LegalizeThe Poultry Health Scheme (Fees) Regulations 2011
Made: 27th April 2011
Laid before Parliament: 4th May 2011
Coming into force: 25th May 2011
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations with the consent of the Treasury under section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973[^f00001].
Title, application and commencement
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These Regulations may be cited as the Poultry Health Scheme (Fees) Regulations 2011; they apply in England and come into force on 25th May 2011.
Fees relating to the poultry health scheme
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- (1) The fee for approval for the purposes of the poultry health scheme established under paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011 [^f00002] is £60.00 for initial approval, with an annual fee of—
- (a) £62.00 for a flock or hatchery; or
- (b) £70.00 for a combined flock and hatchery on one site.
- (2) If the annual inspection under that paragraph is carried out by an officer of the Secretary of State the fee for each inspection (in addition to the annual fee) is—
- (a) £97 for a flock or hatchery; or
- (b) £143 for a combined flock and hatchery on one site.
- (3) The fee for the approval under that paragraph of a laboratory conducting diagnostic testing for members of the poultry health scheme is—
- (a) £13 for processing an application for approval; and
- (b) £31 for processing annual registration documentation.
Fee for proficiency testing a laboratory
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The fee payable by an approved laboratory for the following proficiency tests conducted by the Veterinary Laboratories Agency under paragraph 2 of Annex I to Council Directive 2009/158/EC (on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs[^f00003]) is as follows.
| Proficiency test | Fee(£) |
|---|---|
| Salmonella bacteriology (pullorum, gallinarum, arizonae) | 131 |
| Salmonella serology (pullorum, gallinarum) | 336 |
| Mycoplasma chicken serology (gallisepticum) | 336 |
| Mycoplasma culture (gallisepticum & meleagridis) | 281 |
| Mycoplasma turkey serology (gallisepticum & meleagridis) | 336 |
Time of payment
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Fees are payable to the Secretary of State on demand.
Signed
Henley — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — 22nd April 2011
We consent
Jeremy Wright — Angela Watkinson — Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury — 27th April 2011
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
These Regulations set the fees for approvals for the purposes of the poultry health scheme established under Council Directive 2009/158/EC and the Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no new impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1973 c.51.
[^f00002]: S. I. 2011/
[^f00003]: OJ No L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 74.
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