45.—(1) There shall be paid to the Minister by the applicant on every original application for registration in any register and on every application under the immediately preceding section a fee of one pound.
(2) All fees paid under this section shall be collected in money and taken in such manner as the Minister for Finance may from time to time direct, and shall be paid into or disposed of for the benefit of the Exchequer in accordance with the directions of the Minister for Finance.
(3) The Public Offices Fees Act, 1879, shall not apply in respect of any fees payable under this section.