The Animal By-Products, Pet Passport and Animal Health (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

3 Amendment of the Animal Health (Miscellaneous Fees) (England) Regulations 2018

(1) The Animal Health (Miscellaneous Fees) (England) Regulations 2018 are amended as follows. (2) In regulation 2— (a) for “border inspection post” substitute “border control post”; (b) for the definition of “poultry health scheme” substitute— “poultry health scheme” means the scheme established by the Secretary of State governing the export or movement of birds or hatching eggs to the EU, Northern Ireland or specified non-EU countries, published on 22nd July 2021; . (3) After regulation 2 insert— Fees payable where an activity is carried out over a period during which different fees apply 2A. If any activity for which a fee is payable under these Regulations is carried out over a period during which different fees apply, the fee payable in relation to that activity is— (a) where the activity is carried out as part of an application, the fee that applied on the date the application is received; (b) otherwise, the fee that applied on the date the activity is commenced. . (4) In regulations 4(1)(a), (b) and (c), 5(a), 6(1), 7 and 8(1) after “column 2”, insert “or column 3”. (5) In regulation 9, and in the heading to that regulation, for “border inspection posts” substitute “border control posts”. (6) In Schedule 1— (a) in Table 1— (i) for Column 2 substitute— Column 2 Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2023 but before 1st July 2024 12 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent 12 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent up to a maximum of 72 41 68 95 18 per sample tested (time fee does not apply) ; (ii) after Column 2 insert— Column 3 Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2024 12 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent 12 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 72 49 83 117 21 per sample tested (time fee does not apply) . (b) in Table 2— (i) in Column 1 in the second row— (aa) for “and” substitute “for”; (bb) omit the words from “based upon” to the end; (ii) for Column 2 substitute— Column 2 Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2023 but before 1st July 2024 86 688 per visit 44 per test ; (iii) after Column 2 insert— Column 3 Fee (£) on or after 1 July 2024 86 1,025 per visit 44 per test . (c) in Table 3— (i) for Column 2 substitute— Column 2 Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2023 but before 1st July 2024 123 3,203 3,517 ; (ii) after Column 2 insert — Column 3 Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2024 146 3,936 3,954 . (7) In Schedule 2— (a) in Table 1— (i) for Column 2 substitute— Column 2 Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2023 but before 1st July 2024 22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent 22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent up to a maximum of 132 82 (time fee does not apply) 49 62 35 61 (time fee does not apply) 34 (time fee does not apply) ; (ii) after Column 2 insert— Column 3 Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2024 22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent 22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent up to a maximum of 132 108 (time fee does not apply) 71 67 39 67 (time fee does not apply) 39 (time fee does not apply) ; (b) in Table 2, for Column 2 substitute— Column 2 Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2023 86 158 per test 310 per test 310 per test 280 per test 310 per test . (8) In the Table in Schedule 3— (a) in Column 1— (i) in the fourth row for “an EC collection centre” substitute “a licensed collection centre”; (ii) in the fifth row for “an EC quarantine centre” substitute “a licensed quarantine centre”; (iii) in the sixth row— (aa) for “an EC” substitute “a licensed collection centre”; (bb) for “or EC” substitute “or a licensed storage centre”; (iv) in the eighth row for “for domestic or EC use” substitute “for domestic use or for use for trade with a member State”. (b) for Column 2 substitute— Column 2 Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2023 but before 1st July 2024 22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent 22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent up to a maximum of 132 27 35 39 37 23 31 ; (c) after Column 2 insert— Column 3 Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2024 22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent 22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent up to a maximum of 132 33 44 48 46 28 38 . (9) In Schedule 4, in the Table— (a) for Column 2 substitute— Column 2 Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2023 but before 1st July 2024 22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent 22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent up to a maximum of 132 42 per boar 31 per boar 37 34 23 ; (b) after Column 2 insert— Column 3 Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2024 22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent 22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent up to a maximum of 132 53 per boar 38 per boar 46 42 28 . (10) In Schedule 5, in the Table— (a) in the third row of Column 1— (i) after the words “a bovine embryo transfer team” insert “under regulation 4 of the 1995 Regulations;”; (ii) omit “a store under regulation 13 of the 1995 Regulations;”; (iii) after the words “(with or without an inspection of a laboratory)” insert “under regulation 6 or 7 of the 1995 Regulations;”; (b) for Column 2 substitute— Column 2 Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2023 but before 1st July 2024 22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent 22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent up to a maximum of 132 38 13 34 23 6 for each additional team and laboratory or store ; (c) after Column 2 insert— Column 3 Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2024 22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent 22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 132 47 16 42 28 7 for each additional team and laboratory or store . (11) In Schedule 6— (a) in the heading to that Schedule and in the heading to Table 1, for “border inspection posts” substitute “border control posts”; (b) for Table 1 substitute— Column 1 Inspection of type of animal and checking documents | Column 2 Fees (£) per consignment on or after 1st July 2023 Poultry and small game birds | 53 Poultry – eggs | 53 Ratites | 53 Captive birds | 61 Live fish, aquatic animals and amphibians | 48 Bees | 40 Rabbits and rodents | 44 Other insects and invertebrates | 40 Reptiles | 48 Pets unaccompanied by a declaration | 63 Equidae | 79 Farmed livestock, including cattle, sheep, goats, camelids, pigs and wild boar | 190 Animals not covered by any other category | 50 Documentary checks for onward travel | 79 ; (c) in Table 2, for Column 2 substitute— Column 2 Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2023 261 per load 346 per load 16 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 96 ; (d) in Table 3, for Column 2 substitute— Column 2 Fee per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent on or after 1st July 2023 21 28 14 16, up to a maximum of 96 .