Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 17th June, 2016.

The Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland, in exercise of the powers conferred on the said Society by section 11 of the Pharmacy Act 2007 (No. 20 of 2007) (as adapted by the Health and Children (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 219 of 2011 )), with the consent of the Minister for Health, hereby makes the following rules:—

1. (1) These Rules may be cited as the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2016.

(2) These Rules shall be construed as one with the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Fees) Rules 2014 ( S.I. No. 378 of 2014 ) and the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2015 ( S.I. No. 238 of 2015 ) and may be cited together with those Rules as the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Fees) Rules 2014 to 2016.

2. These Rules shall come into operation on 24 June 2016.

3. Paragraph 35 of the Schedule to the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Fees) Rules 2014 is amended by substituting “€3,000.00” for “€2,750.00” in Column 3.

I, SIMON HARRIS, Minister for Health, consent to the making of the foregoing Rules.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

15 June 2016.

SIMON HARRIS,

Minister for Health.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland,

15 June 2016.

ANN FRANKISH,

President.

DAMHNAIT GAUGHAN,

Registrar.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

These Rules amend the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Fees) Rules 2014 ( S.I. No. 378 of 2014 ) to change the fee payable under Rule 16(3) of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Education and Training) Rules 2008 ( S.I. No. 493 of 2008 ) in connection with an application to undertake the in-service practical training programme.

These Rules may be cited as the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2016.