# The Misuse of Drugs (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1993

S.I. 1993/539 · made 8 March 1993

Section 30 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 provides that a licence issued by the Secretary of State for the purposes of that Act or of Regulations made under it may be issued subject to the condition of the payment of a fee. The Misuse of Drugs (Licence Fees) Regulations 1986, as amended, prescribe the fee payable in relation to a licence to produce, supply or offer to supply or possess controlled drugs; the present Regulations further amend those Regulations so as to increase the fees there prescribed by approximately 4 per cent.

Made under: Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

## Introductory text

DANGEROUS DRUGS
Made 8th March 1993
Laid before Parliament 11th March 1993
Coming into force 1st April 1993
In pursuance of sections 30, 31 and 37(1) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, and after consultation with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, I hereby make the following Regulations:

## 1 

These Regulations may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 1st April 1993.

## 2 

Regulation 3(1) of the Misuse of Drugs (Licence Fees) Regulations 1986 shall be amended as follows–
(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£390” there shall be substituted “£408”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£260” there shall be substituted “£272”;
(c) in sub-paragraph (c), for “£130” there shall be substituted “£136”;
(d) in sub-paragraph (d), for “£130” there shall be substituted “£136”; and
(e) in sub-paragraph (e), for “£65” there shall be substituted “£68”.

## Signature

Kenneth Clarke
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office
8th March 1993

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Section 30 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 provides that a licence issued by the Secretary of State for the purposes of that Act or of Regulations made under it may be issued subject to the condition of the payment of a fee. The Misuse of Drugs (Licence Fees) Regulations 1986, as amended, prescribe the fee payable in relation to a licence to produce, supply or offer to supply or possess controlled drugs; the present Regulations further amend those Regulations so as to increase the fees there prescribed by approximately 4 per cent.

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