Statutory Instruments
2004 No. 686
FEES AND CHARGES
The Kimberley Process (Fees) Regulations 2004
Made
8th March 2004
Laid before Parliament
11th March 2004
Coming into force
1st April 2004
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(1) and (2) of the Finance Act 1973( 1 ) with the consent of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Kimberley Process (Fees) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st April 2004.
Interpretation
2. —(1) In these Regulations—
“Department” means the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and
“Principal Regulation” means Council Regulation 2 ) implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds.
(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, expressions used in these Regulations, and which are also used in the Principal Regulation, shall have the meaning they bear in that Regulation.
Prescription of fees
3. The fees specified in column 2 of the Schedule to these Regulations are hereby prescribed as the fees payable in connection with the services provided by the Department in pursuance of the United Kingdom’s Community obligations arising from Article 12 of the Principal Regulation, each fee specified in column 2 of that Schedule being the fee payable in connection with the service specified alongside that fee in column 1 of that Schedule.
Payment of fees
Revocation
5.The Kimberley Process (Fees) Regulations 2003( 3 ) are hereby revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Denis MacShane
Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
8th March 2004
We consent to the making of these Regulations
Jim Murphy
John Heppell
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
8th March 2004
Regulation 3
SCHEDULE PRESCRIBED FEES
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Description of Service | Fee |
1. Issue of a Community Certificate accompanying a shipment with a declared value of up to US$10,000 | £10 per certificate (previously £5) |
2. Issue of a Community Certificate accompanying a shipment with a declared value of between US$10,001 and US$100,000 | £15 per certificate (previously £10) |
3. Issue of a Community Certificate accompanying a shipment with a declared value above US$100,000 | £25 per certificate (previously £15) |