The Poultry Flocks, Hatcheries and Processed Animal Protein (Fees) Order 1992

Made: 23rd June 1992

Laid before the House of Commons: 24th June 1992

Coming into force: 15th July 1992

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 84(1) of the Animal Health Act 1981[^f00001], and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, with the approval of the Treasury in accordance with the said section 84(1), hereby make the following Order:

Title and commencement

1

This Order may be cited as the Poultry Flocks, Hatcheries and Processed Animal Protein (Fees) Order 1992 and shall come into force on 15th July 1992.

Fees

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• (1) There shall be paid in respect of each transaction described in column (1) of the Schedule the fee specified in column (2) of the Schedule.

• (2) In the case of the transactions in items 1 and 2 of the Schedule the fee shall be paid to the appropriate Minister.

• (3) In the case of other transactions in the Schedule the fee shall be paid to the Minister.

• (4) In the case of a transaction numbered 1, 2(a), 2(b), 2(d) or 5 in the Schedule the fee shall be paid by the applicant when making the application for registration or authorisation.

• (5) In the case of any other transaction in the Schedule the fee shall be paid by the person in whose name the premises are registered under the appropriate Order, such fee being payable within 14 days of demand being made by the appropriate Minister or the Minister as the case may be.

• (6) Any reference in this article to a Schedule is a reference to the Schedule to this Order.

Revocations

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The Poultry Flocks, Hatcheries and Processed Animal Protein (Fees) Order 1990[^f00002] and the Poultry Flocks, Hatcheries and Processed Animal Protein (Fees) (Amendment) Order 1991[^f00003] are hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE — FEES

1

Application for registration under article 9(3) of the Poultry Laying Flocks (Testing and Registration etc.) Order 1989[^f00004].

2

• (a) Application for registration or renewal of registration under article 3(3), 4(3), 3(8) or 4(8) of the Poultry Breeding Flocks and Hatcheries (Registration and Testing) Order 1989[^f00005];

4

• (a) Examination of samples from breeding flocks by an officer of the Minister, taken under paragraph 3 of Part I of Schedule 3 to, that Order, of—

• (i) a composite faeces sample

5

• (a) Inspection prior to the authorisation of a laboratory for the purposes of the Orders referred to above or the Processed Animal Protein Order 1989[^f00005];

6

Inspection of a laboratory with a view to deciding whether the annual authorisation should be renewed or revoked.

Signed

In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 22nd June 1992.

John Selwyn Gummer — Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Hector Monro — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office — 23rd June 1992

David Hunt — Secretary of State for Wales — 22nd June 1992

We approve,

Tim Wood — Irvine Patnick — Two of the Lord Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury — 22nd June 1992

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order replaces the Poultry Flocks, Hatcheries and Processed Animal Protein (Fees) Order 1990 as amended. It provides for fees to recover the full cost of the transactions specified in the Order in respect of laying and breeding flock and hatchery premises and for the purpose of authorising laboratories under certain orders relating to poultry and protein processing. In the cases of new applications and applications for renewal of registration or authorisation the fees become payable at the time the application is made. Otherwise the fee is payable on demand.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1981 c. 22; see section 86(1)(c) for a definition of “the Ministers”.

[^f00002]: S.I. 1990/530.

[^f00003]: S.I. 1991/405.

[^f00004]: S.I. 1989/1964, to which there is an amendment not relevant to this Order.

[^f00005]: S.I. 1989/1963, amended by S.I. 1990/347.