The Seed Potatoes (Fees) Regulations 1987

Made: 2nd April 1987

Laid before Parliament: 7th April 1987

Coming into force: 28th April 1987

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in relation to England and the Secretary of State in relation to Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 16(1) and (1A)(e) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964[^f00001] and now vested in them[^f00002], and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with section 16(1) of the said Act with representatives of such interests as appear to them to be concerned, hereby make the following Regulations:—

Title and commencement

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Seed Potatoes (Fees) Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 28th April 1987.

Revocation of previous regulations

2

The Seed Potatoes (Fees) Regulations 1985[^f00003] are hereby revoked.

Fees

3

There shall be paid in advance, in respect of the matters referred to in the first column of the Schedule hereto arising under the Seed Potatoes Regulations 1984[^f00004], the fees respectively specified in the second column of the said Schedule opposite the references to those matters.

4

The said fees shall be payable to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (hereinafter referred to as “the Minister”).

5

If an application for the classification of a crop of seed potatoes is withdrawn before the arrival of an inspector for the purpose of inspecting the crop for the first time any fee paid in respect of that crop in accordance with regulation 3 of these Regulations, less an amount of £5 in respect of each half-hectare or part thereof of that crop, shall be repaid to the applicant.

6

The Minister may refund in whole or in part fees paid under regulation 3 of these Regulations if, in his opinion, an effective health assessment of a crop or part of a crop is not possible for reasons beyond the control of the grower.

SCHEDULE

A

Basic Seed Potatoes

B

Certified Seed Potatoes (that is to say CC class) per half-hectare

Signed

In Witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 2nd April 1987.

Michael Jopling — Nicholas Edwards — Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food — Secretary of State for Wales — 2nd April 1987

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which revoke and replace the Seed Potatoes (Fees) Regulations 1985, prescribe the fees payable in respect of certain matters arising under the Seed Potatoes Regulations 1984.

The fees for crop inspections have been increased by £1 per half-hectare or part thereof inspected for the VTSC, Super Elite and Elite classes and by 50p per half-hectare or part thereof inspected for the AA and CC classes. In addition, the minimum fees payable for crop inspections have been increased by £2 for the Super Elite and Elite classes and by £1 for the AA and CC classes (regulation 3 and Schedule).

The registration fee to be retained by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in respect of applications for the classification of crops of seed potatoes which are withdrawn remains £5 (regulation 5).

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1964 c. 14; section 16 was amended by the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), Schedule 4, paragraph 5(1) and (2).

[^f00002]: In the case of the Secretary of State by virtue of S.I. 1978/272.

[^f00003]: S.I. 1985/438.

[^f00004]: S.I. 1984/412.

[^f00005]: The figures in parenthesis are the fees which were charged under the Seed Potatoes (Fees) Regulations 1985 which are revoked by these Regulations.