The Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Amendment Regulations 1998

Made9th December 1998

Laid before Parliament11th December 1998

Coming into force1st January 1999

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 19681 or, as the case may be, those conferred by those provisions and now vested in them2, 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:—

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Amendment Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999.

Amendment of the Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Regulations 19732

In regulation 3 of the Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Regulations 19733 (fees)—

a

in paragraph (1) (fee for registration of premises), for “£131” substitute “£135” and for “£71” (fee where premises are in Northern Ireland) substitute “£73”;

b

in paragraph (2) (retention fee), for “£84” substitute “£87” and for “£66” (fee where premises are in Northern Ireland) substitute “£68”;

c

in paragraph (3) (additional sum by way of penalty), for “£270” substitute “£278” and for “£202” (sum where premises are in Northern Ireland) substitute “£208”.

Revocation3

The Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Amendment Regulations 19973 are hereby revoked.

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Health,

Alan MilburnDepartment of Health, Minister of State8th December 1998

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Wales,

Jon Owen JonesThe Welsh Office, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State8th December 1998

Sam GalbraithThe Scottish Office, Minister for Health9th December 1998

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland this

D. C. GowdyPermanent Secretary8th day of December 1998.

(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 £131 to £135 and, where the premises are in Northern Ireland, from £71 to £73. Regulation 2(b) increases subsequent annual fees (retention fees) from £84 to £87 and, where the premises are in Northern Ireland, from £66 to £68. 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 £270 to £278 and, where the premises are in Northern Ireland, from £202 to £208.

These Regulations also revoke the Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Amendment Regulations 1997, which increased the fees in the principal Regulations, the effect of which is spent on the coming into force of these Regulations.