
2008 No. 2270
Animals, EnglandAnimal Health
The Zoonoses and Animal By-Products (Fees) (England) Regulations 2008
Made 22nd August 2008
Laid before Parliament 29th August 2008
Coming into force 1st October 2008
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(1) and (2) of the Finance Act 1973 and with the consent of the Treasury, makes the following Regulations.
Title, application and commencement
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Zoonoses and Animal By-Products (Fees) (England) Regulations 2008.
(2) These Regulations apply in England only.
(3) These Regulations come into force on 1st October 2008.
Interpretation
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In these Regulations—
 “the 2005 Regulations” means the Animal By-Products Regulations 2005;
 “the European Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the control of salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic agents;
 “official control samples” means samples taken by the Secretary of State under point 2.1.2.2 of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1003/2005 implementing Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 as regards a Community target for the reduction of the prevalence of certain salmonella serotypes in breeding flocks of Gallus gallus and amending Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 or point 2.1 of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1168/2006 implementing Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 as regards a Community target for the reduction of the prevalence of certain salmonella serotypes in laying flocks of Gallus gallus and amending Regulation (EC) No 1003/2005;
 “the relevant person” means the person in charge of a holding where official control samples are taken or the operator of the laboratory in the case of the other activities specified in the Schedule.
Fees
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(1) The relevant person must pay to the Secretary of State the fee prescribed in the Schedule.
(2) The fee in paragraph (1) must be paid to the Secretary of State within 14 days of demand by the Secretary of State.
Revocation
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The Zoonoses and Animal By-Products (Fees) (England) Regulations 2007 are revoked.
Jeff Rooker
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
30th July 2008
We consentDave Watts
Steve McCabe
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
22nd August 2008
SCHEDULE
Regulation 3


Activity Fee (£)
Taking or supervising the taking of official control samples 45 plus 25 per ½ hour (or part thereof)
Examination of official control samples 15
Processing of an application for approval of a laboratory under Regulation 21 of the 2005 Regulations or Article 12 of the European Regulation 13
 
Processing of annual registration documentation in respect of a laboratory approved under Regulation 21 of the 2005 Regulations or Article 12 of the European Regulation 31
 
Inspecting a laboratory for the purpose of Regulation 21 of the 2005 Regulations or Article 12 of the European Regulation for—
(a) one test
(b) two tests
(c) three tests
(d) four tests 631650.5670689.5
Administering a quality control test under Regulation 21 of the 2005 Regulations or Article 12 of the European Regulation for— 

(a) Salmonella
(b) Enterobacteriaceae
(c) Clostridium perfringens 376767
 