# The Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Amendment Regulations 1980 S.I. 1980/1806 · made 24 November 1980 These regulations amend the Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Regulations 1973. They increase the fees for registration of premises at which a retail pharmacy business is or is to be carried on, the subsequent annual fees (retention fees) and the penalty (payable in circumstances specified in section 76(2) of the Medicines Act 1968) for failure to pay retention fees. They also remove a transitional provision (now spent) as to payment of fees in certain circumstances where an applicant for registration should have applied by 31st December 1974 but failed to do so. PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-pharmacies-applications-for-registration-and-fees-amendment-regulations-1980/pdf/uksi_19801806_en.pdf ## Introductory text MEDICINES Made 24th November 1980 Laid before Parliament 4th December 1980 Coming into Operation 1st January 1981 The Secretaries of State respectively concerned with health in England, in Wales and in Scotland and the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, acting jointly, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 75(1) and 76(1), (2) and (6) of the Medicines Act 1968 and now vested in them and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consulting such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by the following regulations, hereby make the following regulations:— ## 1 These regulations may be cited as the Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Amendment Regulations 1980 and shall come into operation on 1st January 1981. ## 2 For regulation 3 of the Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Regulations 1973 there is substituted the following regulation:— “Fees 3 (1) The fee payable for the purposes of section 75 of the Act in respect of the registration of any premises under that section shall be £60 unless the premises are situated in Northern Ireland in which case the fee payable in respect of such registration shall be £21. (2) The retention fee payable under section 76(1) of the Act shall be £35 unless the registered pharmacy is situated in Northern Ireland in which case the retention fee payable shall be £21. (3) The additional sum by way of penalty for the purposes of section 76(2) of the Act shall be £25 unless the premises are situated in Northern Ireland in which case that additional sum shall be £17·50.”. ## Signature Patrick Jenkin Secretary of State for Social Services 19th November 1980 Nicholas Edwards Secretary of State for Wales 19th November 1980 George Younger Secretary of State for Scotland 20th November 1980 Sealed with the official seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland this 24th day of November 1980. L.S. N. Dugdale Permanent Secretary ## Explanatory note These regulations amend the Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Regulations 1973. They increase the fees for registration of premises at which a retail pharmacy business is or is to be carried on, the subsequent annual fees (retention fees) and the penalty (payable in circumstances specified in section 76(2) of the Medicines Act 1968) for failure to pay retention fees. They also remove a transitional provision (now spent) as to payment of fees in certain circumstances where an applicant for registration should have applied by 31st December 1974 but failed to do so. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1980/1806 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-pharmacies-applications-for-registration-and-fees-amendment-regulations-1980 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.