Statutory Instruments

1997 No. 2751

ANIMALS

DESTRUCTIVE ANIMALS

[^F1The Coypus (Special Licence) (Fees) Regulations 1997

Made

17th November 1997

Coming into force

1st January 1998

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2(c) of the Destructive Imported Animals Act 1932(1), as applied in relation to coypus by the Coypus (Prohibition on Keeping) Order 1987(2), and now vested in them(3), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and with the approval of the Treasury, hereby make the following Regulations:

Title and commencement _I1

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Coypus (Special Licence) (Fees) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st January 1998.

Interpretation _I2

2. In these Regulations—

(a) “ the Act ” means the Destructive Imported Animals Act 1932 ; and

(b) “a special licence” means a special licence granted in accordance with section 8 of the Act authorising the keeping of coypus.

Special licence fees _I3

3. On the granting of a special licence there shall be paid to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland or the Secretary of State for Wales, as the case may be, the following fee—

(a)in England and Wales, £185; and

(b)in Scotland, £60.^F1]

Elliot Morley

Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

17th November 1997

Sewel

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

17th November 1997

Win Griffiths

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office

17th November 1997

Bob Ainsworth

Jon Owen Jones

Two of the Lords Commissionersof Her Majesty’s Treasury

Approved on 17th November 1997

(1)

1932 c. 12; section 11 (interpretation) was amended by S.I. 1992/3302.

(2)

S.I. 1987/2195.

(3)

In the case of the Secretary of State for Wales, by virtue of Article 3(1) of, and paragraph 5(a) of Schedule 2 to, the Transfer of Functions (Wales) Order 1969 (S.I. 1969/388).

in force	Provision is in force
in force*	In force only for specified purposes (for detail about the purposes see/hover footnote)
not in force	Not in force in England (may be in force in other geographies, see footnotes)
italics	Defined term
_dfn	Defined term (alternative style)
gry bckgrd	the in-force status of the provision is complex, check the footnotes

in force

Provision is in force

in force*

In force only for specified purposes (for detail about the purposes see/hover footnote)

not in force

Not in force in England (may be in force in other geographies, see footnotes)

italics

Defined term

_dfn

Defined term (alternative style)

gry bckgrd

the in-force status of the provision is complex, check the footnotes

footnote	commentary	related provisions	geo extent
F1	Regulations revoked (S.) (2.7.2012) by The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/174), art. 1(1), sch. 2 (with art. 5; S.S.I. 2012/175, art. 3); and revoked (E.) (6.4.2015) by The Mink and Coypus (Revocations) (England) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/613), reg. 1(1), Sch.	this amendment (text ) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	: England
F1	Regulations revoked (S.) (2.7.2012) by The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/174), art. 1(1), sch. 2 (with art. 5; S.S.I. 2012/175, art. 3); and revoked (E.) (6.4.2015) by The Mink and Coypus (Revocations) (England) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/613), reg. 1(1), Sch.	this amendment (text ) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	: England
F1	Regulations revoked (S.) (2.7.2012) by The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/174), art. 1(1), sch. 2 (with art. 5; S.S.I. 2012/175, art. 3); and revoked (E.) (6.4.2015) by The Mink and Coypus (Revocations) (England) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/613), reg. 1(1), Sch.	this amendment (text ) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	: England
F1	Regulations revoked (S.) (2.7.2012) by The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/174), art. 1(1), sch. 2 (with art. 5; S.S.I. 2012/175, art. 3); and revoked (E.) (6.4.2015) by The Mink and Coypus (Revocations) (England) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/613), reg. 1(1), Sch.	this amendment (text ) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	: England
I1	Reg. 1 in force at 1.1.1998, see reg. 1
I2	Reg. 2 in force at 1.1.1998, see reg. 1
I3	Reg. 3 in force at 1.1.1998, see reg. 1

Defined Term	Section/Article	ID	Scope of Application
a special licence	reg. 2.	def_4660a83024
the Act	reg. 2.	def_53506888f0

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[F1The Coypus (Special Licence) (Fees) Regulations 1997

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[^F1The Coypus (Special Licence) (Fees) Regulations 1997

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