
1999 No. 185
AGRICULTURE
Seed Potatoes (Crop Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
Made 19th April 1999
Coming into operation 17th May 1999
The Department of Agriculture, in exercise of its powers conferred on it by section 1 of the Seeds Act (Northern Ireland) 1965 and of all 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, commencement and interpretation
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Seed Potatoes (Crop Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 17th May 1999.
(2) In these Regulations, “the Department” means the Department of Agriculture.
Fees
2 
Every person who makes an application to the Department for the certification of seed potato crops under regulation 5(1) of the Seed Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981 shall forward with that application the appropriate fee in accordance with the Schedule.
Revocation
3 
The Seed Potatoes (Crop Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 are hereby revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on
R. S. Johnston
Assistant Secretary
19th April 1999.
SCHEDULE
Fees for the certification of seed potato crops
Regulation 2


Applications 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 £32.00

(b) where the total area of the crop exceeds 1 hectare £16.00 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 £48.00

(b) where the total area of the crop exceeds 1 hectare £24.00 per half hectare or part of a half hectare