S.I. No. 14/1983 - Diplomatic and Consular Fees (Amendment) Regulations, 1983.

S.I. No. 14 of 1983.

DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR FEES (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1983.

I, PETER BARRY, 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) Regulations, 1983.

(2) The Principal Regulations and these Regulations may be cited together as the Diplomatic and Consular Fees Regulations, 1982 and 1983.

(3) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of February, 1983.

2. In these Regulations "the Principal Regulations" means the Diplomatic and Consular Fees Regulations, 1982 ( S.I. No. 344 of 1982 ).

3. The Second Schedule (Part I) to the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the substitution in the third column of "20.00" and "40.00" for "17.00" (opposite reference No. 1 in the first column) and "34.00" (opposite reference No. 2 in the first column), respectively.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 17th day of January, 1983

PETER BARRY,

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 17th

day of January, 1983

ALAN M. DUKES,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The purpose of these Regulations is to increase as indicated in the Regulations fees chargeable for certain services rendered under the Diplomatic and Consular Fees Act, 1939 (No. 31 of 1939).