1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (Fees) (No. 2) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st January 1997.

(2) This Order does not extend to Northern Ireland.

(3) In this Order “the Act” means the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 .

(4) The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act (Fees) Order 1993(2) is hereby revoked.

2. For the period 1st January to 31st March 1997 the following provisions shall apply:

(a) The fee payable by the holder of a certificate issued under section 6 of the Act (scientific procedures establishments), in respect of any period between 1st January and 31st March 1997 during which the certificate is in force, shall be £98.

(b) The fee payable by the holder of a certificate issued under section 7 of the Act (breeding and supplying establishments), in respect of any period between 1st January and 31st March 1997 during which the certificate is in force shall be £445.

(c) In addition the fee payable in respect of any period between 1st January to 31st March 1997 during which a certificate mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) above is in force, shall be £89 for each person who holds—

(i) a personal licence which specifies the establishment to which the certificate relates as the place where the licence is primarily available, or

(ii) a licence which is treated as a personal licence under paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Act and which names the establishment to which the certificate relates as the only or first-named place where the person is authorised to perform experiments.

3. From 1st April 1997, for the period of twelve months ending with 31st March the following year (“the financial year”), and each subsequent financial year[^F1 until the financial year beginning on 1st April 1999 ^F1] , the following provisions shall apply:

(a) The fee payable by the holder of a certificate issued under section 6 of the Act (scientific procedures establishments) in respect of the financial year during the whole or part of which the certificate is in force shall be £150.

(b) The fee payable by the holder of a certificate issued under section 7 of the Act (breeding and supplying establishments) in respect of the financial year during the whole or part of which the certificate is in force shall be £675.

(c) In addition the fee payable in respect of the financial year during the whole or part of which a certificate mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) above is in force, shall be £135 for each person who holds—

(i) a personal licence which specifies the establishment to which the certificate relates as the place where the licence is primarily available, or

(ii) a licence which is treated as a personal licence under paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Act and which names the establishment to which the certificate relates as the only or first-named place where the person is authorised to perform experiments.