# The Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Amendment Regulations 1997

S.I. 1997/2876 · made 4 December 1997

These Regulations further amend the Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Regulations 1973 (“the principal Regulations”). Regulation 2(a) increases the fees for registration of premises at which a retail pharmacy business is, or is to be, carried on from £128 to £131 and, where the premises are in Northern Ireland, from £69 to £71. Regulation 2(b) increases subsequent annual fees (retention fees) from £82 to £84 and, where the premises are in Northern Ireland, from £64 to £66. Regulation 2(c) increases the penalty for failure to pay retention fees (payable in circumstances specified in section 76(2) of the Medicines Act 1968) from £264 to £270 and, where the premises are in Northern Ireland, from £197 to £202.

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

## Introductory text

MEDICINES
Made 4th December 1997
Laid before Parliament 8th December 1997
Coming into force 1st January 1998
The Secretaries of State 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 on them 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 those 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 may be cited as the Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Amendment Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st January 1998.

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

In regulation 3 of the Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Regulations 1973 (fees)—
(a) in paragraph (1) (fee for registration of premises), for “£128” substitute “£131” and for “£69” (fee where premises are in Northern Ireland) substitute “£71”;
(b) in paragraph (2) (retention fee), for “£82” substitute “£84” and for “£64” (fee where premises are in Northern Ireland) substitute “£66”;
(c) in paragraph (3) (additional sum by way of penalty), for “£264” substitute “£270” and for “£197” (sum where premises are in Northern Ireland) substitute “£202”.

## 3 Revocation

The Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Amendment Regulations 1996 are hereby revoked.

## Signature

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Health,
Alan Milburn
Minister of State,
Department of Health
December 1997
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Wales,
Win Griffiths
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, The Welsh Office
December 1997
Sam Galbraith
Minister of Health, The Scottish Office
December 1997
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland this
D C Gowdy
Permanent Secretary
3rd day of December 1997.

## 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”). Regulation 2(a) increases the fees for registration of premises at which a retail pharmacy business is, or is to be, carried on from £128 to £131 and, where the premises are in Northern Ireland, from £69 to £71. Regulation 2(b) increases subsequent annual fees (retention fees) from £82 to £84 and, where the premises are in Northern Ireland, from £64 to £66. Regulation 2(c) increases the penalty for failure to pay retention fees (payable in circumstances specified in section 76(2) of the Medicines Act 1968) from £264 to £270 and, where the premises are in Northern Ireland, from £197 to £202.
These Regulations also revoke the Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Amendment Regulations 1996, which increased the fees in the principal Regulations, the effect of which is spent on the coming into force of these Regulations.

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