S.I. No. 268/1992 - Diplomatic and Consular Fees (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1992.


S.I. No. 268 of 1992.

DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR FEES (AMENDMENT) (No. 2) REGULATIONS, 1992.

I, DAVID ANDREWS, Minister for Foreign Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 2 of the Diplomatic and Consular Fees Act, 1939 (No. 31 of 1939), as adapted by the External Affairs (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1971 ( S.I. No. 158 of 1971 ), hereby, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, make the following Regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Diplomatic and Consular Fees (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1992.

(2) The Collective citation "the Diplomatic and Consular Fees Regulations, 1982 to 1992" shall include these Regulations.

(3) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of October, 1992.

2. The Diplomatic and Consular Fees Regulations 1982 ( S.I. No. 344 of 1982 ) are hereby amended by the substitution of the following Part for Part I of the Second Schedule (inserted by the Diplomatic and Consular Fees (Amendment) Regulations, 1992 ( S.I. No. 8 of 1992 ) ):

"PART 1

Travel Documents and Documents of Identity

Ref. No.

Service Rendered.

Fee

£

1.

(a) For the issue of a passport of 32 pages:

(i) in the case of an application received between 1 October and 30 November in the same year

35.00

(ii) in the case of an application received between 1 December in any year and 30 September in the following year

45.00

(b) For the issue of a passport of 96 pages

90.00

2.

For the issue of a passport (of 32 pages) to a person under 18 years or over 65 years of age, valid for three years

10.00

3.

For the endorsement or change of a passport subsequent to its issue:

(a) Where the endorsement or change involves the issue of a new passport booklet

15.00

(b) Where the endorsement or change does not involve the issue of a new passport booklet for each item endorsed or changed

5.00

4.

For the issue of a new passport for the unexpired period of validity of an existing valid passport returned for cancellation:

(a) new 32 page passport

15.00

(b) new 96 page passport

27.00

5.

For the issue of an emergency travel document

5.00

6.

For affixing the finger prints of a merchant seaman to a seaman's identity card and for endorsing same

9.00

".

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 21st day of September, 1992.

DAVID ANDREWS,

Minister for Foreign Affairs.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the making of the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 21st day of September, 1992.

BERTIE AHERN,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The purpose of these Regulations is to provide the introduction of new services and the discontinuation of certain services in regard to travel documents and documents of identity, to make changes in the validity period of certain passports and for the amendment of the Diplomatic and Consular Fees (Amendment) Regulations, 1992 ( S.I. No. 8 of 1992 .