# The Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Amendment Regulations 1992

S.I. 1992/2939 · made 24 November 1992

These Regulations further amend the Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Regulations 1973 (“the principal regulations”). They increase the fee 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.

Made under: Medicines Act 1968 (Section 75, Section 76, Section 129)

## Introductory text

MEDICINES
Made 24th November 1992
Laid before Parliament 1st December 1992
Coming into force 1st January 1993
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 as the Health Ministers in exercise of powers conferred by sections 75(1), 76(1), (2) and (6) and 129(5) of the Medicines Act 1968, or, as the case may be, those conferred by the said provisions and now vested in them, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consulting, pursuant to section 129(6) of that Act, such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by these Regulations, hereby make the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations, which may be cited as the Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Amendment Regulations 1992, shall come into force on 1st January 1993.

## 2 Amendment of Regulation 3 of the Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Regulations 1973

Regulation 3 of the Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Regulations 1973 shall be amended as follows:–
(a) in paragraph (1) (fee for registration of premises), for “£113” there shall be substituted “£116” and for “£58” (fee where premises are in Northern Ireland) there shall be substituted “£61”;
(b) in paragraph (2) (retention fee), for “£73” there shall be substituted “£75” and for “£53” (fee where premises are in Northern Ireland) there shall be substituted “£56”;
(c) in paragraph (3) (additional sum by way of penalty), for “£233” there shall be substituted “£239” and for “£166” (sum where premises are in Northern Ireland) there shall be substituted “£176”.

## 3 Revocation

The Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Amendment Regulations 1991 are hereby revoked.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Brian Mawhinney
Minister,
Department of Health
20th November 1992
David Hunt
Secretary of State for Wales
20th November 1992
Fraser of Carmyllie
Minister of State, Scottish Office
24th November 1992
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland this
L.S.
F. A. Elliott
Permanent Secretary
23rd day of November 1992.

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Regulations 1973 (“the principal regulations”). They increase the fee 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.
These Regulations also revoke the Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Amendment Regulations 1991 which increased the fees in the principal regulations, and the effect of which is spent on the coming into force of these Regulations.

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Page: https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-pharmacies-applications-for-registration-and-fees-amendment-regulations-1992
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