
2008 No. 2999
Food
The Charges for Residues Surveillance (Amendment) Regulations 2008
Made 15th November 2008
Laid before Parliament 21st November 2008
Coming into force 12th December 2008

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(4), 45 and 48(1)(b) of the Food Safety Act 1990, and now vested in the Secretary of State.
In accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act the Secretary of State has had regard to advice given by the Food Standards Agency on the proposal to make the Regulations.

In accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety, the Secretary of State has consulted those whom the Secretary of State considers likely to be affected by the Regulations.
Title, extent and commencement
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Charges for Residues Surveillance (Amendment) Regulations 2008, extend to Great Britain and come into force on 12th December 2008.
Amendment of the Charges for Residues Surveillance Regulations 2006
2 

(1) The Charges for Residues Surveillance Regulations 2006 are amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In regulation 2, for the definition of fish substitute ““fish” means any farmed fish;”.
(3) In Schedule 1, for the table, substitute the table in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Revocation
3 
The Charges for Residues Surveillance (Amendment) Regulations 2007 are revoked.
Jane Kennedy
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
15th November 2008
SCHEDULE
Substitution of the table in Schedule 1 to the Charges for Residues Surveillance Regulations 2006
Regulation 2(3)


Type of creature or animal product Charge (£)
BovineGoatSheepSolipedSwine 0.4981}0.0603}0.0603}0.345}0.0572} per carcase
Game and wild gamePoultry 1.0461}0.6538} per tonne
EggsMilkFish, other than salmon and troutSalmonTrout: brown and rainbow 0.02140.02792.0962.0961.7736 per 360per 1000 litresper tonne of marketed productper tonne of marketed productper tonne of fish food