This page gives details of the fees chargeable under the Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2010 for:
These fees apply from 6 April 2010.
These fees are payable for licences granted by HSE – except licences for storage at mines and in harbour areas.
| Type of application | Fee | Fee for work by specialist inspector (per hour worked) |
|---|---|---|
| Licence to manufacture explosives | £631 | £127 |
| Licence to manufacture ammonium nitrate blasting intermediate | - | £156 |
| Licence to manufacture explosives by means of on-site mixing | £234 | £127 |
| Renewal of any of the above licences | £83 | £127 |
| Licence to store explosives | £631 | £127 |
| Renewal of licence to store explosives | £83 | £127 |
| Varying a licence for manufacture or storage | £432 | £127 |
| Varying a licence to manufacture ammonium nitrate blasting intermediate | - | £156 |
| Transfer of licence | £52 | |
| Replacement licence document | £52 |
No VAT is payable on these fees.
These fees also apply to licences and registrations granted by HSE at mines and in harbour areas.
| Type of application | Duration | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Licence | 1 year | £178 |
| 2 years | £234 | |
| 3 years | £292 | |
| 4 years | £360 | |
| 5 years | £407 | |
| Licence renewal | 1 year | £83 |
| 2 years | £141 | |
| 3 years | £198 | |
| 4 years | £256 | |
| 5 years | £313 | |
| Registration | 1 year | £105 |
| 2 years | £136 | |
| 3 years | £166 | |
| 4 years | £198 | |
| 5 years | £229 | |
| Registration renewal | 1 year | £52 |
| 2 years | £83 | |
| 3 years | £115 | |
| 4 years | £146 | |
| 5 years | £178 |
| Licence variation | |
|---|---|
| Amending name of licensee or address of site | £35 |
| Any other kind of variation | Reasonable cost to the licensing authority of having the work carried out |
| Transfer of licence or registration | £35 |
| Replacement of licence or registration if lost | £35 |
Please note that the time-limited fees given above are for whole years. Fees for parts of a year would be on a pro-rata basis. For example:
A fee is payable for an explosive certificate where the applicant also holds a licence or registration under the Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations 2005. In other cases no fee is charged.
| Type of application | Duration | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| (a) Explosives certificate for acquiring and keeping explosives, not including an application for an explosives certificate referred to in entries (g) or (k), at a site in relation to which a person holds a registration | 1 year | £125 |
| 2 years | £156 | |
| 3 years | £188 | |
| 4 years | £219 | |
| 5 years | £251 | |
| (b) Renewal of the above certificate | 1 year | £110 |
| 2 years | £130 | |
| 3 years | £151 | |
| 4 years | £173 | |
| 5 years | £193 | |
| (c) Explosives certificate for acquiring and keeping explosives, not including an application for an explosives certificate referred to in entries (g) or (k), at a site in relation to which a person holds a licence for the storage of no more than 2000 kg of explosives | 1 year | £136 |
| 2 years | £166 | |
| 3 years | £198 | |
| 4 years | £229 | |
| 5 years | £261 | |
| (d) Renewal of the above certificate | 1 year | £130 |
| 2 years | £156 | |
| 3 years | £183 | |
| 4 years | £209 | |
| 5 years | £234 | |
| (e) Explosives certificate for acquiring and keeping explosives, not including an application for an explosives certificate referred to in entries (g) or (k), at a site in relation to which a person holds a licence for the storage of more than 2000 kg of explosives | 1 year | £183 |
| 2 years | £219 | |
| 3 years | £256 | |
| 4 years | £292 | |
| 5 years | £329 | |
| (f) Renewal of the above certificate | 1 years | £161 |
| 2 years | £193 | |
| 3 years | £224 | |
| 4 years | £256 | |
| 5 years | £287 | |
| (g) Explosives certificate for acquiring and keeping only shooters’ powder at a site in relation to which the applicant holds a licence or registration, where the applicant also makes a relevant application under the Firearms Act 1968 to the chief officer of police determining the explosives certificate application which is to be determined at the same time | £24 | |
| (h) Renewal of the above explosives certificate where the applicant also makes a relevant application under the Firearms Act 1968 to the chief officer of police determining the renewal application which is to be determined at the same time | £15 | |
| (i) Explosives certificate for acquiring and keeping only shooters’ powder at a site in relation to which the applicant holds a licence or registration and the applicant also holds a relevant certificate, where no relevant application under the Firearms Act 1968 by the applicant is to be determined at the same time | £44 | |
| (j) Renewal of the above explosives certificate where no relevant application under the Firearms Act 1968 by the applicant is to be determined at the same time | £18 | |
| (k) Explosives certificate for acquiring more than 15 kg of explosives, not including an application for an explosives certificate referred to in entries (m) or (o) | 1 year | £125 |
| 2 years | £156 | |
| 3 years | £188 | |
| 4 years | £219 | |
| 5 years | £251 | |
| (l) Renewal of the above certificate | 1 years | £110 |
| 2 years | £130 | |
| 3 years | £151 | |
| 4 years | £173 | |
| 5 years | £193 | |
| (m) Explosives certificate for acquiring more than 15 kg of shooters’ powder only, where the applicant also makes a relevant application under the Firearms Act 1968 to the chief officer of police determining the explosives certificate application which is to be determined at the same time | £24 | |
| (n) Renewal of the above explosives certificate where the applicant also makes a relevant application under the Firearms Act 1968 to the chief officer of police determining the renewal application which is to be determined at the same time | £15 | |
| (o) Explosives certificate for acquiring more than 15 kg of shooters’ powder only, where the applicant holds a relevant certificate and no relevant application under the Firearms Act 1968 by the applicant is to be determined at the same time. | £44 | |
| (p) Renewal of the above explosives certificate where no relevant application under the Firearms Act 1968 by the applicant is to be determined at the same time | £18 | |
| (q) Replacement of any explosive certificate referred to in entries (a) to (f) and (k) and (l) if lost | £35 | |
| (r) Replacement of any explosive certificate referred to in entries (g) to (j) and (m) to (p) if lost | £10 |
On 24th October 2011, the Classification and Labelling of Explosives Regulations 1983 (CLER) and the associated cost recovery of fees under the Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2010 will be revoked by a set of Amending Regulations to the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009 (CDG). From this date, the costs of all work carried out by the HSE, in connection with the classification of explosives and fireworks, will be recovered under the provisions of CDG. The fee payable for work undertaken by a Specialist Inspector/Administrator will remain at £68 per hour worked in line with previous arrangements. No VAT is payable on this fee.
Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations 1987
| Type of application | Fee | Fee for work by specialist inspector (per hour worked) |
|---|---|---|
| Grant of an explosives licence or alteration of the terms of an existing explosives licence | £688 | £127 |
| Change of licence name or address | £54 |
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