Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (Fees and Charges) Amendment Regulations 2009 (SR 2009/166)

2009/166

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Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (Fees and Charges) Amendment Regulations 2009

Rt Hon Dame Sian Elias, Administrator of the Government

Order in Council

At Wellington this 15th day of June 2009

Present:
The Hon John Key presiding in Council

Pursuant to sections 81D and 81H of the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997, Her Excellency the Administrator of the Government acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council and on the recommendation of the Minister for Food Safety, makes the following regulations.

Regulations

1 Title
  • These regulations are the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (Fees and Charges) Amendment Regulations 2009.

2 Commencement
  • These regulations come into force on 1 July 2009.

3 Principal regulations amended
  • These regulations amend the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2002.

4 Interpretation
  • Regulation 3 is amended by inserting the following definition in its appropriate alphabetical order:

    Director-General has the same meaning as in the Act.

5 New regulation 4A inserted
  • The following regulation is inserted after regulation 4:

    4A Director-General may grant exemption, waiver, or refund
    • The Director-General may grant an exemption from, or waive or refund, any fee or charge specified in these regulations, in whole or in part, in any particular case or class of cases.

Rebecca Kitteridge,
Clerk of the Executive Council.


Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations, which come into force on 1 July 2009, amend the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2002, which provide for the payment of fees and charges in respect of matters under the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines 1997.

New regulation 4A provides that the Director-General may grant an exemption from, or waive or refund, any fee or charge payable under regulations, in whole or in part, in any particular case or class of cases.


Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.

Date of notification in Gazette: 18 June 2009.

These regulations are administered by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority.