42Calculation and notice of licence fees and levies—ss 102(2)(x), 117C and 139(1)(a)

42 Calculation and notice of licence fees and levies—ss 102(2)(x), 117C and 139(1)(a)

42 Calculation and notice of licence fees and levies—ss 102(2)(x), 117C and 139(1)(a)

(1) The licence fee for a licence that authorises the carrying on of the following businesses must be calculated as follows—

(a) for a dairy business—in accordance with section 67,

(b) for a meat business—in accordance with section 111,

(c) for a plant products business—in accordance with section 120,

(d) for a seafood business—in accordance with sections 143 and 144,

(e) for a vulnerable persons food business—in accordance with section 156,

(f) for an egg business—in accordance with section 179.

(2) The levy for a seafood business must be calculated in accordance with sections 145 and 148.

(3) If a licence authorises the carrying on of more than one food business, the licence fee must be calculated as the total of the licence fees for each of the food businesses that would be applicable under subsection (1).

(4) The Food Authority must give a licence holder who is liable to pay a licence fee or levy under this regulation written notice, before the licence expires, setting out the following—

(a) the amount of the licence fee or levy payable,

(b) the day, that is at least 42 days after the day the notice is given, by which the licence fee or levy must be paid,

(c) if relevant—the method of calculating the amount of the licence fee or levy.

(5) The licence holder may, before the licence expires, apply to the Food Authority for approval to pay the licence fee or levy for a particular year by instalments (an instalment approval).

(6) The Food Authority may grant a licence holder an instalment approval by giving the licence holder written notice that states—

(a) the amount of each instalment, and

(b) the date by which each instalment must be paid.

(7) A licence holder who is given an instalment approval must pay each instalment in accordance with the terms of the approval.