Agenda item

To consider the annual review of charges for the Heathrow Animal Reception Centre.

PORT HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES COMMITTEE

(Jeremy Lewis Simons)

Animal Reception Centre – Heathrow Airport: Annual Review of Charges

It is necessary to submit periodic recommendations to the Court for an increase to be applied to the Schedule of Charges in respect of services provided at the Heathrow Animal Reception Centre (HARC), for the forthcoming financial year.

The Byelaws, incorporating a new schedule of charges for the services provided,

were set out in Appendix A to the report and the Committee recommended approval thereof; the Comptroller and City Solicitor being instructed to seal the Byelaws accordingly.

The Chairman spoke to advise of a small number of numerical errors within the appendix which had unfortunately been put to the Committee and, consequently, were now before the Court. The errors having been spotted, he sought the Court’s support to correct the position, proposing the following amendments:-

Amendment – That the following adjustments be made to Appendix A:-

·         On page 169, the reference to “processing and handling fee for all shipments that terminate at Heathrow: £15 (£15)” to be amended to read “processing and handling fee for all shipments £20 (£20).”

·         On page 170, the reference under paragraph three relating to fees for Birds, the figure £185 be changed to £186, such that the relevant sentences therein read “Birds £65 (£64) per box per day £186 (£182) minimum charge” and “Birds of prey £18 per bird for up to 24 hours, £186 (£182) minimum charge.”

Upon the Amendment being put, the Lord Mayor declared it to be carried.

Upon the substantive Motion as amended being put, the Lord Mayor declared that to be also carried.

Resolved – That the Byelaws, as set out in Appendix A with the amendments proposed by the Chairman, be approved and the Comptroller and City Solicitor be instructed to seal the Byelaws accordingly.