
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Seed Potatoes (Crop Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 and shall come into operation on 14th April 2005.
2 
The Seed Potatoes (Crop Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 shall be amended in accordance with Articles 3 to 6.
3 
In regulation 1 there shall be inserted “(3) “Pre-basic tissue culture” has the meaning assigned to it in Schedule 2 to the Seed Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001”.
4 

(1) Regulation 2 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
(2) After the words “seed potato crops” there shall be inserted “except for Pre-basic Tissue Culture”.
(3) After the words “in accordance with” there shall be inserted “Part A to”.
5 
After regulation 2 there shall be inserted the following new regulation –“
2A. 
Subject to regulation 8 of the Seed Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001, in respect of certification and classification of Pre-basic Tissue Culture, a fee shall be payable for the services specified and shall be determined by the work involved, charged at an hourly rate in accordance with Part B to the Schedule. Where a charge is made by reference to an hour, the full hourly charge shall be payable in respect of part of an hour.”
6 
For the Schedule to the Seed Potatoes (Crop Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 there shall be substituted the Schedule as set out in the Schedule to these regulations.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 23rd March 2005.
David Small
A senior officer of the
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

SCHEDULE
Regulation 6
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SCHEDULE
Regulation 2 and Regulation 2A
PART A

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  £38·50

(b) where the total area of the crop exceeds 1 hectare  £19·25 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  £57·75

(b) where the total area of the crop exceeds 1 hectare  £28·88 per half hectare or part of a half hectare
PART B

Application Fee
In the case of an application received by the Department – 

(a) where the total inspection time does not exceed 1 hour  £38·00

(b) where the total inspection time exceeds 1 hour  £38·00 per hour or part of hour”