S.I. No. 544/2012 - Misuse of Drugs (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 1st January, 2013.

I, JAMES REILLY, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 14 and 38 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 (No. 12 of 1977) and the Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 418 of 2011 ), with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, hereby make the following regulations:—

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.

2. Article 4(1) of the Misuse of Drugs (Licence Fees) Regulations 1979 ( S.I. No. 164 of 1979 ), as amended by the Misuse of Drugs (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1988 ( S.I. No. 11 of 1988 ), is amended by inserting after subparagraph (f) the following subparagraph:-

“(g) in the case of a licence authorising a person to export any drug specified in Schedule 1, 2 or 3— a fee of €63.50 in respect of each class of drugs to which the licence relates.”

3. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 January 2013.

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform consents to making of the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform,

20 December 2012.

BRENDAN HOWLIN,

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

20 December 2012.

JAMES REILLY,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal instrument.)

These Regulations amend the Misuse of Drugs (Licence Fees) Regulations 1979 ( S.I. No. 164 of 1979 ) to provide for a new fee in respect of the grant of an export licence under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 (No. 12 of 1977).

These Regulations may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.