The Misuse of Drugs (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1988

Made24th February 1988

Laid before Parliament3rd March 1988

Coming into force1st April 1988

In pursuance of sections 30, 31 and 37(1) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971(1), 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 1988 and shall come into force on 1st April 1988.

2

Regulation 3(1) of the Misuse of Drugs (Licence Fees) Regulations 1986(2) shall be amended as follows—

a

in sub-paragraph (a), for “£324” there shall be substituted “£330”;

b

in sub-paragraph (b), for “£216” there shall be substituted “£220”;

c

in sub-paragraph (c), for “£108” there shall be substituted “£110”;

d

in sub-paragraph (d), for “£108” there shall be substituted “£110”; and

e

in sub-paragraph (e), for “£54” there shall be substituted “£55”.

Home Office

Douglas HurdOne of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State24th February 1988

(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 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, offer to supply or possess controlled drugs; the present Regulations further amend those Regulations so as to increase the fees there prescribed by approximately 2 per cent.