Trading standards fees and charges 2023/2024
| Description | Other | Net £ |
VAT rate | VAT £ |
Gross £ |
Increase £ |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explosives/Fireworks - Issue of Store Licence (i.e. when separation distances apply) | STATUTORY CHARGE | 189.00 | Outwith the Scope | 0.00 | 189.00 | 0.00 | set by the UK Government, and can be found in Schedule 7 of the Health & Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2021. These Regulations are subject to change at short notice. |
| Explosives/Fireworks - Renewal of store licence (i.e. when separation distances apply | STATUTORY CHARGE | 88.00 | Outwith the Scope | 0.00 | 88.00 | 0.00 | set by the UK Government, and can be found in Schedule 7 of the Health & Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2021. These Regulations are subject to change at short notice. |
| Explosives/Fireworks - Issue of registration for keeping explosives (i.e. when no separation distances apply) | STATUTORY CHARGE | 111.00 | Outwith the Scope | 0.00 | 111.00 | 0.00 | set by the UK Government, and can be found in Schedule 7 of the Health & Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2021. These Regulations are subject to change at short notice. |
| Explosives/Fireworks - Renewal of registration for keeping Explosives (i.e. when no separation distances apply) | STATUTORY CHARGE | 55.00 | Outwith the Scope | 0.00 | 55.00 | 0.00 | set by the UK Government, and can be found in Schedule 7 of the Health & Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2021. These Regulations are subject to change at short notice. |
| Fee to transfer, vary or replace a licence or registration | STATUTORY CHARGE | 37.00 | Outwith the Scope | 0.00 | 37.00 | 0.00 | set by the UK Government, and can be found in Schedule 7 of the Health & Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2021. These Regulations are subject to change at short notice. |
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| Notes to Petroleum 1. A fee is payable to store petrol under regulation 6 (petrol filling stations) or regulation 14 (non work-place storage) of the Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations 2014. 2. All fees for storage of petroleum are set by the UK Government, and can currently be found in 'Schedule 7 of the Health & Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2021'. These regulations are subject to change at short notice. 3. The current fees for a certificate or licence for one year are shown below. Prices for multiple-year certificates or licences are available on request. 4. Historical Records - We hold historical records of tanks previously licensed for the storage of petroleum spirit. Information regarding specific premises and whether tanks were present and the methods used for making them safe from the danger of fire or explosion can be disclosed on written request. The disclosure is subject to payment of a reasonable fee. | |||||||
| Petrol Storage Certificate or Licence to keep petroleum spirit of a quantity <2500 litres | STATUTORY CHARGE | 45.00 | Outwith the Scope | 0.00 | 45.00 | 0.00 | These fees and charges have been consolidated and simplified - please refer to Schedule 7 of the Health & Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2021. These Regulations are subject to change at short notice. |
| Petrol Storage Certificate or Licence to keep petroleum spirit of a quantity between 2500 and 50000 litres | STATUTORY CHARGE | 61.00 | Outwith the Scope | 0.00 | 61.00 | 0.00 | These fees and charges have been consolidated and simplified - please refer to Schedule 7 of the Health & Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2021. These Regulations are subject to change at short notice. |
| Petrol Storage Certificate or Licence to keep petroleum spirit of a quantity > 50000 litres | STATUTORY CHARGE | 128.00 | Outwith the Scope | 0.00 | 128.00 | 0.00 | These fees and charges have been consolidated and simplified - please refer to Schedule 7 of the Health & Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2021. These Regulations are subject to change at short notice. |
| Historical Records - Charge for Officer time (per hour) - out of hours or weekend work incurs a 50% surcharge on the hourly rate | Officer cost per hour | 86.33 | Standard | 17.27 | 103.60 | 5.85 | |
| Weights and Measures:- all certification & verification work – Weights & Measures Inspector. | Officer cost per hour | 86.33 | Standard | 17.27 | 103.60 | 5.85 | VAT rate applies unless work undertaken under the Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) Regs 1988. |
| Weights and Measures:- all certification & verification work – Assisting Officer. | Officer cost per hour | 57.58 | Standard | 11.52 | 69.10 | 3.90 | |
| Certificate of Errors: Request for certificate | Calibration Certificate cost | 52.17 | Standard | 10.43 | 62.60 | 3.55 | |
| Note: When supplying specialist equipment (including but not limited to weighbridge test unit, van and test weights, etc) an additional fee may be charged hourly, daily or per appointment, according to circumstance | Prices on application | ||||||
Notes to Fireworks & Explosives 1. If you keep fireworks, shotgun cartridges, certain bird scarers or other explosive products for sale you are likely to require an explosive licence. 2. You can generally store up to 2,000 kg of explosives with a licence issued by us, although there are some conditions relating to it's storage. 3. We will need to know the hazard type and quantity of the explosives you wish to store to determine whether your store is suitable. 4. The quantity you will be allowed to store will depend on the hazard type of the explosives. 5. Regulation 27 of the Explosives Regulation 2014 sets out the distances that must be maintained between a store and a building or other place. This is known as the separation distance.
6. You will not normally be required to maintain separation distances if you store no more than: a) 250kg hazard type 4 b) 25kg hazard type 3 (or combination of hazard type 3 and hazard type 4) 7. The most common fees for storage of fireworks for one year are set out below. Discounted rates are available for periods of 2-5 years. 8. Prices for other types of explosive licences are available upon request. 9. All fees for storage of explosives are set by the UK Government, and can currently be found in 'Schedule 7 of the Health & Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2021'. These regulations are subject to change at short notice.