Animal Welfare (Cost Recovery) Regulations 2015. Country/Territory New Zealand Document type Regulation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal welfare Inspection Royalties/fees Certification Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, South Pacific Entry into force notes These regulations enter into force on 1 July 2015. Abstract These regulations, consisting of seven sections and one Schedule, prescribe new fees and charges payable in respect of matters under the Animal Welfare Act 1999. Regulations 4 provides that the fees and charges are set out in the Schedule and are GST exclusive. Regulation 5 sets out when the fees and charges are payable. Regulation 6 authorises the Director-General, on 2 grounds, to remit or waive any costs recovered under these regulations. The Schedule prescribes the fees and charges payable under these regulations and who is responsible for paying them. The fees and charges include: a fee for an application for an animal welfare export certificate; a fee for the performance or exercise of a function, duty, or power required to be undertaken under the Animal Welfare Act 1999 and not prescribed elsewhere in the regulations; actual and reasonable costs, including actual and reasonable incidental and additional costs incurred by a Ministry employee, or a person engaged by the Ministry who is not an employee, such as the costs of external review, expert review, product testing, travel, and accommodation, and also the costs of disbursements for the functions referred to in the schedule. Full text English Website www.legislation.govt.nz References - Legislation Implements Animal Welfare Act 1999 (No. 142 of 1999). Legislation | New Zealand | 1999 (2018) Keyword: Animal welfare, Transport/storage, Inspection, Research, Institution, Basic legislation, Management/conservation, Hunting/capture Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Animal Welfare Export Certificate Regulations, 1999. Legislation | New Zealand | 1999 (2007) Keyword: Animal welfare, International trade, Certification, Royalties/fees Source: FAO, FAOLEX