{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-pharmacies-applications-for-registration-and-fees-amendment-regulations-2007/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/3282",
  "legislation_title": "The Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Amendment Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-pharmacies-applications-for-registration-and-fees-amendment-regulations-2007",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations further amend the Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Regulations 1973 (“the principal Regulations”) as follows—\n(a) regulation 2(a) increases the fee for registration of premises at which a retail pharmacy business is, or is to be, carried on from £492 to £510 (where the premises are in Great Britain) and from £97 to £102 (where the premises are in Northern Ireland);\n(b) regulation 2(b) increases the subsequent annual fee (retention fees) from £156 to £162 (where the premises are in Great Britain) and from £135 to £142 (where the premises are in Northern Ireland);\n(c) regulation 2(c) increases the penalty for failure to pay a retention fee (payable in circumstances specified in section 76(2) of the Medicines Act 1968) from £492 to £510 (where premises are in Great Britain) and from £281 to £295 (where the premises are in Northern Ireland).\nThese Regulations also revoke the Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Amendment Regulations 2006, which increased the fees in the principal Regulations, the effect of which is spent.\nThese Regulations amend an existing regulatory regime to increase the fees by a pre-determined formula in relation to Great Britain. A full Impact Assessment is not necessary for such legislation.\nThese Regulations amend an existing regulatory regime to increase the fees by 5% in relation to Northern Ireland.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/3282/note",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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