LegalizeThe Animal Health (Miscellaneous 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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Salmonella National Control Programmes (zoonoses): fees
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Poultry health scheme: fees
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Bovine semen: fees
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Porcine semen: fees
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Bovine embryo (collection, production and transfer): fees
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Checking consignments of live animals from third countries at border control posts: fees
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Revocation and saving
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SCHEDULE 1 — Salmonella National Control Programmes (zoonoses): fees
| *Fees payable by the person in charge of a chicken or turkey holding from which an official control sample is taken, processed and examined for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003* | *Fees payable by the person in charge of a chicken or turkey holding from which an official control sample is taken, processed and examined for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003* |
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| Column 1 Activity | Column 2 Fee (£) |
| Time spent obtaining an official control sample for examination in a laboratory (in this Table the “time fee”) in addition to the fees specified in column 2 below unless otherwise specified | 9 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent |
| Time spent travelling to and from premises for the purpose of obtaining an official control sample (in addition to any other fees specified in column 2) | 14 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum fee of 84 |
| Taking an official control sample from a chicken laying flock | 32 |
| Taking an official control sample from a chicken or turkey breeding flock | 52 |
| Taking an official control sample from a chicken broiler flock or turkey fattening flock | 72 |
| Examination of an official control sample in a laboratory | 14 per sample examined (time fee does not apply) |
| *Fees payable by the operator of a laboratory in relation to an approval under Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003* | *Fees payable by the operator of a laboratory in relation to an approval under Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003* |
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| Column 1 Activity | Column 2 Fee (£) |
| Processing an application for an initial laboratory approval or a biennial renewal of a laboratory approval | 73 |
| Conducting inspections and quality assurance based upon the number of tests for which the laboratory is approved | one test |
| Conducting inspections and quality assurance based upon the number of tests for which the laboratory is approved | two tests |
| Conducting inspections and quality assurance based upon the number of tests for which the laboratory is approved | three tests |
| Conducting inspections and quality assurance based upon the number of tests for which the laboratory is approved | four tests |
| Conducting collaborative testing required to obtain and maintain approvals as a testing laboratory | for salmonella |
| *Fees payable by the person in charge of poultry flocks for conducting tests under point 4(b) of Part D of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003* | *Fees payable by the person in charge of poultry flocks for conducting tests under point 4(b) of Part D of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003* |
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| Column 1 Activity | Column 2 Fee (£) |
| Conducting tests on seven dust and faecal samples taken from each flock | 99 |
| Conducting bacteriological sampling and testing of the caeca and oviducts of 300 birds in each flock | 2,470 |
| Conducting bacteriological sampling and testing of the shell and the content of 4,000 eggs of each flock | 3,080 |
SCHEDULE 2 — Poultry health scheme: fees
| *Fees for registration and approval of an establishment for the purposes of the poultry health scheme* | *Fees for registration and approval of an establishment for the purposes of the poultry health scheme* |
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| Column 1 Activity | Column 2 Fee (£) |
| Time spent by a veterinary officer carrying out the registration or approval activities specified in this column of this Table below (in this Table the “time fee”), in addition to the fees specified in column 2 below unless otherwise specified | 16 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent |
| Time spent by a veterinary officer travelling to and from the premises of a poultry health scheme member (in this Table a “scheme member”) for the purposes of carrying out the activities specified in this column below (in addition to any other fees specified in column 2) | 21 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 126 |
| Annual registration as a poultry health scheme member | 55 (time fee does not apply) |
| Approval for the first year of a scheme member's flock or hatchery, or combined flock and hatchery on one site, where the inspection is carried out by a veterinary officer | 27 |
| Annual re-approval of a scheme member's flock or hatchery, or combined flock and hatchery on one site, where the inspection is carried out by a veterinary officer | 56 |
| Additional site re-approval of a scheme member's flock or hatchery, or combined flock or hatchery who applies at the same time for multiple sites, and the inspection is carried out by a veterinary officer | 31 |
| Annual re-approval of a scheme member's flock or hatchery, or combined flock and hatchery on one site, where the inspection is carried out by a veterinary surgeon who is not a veterinary officer | 54 (time fee does not apply) |
| Additional site re-approval of a scheme member's flock or hatchery, or combined flock or hatchery who applies at the same time for multiple sites, and the inspection is carried out by a veterinary surgeon who is not a veterinary officer | 29 (time fee does not apply) |
| *Fees payable by the operator of a laboratory in relation to an approval for the purposes of the poultry health scheme* | *Fees payable by the operator of a laboratory in relation to an approval for the purposes of the poultry health scheme* |
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| Column 1 Activity | Column 2 Fee (£) |
| Processing an application for an initial laboratory approval or an annual renewal of a laboratory approval | 73 |
| Proficiency test in respect of Salmonella bacteriology (pullorum, gallinarum and arizonae) | 131 per test |
| Proficiency test in respect of Salmonellaserology (pullorum and gallinarum) | 321 per test |
| Proficiency test in respect of Mycoplasma chicken serology (gallisepticum) | 321 per test |
| Proficiency test in respect of Mycoplasma culture (gallisepticum and meleagridis) | 281 per test |
| Proficiency test in respect of Mycoplasma turkey serology (gallisepticum and meleagridis) | 336 per test |
SCHEDULE 3 — Bovine Semen: fees
| *Fees payable by applicants and operators in connection with activities for the purposes of the 2007 Regulations* | *Fees payable by applicants and operators in connection with activities for the purposes of the 2007 Regulations* |
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| Column 1 Activity | Column 2 Fee (£) |
| Time spent by a veterinary officer carrying out the licensing or approval activities specified in this column of this Table (in addition to the fees specified in column 2 below) | 16 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent |
| Time spent by a veterinary officer travelling to and from premises for the purposes of carrying out the licensing approval activities specified in this column of this Table below (in addition to any other fees specified in column 2 below) | 21 per quarter hour, or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 126 |
| Considering an application under regulation 7 of the 2007 Regulations for approval of a bovine animal for use in a domestic collection centre or at unlicensed premises, or an application under regulation 10 of the 2007 Regulations for approval of the use of a bovine animal for collection of its semen or for use as a teaser animal at unlicensed premises | 20 |
| Considering an application under regulation 7 of the 2007 Regulations for approval of a bovine animal for use in an EC collection centre | 26 |
| Considering an application under regulation 4 of the 2007 Regulations for a licence to operate an EC quarantine centre | 29 |
| Considering an application under regulation 4 of the 2007 Regulations for a licence to operate: | 27 |
| aan EC collection centre;bdomestic collection centre;can EC storage centre; orda domestic storage centre | |
| Conducting an examination of a bovine semen centre under regulation 40 of the 2007 Regulations | 17 |
| Conducting a routine examination of an approved bovine animal for domestic or EC use | 23 |
SCHEDULE 4 — Porcine semen: fees
| *Fees payable in connection with activities for the purposes of the 1964 Regulations or the 1992 Regulations* | *Fees payable in connection with activities for the purposes of the 1964 Regulations or the 1992 Regulations* |
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| Column 1 Activity | Column 2 Fee (£) |
| Time spent by a veterinary officer carrying out the licensing or approval activities specified in this column of this Table below, in addition to the fees specified in column 2 below (in this Table the “time fee”) unless otherwise specified | 16 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent |
| Time spent by a veterinary officer travelling to and from premises for the purpose of carrying out the licensing or approval activities specified in this column of this Table below (in addition to any other fees specified in column 2 of this Table) | 21 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 126 |
| Application for approval of boars to provide semen for the purposes of artificial insemination | Application for approval of boars to provide semen for the purposes of artificial insemination |
| Considering an application for the approval of a boar under regulation 2(1) of the 1964 Regulations for the purpose of the collection of semen | 31 per boar |
| Routine testing of boars | Routine testing of boars |
| Routine testing of a boar at an artificial insemination centre | 23 per boar |
| Operation of an artificial insemination centre | Operation of an artificial insemination centre |
| Considering an application from an operator for an artificial insemination centre licence or approval | 27 |
| Considering an application for approval of an alteration to licensed premises or approved premises (in accordance with conditions attached to the licence) | 25 |
| Routine examination of an artificial insemination centre | 17 |
SCHEDULE 5 — Bovine embryo (collection, production and transfer): fees
| *Fees payable in connection with activities for the purpose of the 1995 Regulations* | *Fees payable in connection with activities for the purpose of the 1995 Regulations* |
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| Column 1 Activity | Column 2 Fee (£) |
| Time spent by a veterinary officer when carrying out activities specified in this column of this Table below (in addition to each of the fees specified in column 2 below) | 16 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent |
| Time spent by a veterinary officer travelling to and from premises for the purposes of the activities listed in this Table (in addition to any other fees listed in column 2 below) | 21 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent |
| Considering an application for approval of or re-approval of: | 28 |
| aa bovine embryo transfer team;ba store under regulation 13 of the 1995 Regulations;ca store under regulation 16 of the 1995 Regulations;da store and its supervisor under regulations 16 and 19 of the 1995 Regulations; orea single bovine embryo collection or production team (with or without an inspection of a laboratory) | |
| Considering an application for approval of each additional laboratory or store from the same applicant where the inspection is completed on the same day | 9 |
| Considering an application for re-approval of a laboratory or a store following any alterations | 25 |
| Carrying out a routine inspection of records of a single bovine embryo production, collection or transfer team, and re-inspection of a single laboratory or store | 17 |
| Carrying out a routine inspection of records of each additional bovine embryo production, collection or transfer team, and re-inspection of each additional laboratory or store | 4 for each additional team and laboratory or store |
SCHEDULE 6 — Checking consignments of live animals from third countries at border control post: fees
| *Fees for inspecting consignments of live animals from third countries and checking importation documentation at border control post in accordance with regulation 13 of the 2012 Regulations* | *Fees for inspecting consignments of live animals from third countries and checking importation documentation at border control post in accordance with regulation 13 of the 2012 Regulations* |
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| Column 1Inspection of type of animal and checking documents | Column 2Fee (£) per consignment |
| Poultry and small game birds | 65 |
| Poultry eggs | 38 |
| Ratites | 65 |
| Captive birds | 64 |
| Live fish, aquatic animals and bees | 32 |
| Rabbits and rodents | 29 |
| Other insects, invertebrates, reptiles and amphibians | 26 |
| Pets unaccompanied by a declaration | 57 |
| Equidae | 62 |
| Farmed livestock including cattle, sheep, goats, camelids, pigs and wild boar | 146 |
| Animals not covered by any other category mentioned above | 55 |
| Transhipment check of documents | 52 |
| *Additional fees for conducting inspections and checks as mentioned in Table 1 when carried out during certain periods* | *Additional fees for conducting inspections and checks as mentioned in Table 1 when carried out during certain periods* |
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| Column 1Period when inspection and check conducted | Column 2Fee (£) |
| Out of hours inspection or check | 140 per load |
| Inspection or check during a weekend or a public holiday | 185 per load |
| Time spent by a veterinary officer travelling to and from premises | 16 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 64 |
| *Fees for extra inspection checks due to non-compliances or additional control measures* | *Fees for extra inspection checks due to non-compliances or additional control measures* |
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| Column 1Person undertaking extra inspection checks | Column 2Fee (£) per quarter hour or per part quarter hour spent |
| Veterinary Officer – out of hours checks | 17 |
| Veterinary officer – checks during a weekend or a public holiday | 23 |
| Veterinary officer – checks at all other times | 11 |
| Time spent by a veterinary officer travelling to and from premises | 16, up to a maximum of 64 |
Signed
FERGUS EWING — A member of the Scottish Government — 2018-05-24
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