Vital Statistics and Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1952

Alteration of amounts of certain fees, sums and allowances.

9.—(1) Where a provision of any of the Acts to which this subsection applies fixes the amount of any fee or sum (being a sum in the nature of a fee), the Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, by regulations alter the amount of the fee or sum.

(2) The Acts to which subsection (1) of this section applies are:—

(a) the Births and Deaths Registration Acts, 1863 to 1936, and

(b) the Marriages (Ireland) Act, 1844, the Marriage Law (Ireland) Amendment Act, 1863, the Registration of Marriages (Ireland) Act, 1863 , the Matrimonial Causes and Marriage Law (Ireland) Amendment Act, 1870 , and the Registration of Marriages Act, 1936 (No. 35 of 1936).

(3) Where a provision of any Act (not being an Act to which subsection (1) of this section applies) fixes the amount or limit of any fee for a certificate of birth, death or marriage, the Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance and of such Minister as is responsible for the administration of the Act, by regulations alter the amount or limit of the fee.

(4) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, by regulations alter—

(a) the amount of the allowance payable under section 3 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1936 (No. 34 of 1936), and

(b) the amount of the allowance payable under section 2 of the Registration of Marriages Act, 1936 (No. 35 of 1936).