Wholesome Meat and Fish (Fees) Rules, 2006

No. S 459 WHOLESOME MEAT AND FISH ACT (CHAPTER 349A) WHOLESOME MEAT AND FISH (FEES) RULES 2006 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 42 of the Wholesome Meat and Fish Act, the Minister for National Development hereby makes the following Rules: Citation and commencement 1. These Rules may be cited as the Wholesome Meat and Fish (Fees) Rules 2006 and shall come into operation on 1st August 2006. Fees 2. The fees specified in the Schedule shall be payable to the Director-General, Agri-Food and Veterinary Services in respect of the services or matters set out opposite thereto. Revocation 3. The Wholesome Meat and Fish (Fees) Rules (R 1) are revoked. THE SCHEDULE Rule 2 PART I FEES FOR LICENCES AND PERMITS UNDER PART II OF ACT First column Second column Third column Description of licence or permit Provision under which licence or permit is issued Fee payable 1. Licence to import, export or tranship meat products or fish products Section 7 of the Act $84 per annum 2. Permit to import frozen, chilled or processed meat products Section 7 of the Act $4.60 per 100 kg or part thereof 3. Permit to import canned meat products or meat products in retort pouches or jars Section 7 of the Act $77 per permit 4. Permit to import miscellaneous meat products Section 7 of the Act $22 per permit 5. Permit to export meat products Section 7 of the Act $3 per permit 6. Permit to tranship meat products Section 7 of the Act $20 per permit 7. Permit to import, export or tranship fish products Section 7 of the Act $3 per permit. PART II FEES FOR LICENCES AND PERMITS UNDER PART III OF ACT First column Second column Third column Description of licence or permit Provision under which licence or permit is issued Fee payable 1. Licence to operate a slaughter-house for poultry Section 13 of the Act $1,000 per annum 2. Licence to operate a new slaughter-house for livestock Section 13 of the Act $4,000 per annum 3. Renewal of a licence to operate a slaughter-house for livestock Section 13 of the Act $1,575 per annum 4. Licence to operate a slaughter-house for reptiles and amphibians Section 13 of the Act $260 per annum 5. Permit to slaughter sheep, goats or pigs other than at a licensed slaughter-house Section 13 of the Act $25 per permit plus a fee of $5 per animal slaughtered 6. Licence to operate a meat or fish processing establishment where meat products or fish products in containers are hermetically sealed and thereafter preserved by subjection to heat treatment Section 13 of the Act $840 per annum 7. Licence to operate a meat or fish processing establishment other than of a type referred to in item 6 Section 13 of the Act $260 per annum 8. Licence to operate a cold store Section 13 of the Act $260 per annum. [S 579/2011 wef 15/10/2011] PART III FEES FOR LICENCES UNDER PART II OF ACT AND FOR AUCTIONEER’S BADGES First column Second column Third column Description of licence or permit Provision under which licence or permit is issued Fee payable Licence to operate a wholesale market for animals, meat products, fish or fish products Section 13 of the Act read with section 22(4) of the Act $3,600 per annum. PART IV FEES FOR EXPORT HEALTH CERTIFICATES First column Second column Third column Description of licence or permit Provision under which licence or permit is issued Fee payable Health certificate for export of meat products or fish products Rule 8 of the Wholesale Meat and Fish (Import, Export and Transhipment) Rules (R 2) $20 per certificate. PART V FEES FOR INSPECTION OF MEAT PRODUCTS AND FISH PRODUCTS First column Second column 1. For the inspection by an authorised officer of any meat product, fish product or premises at the request of the owner thereof — (a) professional service fee (i) $63 per hour or part thereof (ii) $133 per hour or part thereof outside office hours or on an urgent basis (b) technical service fee (i) $38 per hour or part thereof (ii) $80 per hour or part thereof outside office hours or on an urgent basis 2. For the inspection by an authorised officer of pigs, sheep, goats or cattle or the carcases thereof at a licensed slaughter-house $1.40 per animal. PART VI MISCELLANEOUS First column Second column Description of matter in respect of which fee is payable Fee payable For a certified true copy of any licence, permit, certificate or other document issued by the Director-General under the $9.45. Act or any of the rules, or for the endorsement or certification by the Director-General of any document used in connection with the export of meat products or fish products Made this 17th day of July 2006. TAN TEE HOW Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Development, Singapore. [Infra/AVA/Finance/0070; AG/LEG/SL/349A/2004/1 Vol. 1] (To be presented to Parliament under section 42(4) of the Wholesome Meat and Fish Act).