Seed Potatoes (Tuber and Label Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Made5th August 2005

Coming into operation1st September 2005

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development1, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 1 of the Seeds Act (Northern Ireland) 19652 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, after consultation with representatives of such interests as appear to it to be concerned, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Seed Potatoes (Tuber and Label Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 and shall come into operation on 1st September 2005.

Amendment of the Seed Potatoes (Tuber and Label Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19822

For the Schedule to the Seed Potatoes (Tuber and Label Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19823 there shall be substituted—

SCHEDULE
Regulation 4
Matter
Fee
£
1
Fee for the inspection of seed potato tubers prior to their being sealed under regulation 14(2) of the Seed Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20014
3.90 per tonne or part of a tonne
2
Fee for the provision of official labels whether or not details have been printed thereon by the Department
0.60 per 20

Matter	Fee
	£
1 Fee for the inspection of seed potato tubers prior to their being sealed under regulation 14(2) of the Seed Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20014	3.90 per tonne or part of a tonne
2 Fee for the provision of official labels whether or not details have been printed thereon by the Department	0.60 per 20

Revocation3

The Seed Potatoes (Tuber and Label Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20045 are hereby revoked.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 5th August 2005.

David SmallA senior officer of theDepartment of Agriculture and Rural Development

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations revoke and replace the Seed Potatoes (Tuber and Label Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004.

The Regulations increase the fee payable for the inspection of seed potatoes from £3.75 per tonne or part of a tonne to £3.90 per tonne or part of a tonne.

The fee payable for the provision of official labels, whether or not the details have been printed thereon by the Department, has increased from £0.48 per 20 labels to £0.60 per 20 labels.