Emergency Powers Act, 1939

Fees on licences, etc.

8.—(1) There shall be charged, levied, and paid on the grant renewal, or issue of any licence, permit, certificate, or like document granted, renewed, or issued under or for the purpose of an emergency order or under or for the purpose of an instrument made, granted, or issued or a direction given under a power conferred by an emergency order such (if any) fee as the Minister for Finance shall from time to time direct.

(2) All fees charged and levied by virtue of this section shall be collected and taken in such manner as the Minister for Finance shall from time to time direct and shall be paid into or disposed of for the benefit of the Exchequer in accordance with the directions of the said Minister.

(3) The Public Offices Fees Act, 1879, shall not apply in respect of any fees charged and levied by virtue of this section.