Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024
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Fees for licences | ||
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168. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (6), the Minister may by regulations specify the fees to be paid to the AHRRA for relevant applications and, for that purpose— | ||
(a) different amounts may be specified for such applications which fall within different classes of such applications specified in the regulations, and | ||
(b) the regulations may specify the circumstances in which— | ||
(i) an exemption from the payment of such a fee applies, or | ||
(ii) a waiver, remission or refund (whether in whole or in part) of such fee applies. | ||
(2) The Minister shall, when specifying, in regulations made under subsection (1), the fee to be paid to the AHRRA for relevant applications, have regard to the administrative costs associated with processing applications, including the cost of determining whether the requirements for making the relevant applications have been met. | ||
(3) Subject to subsections (4) to (6), the Minister may by regulations specify the annual fee to be paid to the AHRRA by holders of a licence and for that purpose— | ||
(a) different amounts may be specified for such holders which fall within different classes of such holders specified in the regulations, and | ||
(b) the regulations may specify the circumstances in which— | ||
(i) an exemption from the payment of such a fee applies, or | ||
(ii) a waiver, remission or refund (whether in whole or in part) of such fee applies. | ||
(4) The Minister shall, when specifying, in regulations made under subsection (3), the annual fee to be paid to the AHRRA by the holders of licences, have regard to the need to defray the costs incurred by the AHRRA in the performance of its functions in relation to the holder concerned. | ||
(5) An annual fee specified in regulations made under subsection (3) shall be paid to the AHRRA not later than each anniversary of the date specified for the purpose in the licence concerned. | ||
(6) On and after the establishment day, the Minister shall not make regulations under subsection (1) or (3) except after consultation with the AHRRA. | ||
(7) In this section, “relevant applications” means— | ||
(a) licence applications, | ||
(b) applications under section 159 (5), | ||
(c) applications under section 160 , or | ||
(d) applications under section 167 . |