Fees for seed testing, seed certification and associated seed functions: consultation
Consultation on amending fees for seed certification, seed testing & associated seed functions to allow full cost recovery.
Schedule 2 - Matters Arising Under the Seeds ( Licensing and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2020
| Matter |
When Payable |
Current Fee £ |
Proposed Fee £ |
Percentage Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Representations by, and hearings of, a licensed professional seed operator, licensed crop inspector, licensed seed sampler or personnel pertaining to a licensed seed testing station |
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| (i) Fee for making written representations to the Scottish Ministers |
On making representations |
34.97 |
37.77 |
8% |
| (ii) Fee for being heard by a person appointed by the Scottish Ministers |
On applying to be heard |
69.99 |
75.59 |
8% |
| B. Licensed seed testing stations |
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| (i) Annual fee payable during the currency of the licence (or a proportion thereof in respect of a part of a year) |
Within one month of demand by or on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, annually in advance |
1699.50 |
1547.00 |
-9% |
| (ii) Fee payable by a licensed seed testing station in respect of an official examination of seed |
Within one month of demand by or on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, annually in arrears |
7.63 |
8.24 |
8% |
| C. Cereal Crop Inspection Courses and Examination |
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| Fee for:- |
Fee payable within one month of demand by or on behalf of the Scottish Ministers |
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| (i) Cereal Crop inspection course |
647.99 |
699.83 |
8% |
|
| (ii) Initial examination and compulsory re-test |
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| (a) all 3 species groups |
101.39 |
109.50 |
8% |
|
| (b) 2 species |
74.65 |
80.62 |
8% |
|
| (c) 1 species only |
37.33 |
40.32 |
8% |
|
| D. Seed Sampling Courses and Examination |
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| Fee for:- |
Fee payable within one month of demand by or on behalf of the Scottish Ministers |
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| (i) Tuition and examination for seed samplers licence (administrative and sampling elements) |
435.14 |
469.95 |
8% |
|
| (ii) Tuition and examination for seed samplers licence (administrative element only) |
130.54 |
140.98 |
8% |
|
| (iii) Re-examination fee for seed samplers license with sampling function enabled |
38.06 |
41.10 |
8% |
|
| (iv) Re-examination fee for seed samplers license with sampling function not enabled |
10.91 |
11.78 |
8% |
|
| E. Seed analyst courses and examination |
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| Fee for:— |
Within one month of demand by or on behalf of the Scottish Ministers |
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| (i) Laboratory management course registration |
1146.05 |
1146.05 |
No increase |
|
| (ii) Laboratory management course attendance and examination (per day or part thereof) |
432.00 |
432.00 |
No increase |
|
| (iii) Analyst course registration |
1896.81 |
1896.81 |
No increase |
|
| (iv) Analyst course registration – additional and retake divisions (per division) |
184.55 |
184.55 |
No increase |
|
| (v) Analyst course attendance (per day or part thereof. Number of days depends on division) |
432.00 |
432.00 |
No increase |
|
| (vi) Analyst course examination (per day or part thereof) |
Analyst course examination (per day or part thereof) |
432.00 |
432.00 |
No increase |
| (vii) Tetrazolium testing course attendance (per day or part thereof) |
Tetrazolium testing course attendance (per day or part thereof) |
446.68 |
446.68 |
No increase |
| (viii) Tetrazolium testing course examination (per day or part thereof) |
Tetrazolium testing course examination (per day or part thereof) |
446.68 |
446.68 |
No increase |
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