Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 751
Fees And Charges
The Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Made
7th March 2012
Laid before Parliament
9th March 2012
Coming into force
6th April 2012
The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with the consent of the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(1) and (2) of the Finance Act 1973( 1 ), makes the following Regulations.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 6th April 2012.
Amendments to the Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) (Fees) Regulations 2004
2.The Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) (Fees) Regulations 2004( 2 ) are amended as follows.
3. In Schedule 1 (calculation of variable fee)—
(a) for paragraph (aa) substitute—
“ (aa) an amount for the time spent in providing the service on work of a specified type, calculated in accordance with the following table—
Table 1
| Regulations relating to the relevant service | Specified type of work | Amount per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Regulations 4, 5, 7, 8 and 8B(1)(a) and (b) | Equipment testing | £85 |
| Type examination | £105 | |
| Administration | £55 | |
| Certification decision | £130 ” |
; and
(b) in paragraph (b) omit “with the exception of any service taking place within Great Britain to which regulation 8A or 8B(1)(c) relates,”.
Consequential revocations
4. The following regulations are revoked—
(a) regulation 2 of the Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2008( 3 ); and
(b) regulation 2(6)(b)(i) of the Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2010( 4 ).
David Willetts
Minister of State for Science and Innovation
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
6th March 2012
We consent
Michael Fabricant
Jeremy Wright
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
7th March 2012
S.I. 2004/1300 , amended by S.I. 2006/604 , S.I. 2006/2679 , S.I. 2008/732 and S.I. 2010/728 .