The Artificial Insemination (Cattle and Pigs) (Fees) Regulations 1987

Made: 10th March 1987

Laid before Parliament: 11th March 1987

Coming into force: 1st April 1987

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in relation to England, the Secretary of State for Scotland in relation to Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales in relation to Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 10(1) and (3) (c), as read with section 11(3), of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984[^f00001] and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, with the approval of the Treasury in accordance with section 10(3)(c) of the said Act of 1984, hereby make the following Regulations:—

Title and commencement

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Artificial Insemination (Cattle and Pigs) (Fees) Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 1st April 1987.

Interpretation

2

• (1) In these Regulations—

• “the principal cattle Regulations”means the Artificial Insemination of Cattle (Animal Health) (England and Wales) Regulations 1985[^f00002] and the Artificial Insemination of Cattle (Animal Health) (Scotland) Regulations 1985[^f00003];

• “the principal pig Regulations”means the Artificial Insemination of Pigs (England and Wales) Regulations 1964[^f00004] and the Artificial Insemination of Pigs (Scotland) Regulations 1964[^f00005].

• (2) Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation or Schedule shall be construed as a reference to the regulation or Schedule bearing that number in these Regulations.

• (3) Expressions used in Schedule 1 or 2 in relation to a matter arising under any of the Regulations referred to in paragraph (1) above shall have the same meaning as in the Regulations under which the matter arises.

Payment of fees

3

• (1) There shall be paid in connection with the issue of licences and approvals under the principal cattle Regulations and the principal pig Regulations and in connection with tests and examinations carried out for the purposes of those Regulations—

• (a) in the case of the matters arising under the principal cattle Regulations referred to in the first column of Schedule 1, the fees respectively set out in the second column of that Schedule opposite the references to those matters,

• (b) in the case of the matters arising under the principal pig Regulations referred to in the first column of Schedule 2, the fees respectively set out in the second column of that Schedule opposite the references to those matters.

• (2) The fees referred to in paragraph (1) above shall be paid to the appropriate Minister by the applicant or the licensee, as the case may be.

Refund of fees

4

If an application under the principal cattle Regulations or the principal pig Regulations is withdrawn before determination of the application, the appropriate Minister shall refund to the applicant such proportion of any fee paid under regulation 3 in respect of that application as the appropriate Minister thinks fit, having regard to any reasonable costs incurred by him in connection with the application.

SCHEDULE 1 — FEES IN RESPECT OF MATTERS ARISING UNDER THE PRINCIPAL CATTLE REGULATIONS

APPROVAL OF BULLS FOR USE IN ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION

1

• (a) Application for approval of bull

2

Application for modification of approval condition attaching to approved bull to extend the period specified for semen collection

3

Testing (other than for brucellosis or tuberculosis) of approved bull in connection with application for modification of approval condition to extend the period specified for semen collection

TEASER ANIMALS

4

• (a) Application for consent to bring teaser animal onto a processing centre

LICENCES

5

• (a) Application for a processing licence for premises with bull stud

6

Application for a storage licence, other than for a semen shop store

7

Application for a supply licence

8

Application for a semen shop licence

9

• (a) Application for a farm storage licence with one site for the farm storage flask

10

Application for a farm storage servicing licence

11

Application for renewal of a farm storage licence

12

Application for approval of alteration to licensed premises

ROUTINE INSPECTION OF LICENSED ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION PREMISES AND TESTING OF ANIMALS

13

Inspection of a processing centre

14

• (a) Testing of bulls and teaser animals on a processing centre (up to a maximum of 10)

15

• (a) Inspection of premises on which bulls laid off a processing centre are present and testing of the bulls (up to a maximum of 10 bulls)

16

Inspection of a supply centre (including the supply centre store)

17

Inspection of quarantine premises, main store or semen shop (including the semen shop store)

APPLICATIONS FOR EXEMPTION

18

Examination of premises in connection with application for certification as an exempted embryo transfer unit—

19

Examination of premises in connection with application for renewal of certification as an exempted embryo transfer unit

20

Examination of premises in connection with application for certification as an exempted research or experimental establishment

21

Examination of premises in connection with application for renewal of certification as an exempted research or experimental establishment

SCHEDULE 2 — FEES IN RESPECT OF MATTERS ARISING UNDER THE PRINCIPAL PIG REGULATIONS

APPROVAL OF BOARS

1

• (a) Application for approval of boar

LICENSING OF ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION CENTRES

2

• (a) Application for a licence for premises with boar stud

3

Application for approval of alteration to licensed premises

ROUTINE INSPECTION OF ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION CENTRES AND TESTING OF BOARS

4

Inspection of artificial insemination centre

5

• (a) Testing of boars on an artificial insemination centre (up to a maximum of 10 boars)

Signed

In Witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 5th March 1987.

Michael Jopling — Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

John J. Mackay — Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Scottish Office — 5th March 1987

Nicholas Edwards — Secretary of State for Wales — 5th March 1987

We approve,

Michael Neubert — Mark Lennox-Boyd — Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury — 10th March 1987

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make provision for the payment of fees in connection with the issue of licences and approvals under certain Regulations relating to the artificial insemination of cattle and pigs and in connection with tests and examinations carried out for the purposes of those Regulations (regulation 3 and Schedules 1 and 2).

Provision is made for a proportion of the fee to be refunded to the applicant where an application is withdrawn before determination of the application (regulation 4).

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1984 c. 40.

[^f00002]: S.I. 1985/1861.

[^f00003]: S.I. 1985/1857.

[^f00004]: S.I. 1964/1172.

[^f00005]: S.I. 1964/1171.