Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Seeds
Made
1st March 2011
Coming into operation
1st April 2011
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Seed Potatoes (Crop Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2011.
2. The Seed Potatoes (Crop Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009(3), shall be amended as follows.
3. For the Schedule there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in the Schedule.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 1st March 2011
Norman Fulton
A senior officer of the
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
regulations 2 and 3
Column (1) | Column (2) |
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Application | Fee |
1. In the case of an application received by the Department on or before 30th May in any calendar year- | |
(a) where the total area of the crop does not exceed 1 hectare | £46.00 |
(b) where the total area of the crop exceeds 1 hectare | £23.00 per half hectare or part of a half hectare |
2. In the case of an application received by the Department after 30th May in any calendar year- | |
(a) where the total area of the crop does not exceed 1 hectare | £56.00 |
(b) where the total area of the crop exceeds 1 hectare | £28.00 per half hectare or part of a half hectare |
Column (1) | Column (2) |
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Application | Fee |
In the case of an application received by the Department- | |
(a) where the total inspection time does not exceed one hour | £40.00 |
(b) where the total inspection time exceeds 1 hour | £40.00 per hour or part of an hour" |
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations increase the fee payable to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in respect of the certification of seed potato crops arising under the Seed Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (regulations 2, 3 and the Schedule).
In the case of an application for the certification and classification of seed potato crops, except for pre-basic tissue culture, received by the Department on or before the 30th May in any calendar year:
(a)where the total area of the crop does not exceed 1 hectare the fee is increased from £43.00 to £46.00.
(b)where the total area of the crop exceeds 1 hectare the fee is increased from £21.50 to £23.00 half hectare or part of a half hectare.
In the case of an application for the certification and classification of seed potato crops, except for pre-basic tissue culture received by the Department after 30th May in any calendar year:
(a)where the total area of the crop does not exceed 1 hectare the fee is increased from £53.00 to £56.00;
(b)where the total area of the crop exceeds 1 hectare the fee is increased from £26.50 to £28.00 per half hectare or part of a half hectare.
Formerly the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.1), Article 3(4)
1965 c.22 (N.I.) as amended by S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1972 No. 351 Art.3 and Schedule 3