The Seed Potatoes (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 1990

Made: 26th July 1990

Laid before Parliament: 6th August 1990

Coming into force: 3rd September 1990

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 16(1), (1A)(e) and (5)(a) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964[^f00001], and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with representatives of such interests as appear to him to be concerned, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and extent

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Seed Potatoes (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on 3rd September 1990.

• (2) These Regulations shall extend to Scotland only.

Revocation of previous Regulations

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The Seed Potatoes (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 1988[^f00002] are hereby revoked.

Payment of fees

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There shall be paid in advance in respect of the matters arising under the Seed Potatoes Regulations 1984[^f00003] referred to in the Schedule hereto, or under any Regulations amending or superseding them, the fees respectively specified in the second column of the said Schedule opposite the references to such matters.

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The said fees shall be payable to the Secretary of State.

Exemptions

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The Secretary of State may exempt any person or class of person or persons generally from compliance in whole or in part with the provisions of these Regulations in relation to payment of fees and any exemptions so made may be made subject to conditions.

SCHEDULE

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Fee for crop inspection in respect of crops for which an application has been made for classification as:

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Fee for provision of seals and labels including official examination—all classes per tonne or part thereof:

Signed

Sanderson of Bowden — Minister of State, Scottish Office — 26th July 1990

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which apply to Scotland only and which revoke and supersede the Seed Potatoes (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 1988, prescribe the fees payable in respect of certain matters arising under the Seed Potatoes Regulations 1984.

The fees for the provision of labels and seals have been increased to £2.80 and the reduced fee for returned unused labels has been increased from 50p to 80p representing an increase of 73.5%. The fees for crop inspection of all classes remain unchanged.

Footnotes

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

[^f00002]: S.I. 1988/671.

[^f00003]: S.I. 1984/412.

[^f00004]: The figures in italics are the fees which were charged under the Seed Potatoes (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 1988 which are revoked by these Regulations.