee for the carrying out of the first 30 minutes of each of twelve inspection site visits of an approved or registered establishment where monthly inspections are required under the EU Control Regulation | 829 per year | 1658 per year |
Signed
FERGUS EWING — A member of the Scottish Government — 24th May 2018
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1972 c.68. Paragraph 1A of schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and amended by Part 1 of the schedule of the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008, (c.7).
[^f00002]: 1973 c.51. The reference to a Government department in section 56(1) is to be read as a reference to the Scottish Administration by virtue of article 2(2) of the Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1820) and the functions of the Minister were, so far as exercisable within devolved competence, transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46). The requirement to obtain the consent of the Treasury was removed by section 55 of that Act. Section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973 was amended by S.I. 2011/1043.
[^f00003]: OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p.1, as last amended by Regulation (EU) 2017/625 (OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p.1).
[^f00004]: OJ L 54, 26.2.2011, p.1, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1262 (OJ L 182, 13.7.2017, p.34).
[^f00005]: OJ L 178, 28.6.2013, p.1, which is repealed subject to savings by Regulation (EU) 2016/429 (OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p.1).
[^f00006]: By virtue of an agreement under section 93 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46), the Secretary of State may exercise specific functions of the Scottish Ministers as listed in the schedule of the Scotland Act 1998 (Agency Arrangements) (Specification) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/3157).
[^f00007]: S.S.I. 2013/307 as amended by S.S.I. 2015/393.
Editorial notes
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