S.I. No. 49/1987:

MEDICAL PREPARATIONS (AMENDMENT OF FEES) REGULATIONS, 1987.

MEDICAL PREPARATIONS (AMENDMENT OF FEES) REGULATIONS, 1987.

The Minister for Health in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 5 and 65 of the Health Act, 1947 (No. 28 of 1947) as amended by section 39 of the Health Act, 1953 (No. 26 of 1953) with the consent of the Minister for Finance hereby makes the following Regulations:--

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Medical Preparations (Amendment of Fees) Regulations, 1987.

2. (1) The Medical Preparations (Licensing of Manufacture) Regulations, 1974 ( S.I. No. 225 of 1974 ) as amended by the Medical Preparations (Amendment of Fees) Regulations, 1986 ( S.I. No. 49 of 1986 ) are hereby amended by the substitution in article 8 of "£880" for "£650".

(2) The Medical Preparations (Wholesale Licences) Regulations, 1974 ( S.I. No. 333 of 1974 ) as amended by the Medical Preparations (Amendment of Fees) Regulations, 1985 ( S.I. No. 159 of 1985 ) and by the Medical Preparations (amendment of Fees) Regulations, 1986 are hereby amended by the substitution in article 8 (2) of "£400" for "£300" and of "£135" for "£100".

3. These Regulations shall come into effect on the 1st day of March, 1987.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health this 26th day of February, 1987.

JOHN BOLAND,

Minister for Health.

The Minister for Finance consents to these Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 26th day

of February, 1987.

JOHN BRUTON,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations provide for the increases in the fees charged for licences granted in respect of the manufacture and sale by wholesale of medical preparations.