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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1992

FEES FOR DANGEROUS GOODS SERVICES REVISED

FEES FOR SERVICES SET OUT IN FOUR REGULATIONS RELATED TO MINING AND THE MANUFACTURE, STORAGE, CONVEYANCE AND USAGE OF DANGEROUS GOODS AND EXPLOSIVES HAVE BEEN REVISED WITH EFFECT FROM TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE POUR REGULATIONS ARE THE DANGEROUS GOODS (GENERAL) { AMENDMENT) REGULATION 1992, MINING (GENERAL) (AMENDMENT) REGULATION 1992, MINES (SAFETY) (AMENDMENT) REGULATION 1992 AND DANGEROUS GOODS (GOVERNMENT EXPLOSIVES DEPOTS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATION 1992.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE REVISED FEES WERE TO BRING THEM IN LINE WITH THE RISING ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS FOR THE PAST YEARS.

"FEES FOR THE REGULATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS, INCLUDING EXPLOSIVES, BLASTING AND MINING WERE UNABLE TO COVER THE INCREASED OPERATING COSTS SINCE THEY WERE LAST REVISED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

HE POINTED OUT THAT THE FEES FOR ISSUING A LICENCE FOR MANUFACTURING, CONVEYING OR STORING DANGEROUS GOODS (OTHER THAN EXPLOSIVES) WERE LAST REVISED IN 1983

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OTHER FEES, SUCH AS THOSE RELATED TO THE PROSPECTING FOR AND THE MINING OF MINERALS, HAVE NOT BEEN REVISED SINCE 1954 WHEN THEY WERE INTRODUCED.

HE EXPECTED THAT THE NEW FEES WOULD HAVE MINIMAL EFFECT ON THE INDUSTRY AS THE COSTS OF DANGEROUS GOODS AND EXPLOSIVES FORMED ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF ITS TOTAL OPERATION COSTS.

THE OLD AND NEW FEES FOR SOME OF THE SERVICES SET OUT THE FOUR REGULATIONS ARE:

IN

OLD (8)

NEW ($)

LICENCE FOR STORING CATEGORY 5

DANGEROUS GOODS

130

3,900

-

170 4,950

LICENCE FOR STORING CATEGORY 2

235

-

1,175

300 · 1,500

DANGEROUS GOODS (OTHER THAN

LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS)

CERTIFICATE FOR MINE BLASTING

580

645

STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES PER 50 KILOGRAMS

117

126.5

DELIVERY OF EXPLOSIVE NOT EXCEEDING 50 KILOGRAMS (INCLUDING REMOVAL PERMIT}

1,520

1,685

PERMIT FOR DISCHARGE OF EXPLOSIVES

17,000

18,830

THE SPOKESMAN