Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

(a) increase the rates of fee for a licence under the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929 and for the transfer of a licence under the Petroleum (Transfer of Licences) Act (Northern Ireland) 1937 (regulation 2 and Schedule 1);

(b) increase the rates of fee in respect of medical examinations and surveillance by an employment medical adviser, which are required under certain health and safety legislation (regulations 4, 5 and 6 and Schedules 2 and 3);

(c) increase the rate of fee for a licence under the Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1984 and add new fees for the re-assessment of whether to grant an application for an asbestos licence and for amendments to, and replacements of lost, asbestos licences (regulation 7 and Schedule 4);

(d) increase the rate of fee for an approval of a scheme or programme under the Freight Containers (Safety Convention) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 (regulation 8 and Schedule 5);

(e) change, with increases and decreases, the fees in respect of a notification or application under the Notification of New Substances Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 ("the NONS Regulations"). In particular, one whereby an additional fee is to be paid if the risk assessment is not adequate in the opinion of the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland ("the Executive") replaces the former rebate system, whereby an amount of rebate was paid where an adequate draft risk assessment was included. There is also a lower fee for the evaluation of a notification under regulation 4 of the NONS Regulations in the case of a substance which has already been notified under those Regulations or notified to a competent authority of a European Community member State, than for an evaluation of a notification under regulation 4 where there has been no such earlier notification. There is now also specific provision for the fee for the evaluation of a notification under regulation 6(1) or (2) of the NONS Regulations in the case of polymers of certain amounts for which a reduced test package is acceptable (regulation 9 and Schedule 6);

(f) increase the rates of fees previously fixed by the Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (S.R. 2001 No. 295) ("the GMO Regulations") in respect of a notification or application under the GMO Regulations (regulation 10 and Schedule 7);

(g) increase the fee for a vocational training certificate under the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (Driver Training) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 (regulation 11 and Schedule 8);

(h) change the fee to be paid for applications for approvals under the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (Driver Training) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 from a fixed amount to the reasonable cost to the Secretary of State of having the work carried out (regulation 12 and Schedule 9);

(i) change the fee to be paid for a vocational training certificate under the Transport of Dangerous Goods (Safety Advisers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 from a fixed amount to the reasonable cost to the Secretary of State, or the person designated by him for the purpose of issuing vocational training certificates, of having the work carried out (regulation 13 and Schedule 10);

(j) fix or determine the fees payable by specified persons in the offshore and gas industries for the performance by the Executive of the functions specified in those provisions (regulations 14 to 16 and Schedules 11 and 12).

     3. Where these Regulations increase the fees fixed by the previous fee-charging provisions the details of those increases are set out in the Table.

     4. An estimate of the costs associated with these Regulations has been prepared by the Executive and is held at its offices at 83 Ladas Drive, Belfast, BT6 9FR, from where a copy may be obtained on request.


Table

Provision of these Regulations which fixes or determines the fees	Previous Fee			New Fee			Percentage Increase
Regulation 2 and Schedule 1
Licence to keep petroleum spirit of a quantity -
- not exceeding 2,500 litres	£30·40 for each year of licence			£35 for each year of licence			15·13
- exceeding 2,500 litres but not exceeding 50,000 litres	£45 for each year of licence			£50 for each year of licence			11·11
- exceeding 50,000 litres	£88·40 for each year of licence			£99 for each year of licence			11·99
Transfer of petroleum spirit licence	£7·20			£8·00			11·11
Regulation 4 and Schedule 2
	Basic	X-Rays	Laboratory Tests	Basic	X-Rays	Laboratory Tests	Basic	X-Rays	Laboratory Tests
Work in Compressed Air Special Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1963	£43·65	£47	£28	£58	£59	£35	32·88	25·53	25
Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003	£46·50	£47	£28	£58	£59	£35	24·73	25·53	25
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003	£46·50	£47	£28	£58	£59	£35	24·73	25·53	25
Regulation 5
Ionising Radiation Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000
(a) where surveillance is confined to examination of, and making entries in, records	£26			£31			19·23
(b) in other cases	£42	£47	£28	£58	£59	£35	38·10	25·53	25
Regulation 6 and Schedule 3
Control of Lead at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
(a) on the first assessment of an employee (including any clinical medical examination and laboratory tests in connection with the assessment)	£47			£58			23·40
(b) on each subsequent assessment of an employee -
(i) for laboratory tests where these are carried out	£28			£35			25
(ii) for a clinical medical examination where this is carried out	£29			£35			20·69
Regulation 7 and Schedule 4
Licence to work with asbestos insulation or asbestos coating or asbestos insulating board or renewal of (original) licence	£362			£886			144·75
Regulation 8 and Schedule 5
Approval of scheme or programme for examination of freight containers	£75			£79			5·33
Regulation 9 and Schedule 6
Notification of New Substances Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994
For the evaluation of a notification under regulation 4 ("base set")	£4,090 (excluding the previous rebate of £2,000 plus £350 VAT where an adequate risk assessment was included)			£4,745			16
For the evaluation of a notification under regulation 4 as an additional fee to the fee above for such notification where no adequate risk assessment is included	£2,000 plus £350 VAT (the previous rebate where an adequate risk assessment was included)			£2,280 plus £399 VAT			14
For the evaluation of a notification under regulation 5(1)(a) (>10 tonnes per year)	£2,000			£2,490			24·5
For the evaluation of a notification under regulation 5(1)(b) (>100 tonnes per year)	£4,200			£4,900			16·66
For the evaluation of a notification under regulation 5(1)(c) (>1000 tonnes per year)	£3,500			£3,435			1·86 (decrease)
For notifications under regulation 6 -
(a) quantity of the new substance equal to or more than 100kg (regulation 6(1))	£670 (excluding the previous rebate of £500 plus £87·50 VAT where an adequate risk assessment was included)			£1,122			67·46
(b) quantity of the new substance equal to or more than 10kg but less than 100kg (regulation 6(2))	£415 (excluding the previous rebate of £500 plus £87·50 VAT where an adequate risk assessment was included)			£708			70·60
For notifications under regulation 6 as an additional fee to the fee above for such notification where no adequate risk assessment is included -
(a) quantity of the new substance equal to or more than 100kg (regulation 6(1))	£500 plus £87·50 VAT (the previous rebate where an adequate risk assessment was included)			£550 plus £96·25 VAT			10
(b) quantity of the new substance equal to or more than 10kg but less than 100kg (regulation 6(2))	£500 plus £87·50 VAT (the previous rebate where an adequate risk assessment was included)			£550 plus £96·25 VAT			10
For an application made by a notifier for an exemption relating to him under regulation 23	£2,000			£2,490			24·5
Regulation 10 and Schedule 7
Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations 2001
Notification of intention to use premises for the first time for the purpose of undertaking activities involving genetic modification under regulation 9(1)	£200			£288			44
Notification of an activity involving genetic modification in class 2 under regulation 10(1), except a notification to which paragraph 4(1) or paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 10 applies	£400			£576			44
Notification of intention to use premises for the first time for the purpose of undertaking activities involving genetic modification under regulation 9(1) at the same time as notification of an activity involving genetic modification in class 2 under regulation 10(1)	£400			£576			44
Notification of an activity involving genetic modification in class 3 under regulation 11(1), except a notification to which paragraph 4(2) or paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 10 applies	£430			£624			45·12
Notification of intention to use premises for the first time for the purpose of undertaking activities involving genetic modification under regulation 9(1) at the same time as notification of an activity involving genetic modification in class 3 under regulation 11(1)	£430			£624			45·12
Notification of an activity involving genetic modification in class 4 under regulation 11(1), except a notification to which paragraph 4(2) or paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 10 applies	£500			£720			44
Notification of intention to use premises for the first time for the purpose of undertaking activities involving genetic modification under regulation 9(1) at the same time as notification of an activity involving genetic modification in class 4 under regulation 11(1)	£500			£720			44
Notification of an activity involving genetic modification of organisms other than micro-organisms under regulation 12(1)	£400			£576			44
Notification of intention to use premises for the first time for the purpose of undertaking activities involving genetic modification under regulation 9(1) at the same time as notification of an activity involving genetic modification of organisms other than micro-organisms under regulation 12(1)	£400			£576			44
Notification of additional information under regulation 15(3)	£300			£432			44
Application for the written agreement of the competent authority under regulation 18(2) where the application is made after a notification has been submitted pursuant to regulation 9(1), 10(1), 11(1) or 12(1)	£300			£432			44
Regulation 11 and Schedule 8
Vocational training certificates under the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (Driver Training) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997	£2·80			£3			7·14
Regulation 12 and Schedule 9
Application for approval of training or refresher courses under the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (Driver Training) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997
Approval of training	£1,000			Reasonable cost to the Secretary of State of having the work carried out			-
Approval of refresher courses	£1,000			Reasonable cost to the Secretary of State of having the work carried out			-
Fee for renewal of approval	£600			Reasonable cost to the Secretary of State of having the work carried out			-
Regulation 13 and Schedule 10
Issue or extension of vocational training certificate under the Transport of Dangerous Goods (Safety Advisers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000	£170			The reasonable cost to the Secretary of State or the person designated by him for the purpose of issuing vocational training certificates of having the work carried out			-