Statutory Instruments
2026 No. 493
FOOD, ENGLAND
The Charges for Residues Surveillance (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026
Made
5th May 2026
Laid before Parliament
6th May 2026
Coming into force
1st June 2026
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45 and 48(1)(b) and (c) of the Food Safety Act 1990(1) and now vested in the Secretary of State(2).
In accordance with section 48(4A)(3) of that Act the Secretary of State has had regard to advice given by the Food Standards Agency on the proposal to make these Regulations.
There has been consultation as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety(4).
Citation, commencement, extent and application
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Charges for Residues Surveillance (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026 and come into force on 1st June 2026.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales but apply in relation to England only.
Amendments to the Charges for Residues Surveillance Regulations 2006
2.—(1) The Charges for Residues Surveillance Regulations 2006(5) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 3 (liability for and recovery of charges for residues surveillance)—
(a)in paragraph (1)(a)—
(i)for “1st October 2024” substitute “1st June 2026”, and
(ii)for “2025” substitute “2027”; and
(b)in paragraph (1)(b), for “2025” substitute “2027”.
(3) For Schedule 1 substitute—
Regulation 3(1)
“SCHEDULE 1 Residues Surveillance Charges
| Type of creature or animal product | Charge (£) from 1st June 2026 to 31st March 2027 | Charge (£) on or after 1st April 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Bovine | 0.9964 per carcase | 1.0216 per carcase |
| Goat | 0.0864 per carcase | 0.0886 per carcase |
| Sheep | 0.0864 per carcase | 0.0886 per carcase |
| Soliped | 0.5359 per carcase | 0.5495 per carcase |
| Swine | 0.0845 per carcase | 0.0867 per carcase |
| Game and wild game | 1.0461 per tonne | 1.0461 per tonne |
| Poultry | 0.7397 per tonne | 0.7584 per tonne |
| Eggs | 0.0237 per case of 360 | 0.0243 per case of 360 |
| Milk | 0.0466 per 1000 litres | 0.0478 per 1000 litres |
| Fish other than trout | 2.7078 per tonne of marketed product | 2.7764 per tonne of marketed product |
| Trout | 3.2455 per tonne of fish food | 3.3278 per tonne of fish food” |
Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
5th May 2026
1990 c. 16; sections 45(1) and 48 were amended by paragraphs 20 and 21 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28).
The powers, so far as they are exercisable in relation to England, were transferred by article 2(6) of the Transfer of Functions (Agriculture and Food) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3141) to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State acting jointly, and by article 2(3) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794) to the Secretary of State.
Section 48(4A) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999.
EUR 2002/178, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
S.I. 2006/2285, amended by S.I. 2008/2999, in so far as it substitutes the table in Schedule 1 and S.I. 2024/892, which amends regulation 3(1) and substitutes Schedule 1 to that instrument.