
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Seeds (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 1st July 1999.
2 
For Schedules 1 to 6 to the Seeds (Fees) Regulations 1985 there shall be substituted the Schedules set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Donoughue
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
26th May 1999Sewel
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
25th May 1999Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
Jon Owen Jones
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office
3rd June 1999
SCHEDULE
Regulation 2
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SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 3


(1) (2) (3)
Matter When payable Fee No Fee
  £ £

A 
Initial fee per hectare or part thereof for crops intended to produce: On application for registration

(i) pre-basic or basic seed  24.60 (23.45)

(ii) certified seed of the first generation of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat, barley, triticale and oats or certified seed of rye and maize  6.20 (5.90)

(iii) certified seed of the second generation of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat, barley and oats  5.50 (5.25)

B 
Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops intended to produce pre-basic or basic seed, per hectare or part thereof examined On application 12.30 (11.70)

C 
Fee for the issue of an official certificate (other than in the circumstances described under F. below) in respect of a seed lot entered as:– On application

(i) breeder's, pre-basic or basic seed, certified seed of the first generation of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat, barley, triticale, oats or certified seed of rye and maize  40.65 (38.70)

(ii) certified seed of the second generation of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat, barley and oats  20.30 (19.35)

D 
Fee for an official examination of seed for loose smut infection of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat and barley (per thousand embryos examined) Within one month of demand by or on behalf of the appropriate Minister 35.70 (34.00)

E 
Fee for a Tetrazolium seed viability test in C1 Winter Wheat and C1 Winter Barley Within one month of demand by or on behalf of the appropriate Minister 41.90 (39.90)

(1) (2) (3)
Matter When payable Fee No Fee
  £ £

F 
Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot which was entered for one category and has been withdrawn and is being re-entered as:– On application

(i) pre-basic or basic seed, certified seed of the first generation of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat, barley, triticale and oats or certified seed of rye and maize  28.45 (–)

(ii) certified seed of the second generation of wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat, barley and oats  14.20 (–)
SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 3


(1) (2) (3)
Matter When payable Fee No Fee
  £ £

A 
Initial fee per hectare or part thereof for crops intended to produce: On application for registration

(i) pre-basic or basic seed of–(a) grasses, legumes (except field beans and field peas) and crucifers  18.50 (17.60)
(b) field beans and field peas  16.00 (15.25)

(ii) certified seed of grasses, legumes (except field beans and field peas) and crucifers  8.65 (8.25)

(iii) certified seed of the first and second generation of field beans and field peas  7.40 (7.05)

B 
Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops intended to produce pre-basic or basic seed, per hectare or part thereof examined (including crops of hybrid swede rape and hybrid turnip rape) On application 12.30 (11.70)

C 
Fee for the issue of an official certificate (other than in the circumstances described under D. below) in respect of a seed lot entered as:– On application

(i) breeder’s seed of–(a) grasses, legumes (except field beans and field peas) and crucifers  33.30 (31.70)
(b) field beans and field peas  54.20 (51.60)

(ii) pre-basic or basic seed of–(a) grasses, legumes (except field beans and field peas) and crucifers  62.85 (59.85)
(b) field beans and field peas  54.20 (51.60)

(iii) certified seed of grasses, legumes (except field beans and field peas) and crucifers  62.85 (59.85)

(iv) certified seed of the first and second generation of field beans and field peas  50.50 (48.10)

(v) commercial seed of the kinds for the time being specified in regulation 3(3) of the Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations 1993  55.45 (52.80)

(1) (2) (3)
Matter When payable Fee No Fee
  £ £

D 
Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot which was entered for one category and has been withdrawn and is being re-entered as:– On application

(i) pre-basic or basic seed of–(a) grasses, legumes (except field beans and field peas) and crucifers  44.00 (–)
(b) field beans and peas  37.95 (–)

(ii) certified seed of grasses, legumes (except field beans and field peas) and crucifers  44.00 (–)

(iii) certified seed of the first and second generation of field beans and peas  35.35 (–)

(iv) commercial seed of the kinds for the time being specified in regulation 3(3) of the Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations 1993  38.80 (–)
SCHEDULE 3
Regulation 3


(1) (2) (3)
Matter When payable Fee Old fee
  £ £

A 
Initial fee per hectare or part thereof for crops intended to produce: On application for registration

(i) pre-basic or basic seed  27.15 (25.85)

(ii) all other categories of seed  12.95 (12.35)

B 
Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops intended to produce pre-basic or basic seed, per hectare or part thereof examined On application 12.30 (11.70)

C 
Fee for the issue of an official certificate (other than in the circumstances described under E. below) in respect of a seed lot entered as:– On application

(i) breeder's, pre-basic or basic seed  49.30 (46.95)

(ii) all other categories of seed  49.30 (46.95)

D 
Fees for an official examination of seed for:– Within one month of demand by or on behalf of the appropriate Minister

(i) sunflower for Botrytis spp  41.85 (39.85)

(ii) flax and linseed for:–(a) Alternaria spp(b) Phoma exiqua var. linicola(c) Colletotrichum lini(d) Fusarium spp(e) Botrytis spp  34.45 (32.80)

(iii) soya bean for Pseudomonas syringae pv. glycinea spp
for one sub-sample test  60.00 (–)
for five sub-sample tests  200 (–)

(iv) soya bean for Diaporthe phaselorum spp  37.50 (–)

E 
Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot which was entered for one category and has been withdrawn and is being re-entered in any category On application 34.50 (–)
SCHEDULE 4
Regulation 3


(1) (2) (3)
Matter When payable Fee No Fee
  £ £

A 
Initial fee per hectare or part thereof for crops intended to produce: On application for registration

(i) pre-basic or basic seed  32.05 (30.50)

(ii) certified seed  14.80 (14.10)

B 
Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops intended to produce pre-basic or basic seed, per hectare or part thereof examined On application 12.30 (11.70)

C 
Fee for the issue of an official certificate (other than in the circumstances described under D. below) in respect of a seed lot entered as:– On application

(i) pre-basic or basic seed  60.40 (57.50)

(ii) certified seed  59.10 (56.30)

D 
Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot which was entered for one category and has been withdrawn and is being re-entered as:– On application

(i) pre-basic or basic seed  42.30 (–)

(ii) certified seed  41.40 (–)
SCHEDULE 5
Regulation 3


(1) (2) (3)
Matter When payable Fee No Fee
  £ £

A 
Initial fee for crops intended to produce: On application for registration

(i) pre-basic or basic seed of–
(a) all kinds, except peas, broad beans, cucumber, gherkin and tomato, per hectare or part thereof entered  43.10 (41.05)
(b) peas and broad beans per hectare or part thereof entered  27.15 (25.85)
(c) cucumber, gherkin and tomato, per crop entered  43.10 (41.05)

(ii) certified seed of–
(a) all kinds, except peas, broad beans, cucumber, gherkin and tomato, per hectare or part thereof entered  23.35 (22.25)
(b) peas and broad beans per hectare or part thereof entered  11.10 (10.55)
(c) cucumber, gherkin and tomato, per crop entered  23.35 (22.25)

B 
Fee for official examination or re-examination of crops intended to produce: On application

(i) A(i)(a) or (b) above, per hectare or part thereof examined  12.30 (11.70)

(ii) A(i)(c) above, per crop examined  12.30 (11.70)

C 
Fee for the issue of an official certificate (other than in the circumstances described under D. below) in respect of a seed lot entered On application 98.55 (93.85)

D 
Fee for the issue of an official certificate in respect of a seed lot which was entered for one category and has been withdrawn and is being re-entered in any category On application 69.00 (–)
SCHEDULE 6
Regulation 3


(1) (2) (3)
Matter When payable Fee No Fee
  £ £

A 

(i) Fee for making written representations to the Minister On making representations 30.80 (29.35)

(ii) Fee for being heard by a person appointed by the Minister On applying to be heard 61.60 (58.65)

B 

(i) Annual fee payable during the currency of the licence (or a proportion thereof in respect of a part of a year) Within one month of demand by the Minister, annually in advance 2,033.00 (1,936.00)

(ii) Fee payable by a Licensed Seed Testing Station in respect of an official examination of seed Within one month of demand by the Minister, annually in arrears 8.75 (4.65)”