2009 No. 132
The Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009
Made
Coming into operation
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment1, being the Department concerned2, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19723 and Articles 40(2) and (4), 49 and 55(2) of the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 19784.
The Department was designated5 for the purposes of section 2(2) in relation to the control and regulation of genetically modified organisms.
The Regulations give effect without modifications to proposals submitted to it by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland under Article 13(1A) of the 1978 Order6.
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on 27th April 2009.
2
In these Regulations—
“the 1978 Order” means the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978;
“employment medical adviser” means an employment medical adviser appointed under Article 48(3) of the 1978 Order7;
“the Executive” means the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland; and
“renewal of licence” means the granting of a licence to follow a previous licence of the same kind without any amendment or gap in time.
3
The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 19548 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Fees payable under the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929 and the Petroleum (Transfer of Licences) Act (Northern Ireland) 19372
The fee payable under each provision specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 for the purpose described in the corresponding entry in column 2 shall be that specified in the corresponding entry in column 3 of that Schedule.
Date from which fees are payable under the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929 and the Petroleum (Transfer of Licences) Act (Northern Ireland) 19373
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4 of the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act (Northern Ireland) 19299 or section 1(4) of the Petroleum (Transfer of Licences) Act (Northern Ireland) 193710, the fees specified in Schedule 1 shall be payable for any petroleum-spirit licence first having effect or any transfer or renewal of a licence first taking effect on or after the date of the coming into operation of these Regulations irrespective of the date of the application for that licence, transfer or renewal.
Fees payable for medical examination or surveillance by an employment medical adviser4
1
A fee shall be payable to the Executive by an employer in respect of a medical examination or medical surveillance of each of his employees by an employment medical adviser for the purposes of any provision specified in column 1 of Schedule 2.
2
The fee payable under paragraph (1) shall be a basic fee for each examination or on each occasion when the surveillance is carried out together with additional fees for X-rays and laboratory tests where these are taken or carried out in connection with the examination or surveillance.
3
For the purposes of paragraph (2), in the case of an examination or surveillance carried out for the purposes of a provision specified in column 1 of Schedule 2—
a
the basic fee shall be the amount specified in column 3 of that Schedule for that provision;
b
the additional fee for X-rays shall be the amount specified in column 4 of that Schedule for that provision and shall cover all X-rays taken in connection with any one examination or any one occasion when surveillance is carried out;
c
the additional fee for laboratory tests shall be the amount specified in column 5 of that Schedule for that provision and shall cover all such tests carried out in connection with any one examination or any one occasion when surveillance is carried out.
4
Where an employment medical adviser carries out a medical examination of a self-employed person for the purposes of the Control of Asbestos Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200711, that self-employed person shall pay to the Executive fees ascertained in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
Fees payable for medical surveillance by an employment medical adviser under the Control of Lead at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20035
1
Fees shall be payable in accordance with paragraph (2) by an employer to the Executive in respect of medical surveillance of any of his employees by an employment medical adviser for the purposes of the Control of Lead at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200312.
2
The fee payable for each item described in column 1 of Schedule 3 shall be that specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that Schedule.
Fees payable for various applications under the Control of Asbestos Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20076
1
A fee shall be payable by the applicant to the Executive on each application for a licence under the Control of Asbestos Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (“the 2007 Regulations”).
2
The fee payable on application for a licence described in column 1 of Table 1 in Schedule 4 shall be that specified in column 2 of that Table.
3
Where the Executive refuses to grant an applicant a licence under the 2007 Regulations and offers to reassess whether to grant the application if shortcomings leading to the refusal are remedied, a fee shall be payable by the applicant to the Executive in respect of any such reassessment.
4
The fee payable for the reassessment referred to in paragraph (3) shall be that specified in column 1 of Table 2 in Schedule 4.
5
Where the Executive amends a licence granted under the 2007 Regulations and the amendment relates to a condition or the duration of the licence, a fee shall be payable to the Executive by the licensee.
6
The fee payable under paragraph (5) shall be that specified in column 2 of Table 2 in Schedule 4.
7
Where the Executive replaces a lost licence granted under the 2007 Regulations or amends a licence granted under those Regulations for reasons other than those referred to in paragraph (5), a fee shall be payable to the Executive by the licensee.
8
The fee payable under paragraph (7) shall be that specified in column 3 of Table 2 in Schedule 4.
Fee payable on application for approval under the Freight Containers (Safety Convention) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19927
1
A fee shall be payable by the applicant to the Executive on each application for approval of a scheme or programme for examination of containers under the Freight Containers (Safety Convention) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 199213.
2
The fee payable on application for the approval described in column 1 of Schedule 5 shall be that specified in column 2 of that Schedule.
Fees associated with notifications and applications under the Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20018
1
The fee specified in column 2 of Schedule 6 shall be payable by a notifier to the competent authority on each such notification or application under the 2001 Regulations as is referred to in the corresponding entry in column 1 of that Schedule.
2
No fee shall be returned to a notifier where the competent authority returns a notification pursuant to regulation 14(7) of the 2001 Regulations or a notifier withdraws his notification pursuant to regulation 15(7) of the 2001 Regulations.
3
In this regulation, “the 2001 Regulations” means the Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200114 and “competent authority” has the same meaning as in those Regulations.
Fees payable in respect of offshore installations9
1
A fee shall be payable to the Executive by the person referred to in column 2 of Schedule 7 for the performance by the Executive of such functions conferred on the Executive as are specified in column 1 of that Schedule.
2
A fee shall be payable to the Executive by an operator or owner who has prepared a current safety case pursuant to the 2007 Regulations for the performance by or on behalf of the Executive, or by an inspector appointed by it, of any function conferred on the Executive or the inspector by the 1978 Order which relates to the enforcement of any of the relevant statutory provisions against one or more than one of the following—
a
that operator or owner in relation to the installation to which the current safety case relates; or
b
a contractor in relation to any work carried out by him on or in connection with that installation.
3
In this regulation, regulation 11 and Schedule 7, “the 1993 Regulations” means the Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 199315, “the 2007 Regulations” means the Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200716 and “installation”, “current safety case”, “safety case”, “operator” and “owner” have the same meanings as in the 2007 Regulations.
Fees payable in respect of gas safety functions10
1
A fee shall be payable to the Executive by the person referred to in column 2 of Schedule 8 for the performance by the Executive of such functions conferred on the Executive as are specified in column 1 of that Schedule.
2
A fee shall be payable to the Executive by a person conveying gas who has prepared a safety case pursuant to the 1997 Regulations or by a network emergency co-ordinator for the performance by or on behalf of the Executive, or by an inspector appointed by it, of any function conferred on the Executive or the inspector by the 1978 Order which relates to the enforcement of any of the relevant statutory provisions against one or other or both of the following—
a
that person in relation to the network, including a pipeline that it is intended will form part of the network, to which the safety case relates; or
b
a contractor in relation to work carried out by him on or in connection with that network including work on a pipeline that it is intended will form part of that network;
insofar as such enforcement is for the purpose of protecting persons from risks arising from the manner in which gas is or is to be conveyed or used.
3
A fee shall be payable to the Executive by a person conveying gas who has prepared a safety case pursuant to the 1997 Regulations and a major accident prevention document pursuant to the Pipelines Safety Regulations (Northern Ireland) 199717 for the performance by or on behalf of the Executive, or by an inspector appointed by it, of any function conferred on the Executive or the inspector by the 1978 Order which relates to the enforcement of any of the relevant statutory provisions against one or other or both of the following—
a
that person in relation to work relating to a major accident hazard pipeline, including the construction of a pipeline that it is intended will form part of the network, to which the major accident hazard prevention document relates; or
b
a contractor in relation to work carried out by him relating to a major accident hazard pipeline, including the construction of a pipeline that it is intended will form part of the network, to which the major accident hazard prevention document relates.
4
For the purposes of this regulation, regulation 11 and Schedule 8, “the 1997 Regulations” means the Gas Safety (Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 199718, “network”, “network emergency co-ordinator” and “safety case” have the same meanings as in the 1997 Regulations and “major accident hazard pipeline” has the same meaning as in the Pipelines Safety Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997.
Provisions supplementary to regulations 9 and 1011
1
The fees referred to in regulations 9 and 10 shall—
a
not exceed the sum of the costs reasonably incurred by the Executive for the performance of the function referred to in the respective regulation; and
b
be payable within 30 days from the date of the invoice that the Executive has sent or given to the person who is required to pay the fees, and such invoices shall include a statement of the work done and the costs incurred including the period to which the statement relates.
2
Any fees payable under regulations 9 and 10 shall not include any costs connected with any—
a
criminal investigation or prosecution incurred (in either case) from the date any summons is obtained from a Magistrates’ Court; or
b
appeal pursuant to Article 26 of the 1978 Order (appeal against improvement or prohibition notice) and regulation 12(1) and (3)(c) of, and Schedules 1 and 5 to, the Industrial Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200519.
3
For the purposes of regulation 9 and paragraph (2)(a), an installation shall be treated as being in Northern Ireland if it is in the Northern Irish area within the meaning of Article 1 of the Civil Jurisdiction (Offshore Activities) Order 198720.
4
Any reference in regulation 9 to a person who has prepared a current safety case includes a reference to—
a
a person who is required to prepare a safety case, and in that connection as if any reference in that regulation to the installation to which the current safety case relates were a reference to the installation to which the safety case would have related if it had been prepared in accordance with such requirement; and
b
a person who is treated as having prepared a current safety case by virtue of regulation 2(9) of the 2007 Regulations.
5
Any reference in regulation 10 to a person who has prepared a safety case includes a reference to a person who is required to prepare a safety case, and in that connection as if any reference in that regulation to the network to which the safety case relates were a reference to the network to which the safety case would have related if it had been prepared in accordance with such requirement.
6
Any reference in regulations 9 and 10 to work carried out by a contractor is a reference to work carried out by the contractor or his employees for the benefit of the person by whom the fees are payable under that regulation, whether pursuant to an agreement or an arrangement he has made with that person or with another person.
7
Any reference in regulations 9 and 10 to a function conferred on an inspector by the 1978 Order which relates to enforcement against a person of any of the relevant statutory provisions includes a reference to any function conferred on an inspector by that Order which is exercised for the purpose of carrying into effect those provisions in relation to that person.
Amendment of the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200012
1
Regulation 22 of the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200021 is amended as provided by paragraphs (2) to (4).
2
After paragraph (2), insert —
2A
Subject to paragraph (2B), a fee shall be payable to the Executive by an operator of an establishment who is required to prepare a safety report pursuant to regulation 7 for the performance by or on behalf of the Executive, or by an inspector appointed by it, of any function conferred on the Executive or the inspector by the 1978 Order which relates to the enforcement of any of the relevant statutory provisions against one or more than one of the following—
a
that operator or owner in relation to the establishment to which the current safety report relates; or
b
a contractor in relation to any work carried out by him on or in connection with that establishment.
2B
Paragraph (2A) does not apply in the case of an establishment where the presence of the dangerous substance at the establishment is, in the opinion of the Executive, for a purpose ancillary to the main activity at the establishment.
3
In paragraph (3) for “paragraphs (1) and (2)” substitute “paragraphs (1), (2) and (2A)”.
4
After paragraph (7) insert—
8
In this regulation any reference to work carried out by a contractor is a reference to work carried out by the contractor or his employees for the benefit of the person by whom the fees are payable under this regulation, whether pursuant to an agreement or an arrangement he has made with that person or with another person.
Revocation13
1
Subject to paragraph (2), the Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200822 are revoked.
2
The Regulations referred to in paragraph (1) shall continue to apply in relation to any medical examination or medical surveillance carried out before 27th April 2009 as if these Regulations had not been made.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on 25th March 2009.
M. BohillA senior officer of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and InvestmentSCHEDULE 1FEES RELATING TO APPLICATIONS FOR PETROLEUM-SPIRIT LICENCES
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
Provision under which a fee is payable | Purpose of application | Fee |
Petroleum (Consolidation) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929 (1929 c. 13) | ||
Section 4 | Licence to keep petroleum-spirit of a quantity— | |
(see notes 1 and 2) | ||
not exceeding 2,500 litres | £40 for each year of licence | |
exceeding 2,500 litres but not exceeding 50,000 litres | £55 for each year of licence | |
exceeding 50,000 litres | £115 for each year of licence | |
Petroleum (Transfer of Licences) Act (Northern Ireland) 1937 (1937 c.4) | ||
Section 1(4) | Transfer of petroleum-spirit licence | £8 |
Notes: | ||
1. In the case of a solid substance for which by virtue of an order made under section 19 of the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929 a licence is required, the fee payable under this Schedule shall be calculated as if one kilogram of the substance were equivalent to one litre. | ||
2. The fee payable for a licence of more or less than one year’s duration shall be the fee set out above increased or decreased, as the case may be, proportionately according to the duration of the period for which the licence is granted or renewed. | ||
SCHEDULE 2FEES PAYABLE FOR MEDICAL EXAMINATION OR SURVEILLANCE BY AN EMPLOYMENT MEDICAL ADVISER
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provision | Reference | Basic Fee | Fee for X-Rays | Fee for Laboratory tests | |
(a) | Regulation 10 of the Work in Compressed Air Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 | S. R. 2004 No. 241 | £68 | £70 | £40 |
(b) | Regulation 22 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 | S. R. 2007 No. 31 | £68 | £70 | £40 |
(c) | Regulation 11 of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 | £68 | £70 | £40 | |
(d) | Regulation 24 of the Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 | £36 where surveillance is confined to examination of, and making entries in, records. £68 in other cases | £70 | £40 | |
SCHEDULE 3FEES PAYABLE FOR MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE BY AN EMPLOYMENT MEDICAL ADVISER UNDER THE CONTROL OF LEAD AT WORK REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2003
Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
Item | Fee |
| £68 |
| |
| £40 |
| £40 |
SCHEDULE 4FEES PAYABLE FOR VARIOUS APPLICATIONS UNDER THE CONTROL OF ASBESTOS REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2007
Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
Subject matter of licence | Fee |
Licence for work with asbestos or renewal of (original) licence | £1,160 |
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
Fee for re-assessment of licence application | Fee for amendment of condition, or duration, of licence | Fee for other amendment, or replacement, of a licence |
£300 | £300 | £80 |
SCHEDULE 5FEE PAYABLE ON APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL UNDER THE FREIGHT CONTAINERS (SAFETY CONVENTION) REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1992
Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
Subject matter of approval | Fee |
Approval of scheme or programme for examination of freight containers | £90 |
SCHEDULE 6FEES ASSOCIATED WITH NOTIFICATIONS AND APPLICATIONS UNDER THE GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS (CONTAINED USE) REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2001
Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
Description | Fee |
(a) Notification of the intention to use premises for the first time for the purpose of undertaking activities involving genetic modification under regulation 9(1) | £465 |
(b) Notification of an activity involving genetic modification in class 2 under regulation 10(1) | £929 |
(c) Notification of the intention to use premises for the first time for the purpose of undertaking activities involving genetic modification under regulation 9(1) at the same time as notification of an activity involving genetic modification in class 2 under regulation 10(1) | £929 |
(d) Notification of an activity involving genetic modification in class 3 under regulation 11(1) | £1,007 |
(e) Notification of the intention to use premises for the first time for the purpose of undertaking activities involving genetic modification under regulation 9(1) at the same time as notification of an activity involving genetic modification in class 3 under regulation 11(1) | £1,007 |
(f) Notification of an activity involving genetic modification in class 4 under regulation 11(1) | £1,161 |
(g) Notification of the intention to use premises for the first time for the purpose of undertaking activities involving genetic modification under regulation 9(1) at the same time as the notification of an activity involving genetic modification in class 4 under regulation 11(1) | £1,161 |
(h) Notification of an activity involving genetic modification of organisms other than micro-organisms under regulation 12(1) | £929 |
(i) Notification of the intention to use premises for the first time for the purpose of undertaking activities involving genetic modification under regulation 9(1) at the same time as notification of an activity involving genetic modification of organisms other than micro-organisms under regulation 12(1) | £929 |
(j) Notification of additional information under regulation 15(3) | £696 |
(k) Application for the written agreement of the competent authority under regulation 18(2) where the application is made after a notification has been submitted pursuant to regulation 9(1), 10(1), 11(1) or 12(1) | £696 |
SCHEDULE 7FEES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS
Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
Function | Person by whom fee is payable |
Assessing a design notification (sent to the Executive pursuant to regulation 6(1) or 9(1) of the 2007 Regulations) for the purpose of deciding whether to raise matters relating to health and safety and raising such matters | The operator or owner who sent the design notification to the Executive pursuant to that provision |
Assessing a relocation notification (sent to the Executive pursuant to regulation 6(2) of the 2007 Regulations) for the purpose of deciding whether to raise matters relating to health and safety and raising such matters | The operator who sent the relocation notification to the Executive pursuant to that provision |
Assessing a safety case or a revision to a current safety case (sent to the Executive pursuant to any provision of the 2007 Regulations) for the purpose of deciding whether to accept that safety case or revision and accepting any such safety case or revision | The operator or owner who sent the safety case or revision to the Executive pursuant to that provision |
Providing advice with respect to the preparation of a safety case or a revision to a current safety case which is proposed to be sent to the Executive pursuant to any provision of the 2007 Regulations | The operator or owner who has requested that advice |
Assessing whether to grant an exemption pursuant to regulation 23 of the 2007 Regulations and granting any such exemption | The operator or owner who has requested the exemption |
Assessing whether to grant an exemption pursuant to regulation 16 of the 1993 Regulations in so far as that regulation is continued in operation by regulation 27(1) of the 2007 Regulations and granting any such exemption | The operator or owner who has requested the exemption |
SCHEDULE 8FEES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF GAS SAFETY FUNCTIONS
Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
Function | Person by whom fee is payable |
Assessing a safety case or a revision of a safety case (sent to the Executive pursuant to any provision of the 1997 Regulations) for the purpose of deciding whether to accept that safety case or revision, and accepting any such safety case or revision | The person conveying gas, the person intending to convey gas or the network emergency co-ordinator who has prepared the safety case or revision pursuant to that provision |
Providing advice with respect to the preparation of a safety case or revision to a safety case which is proposed to be sent to the Executive pursuant to any provision of the 1997 Regulations | The person conveying gas, the person intending to convey gas or the network co-ordinator who has requested that advice |
Assessing whether to grant an exemption pursuant to regulation 11 of the 1997 Regulations | The operator or owner who has requested the exemption |
(This note is not part of the Regulations)