Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006

PART 7

Amendment of Animal Remedies Act 1993

Regulations and fees and increase of fines.

41.— (1) The Animal Remedies Act 1993 is amended—

(a) in section 8(1)—

(i) in paragraph (a)(iii), by inserting “and any building or structure containing such” after “animal remedies”, and

(ii) in paragraph (b)(iii)(I) and (II), by inserting “or certificates” after “authorisations”,

(b) in section 23—

(i) in subsection (1)—

(I) in paragraph (a), by substituting “€5,000” for “£1,000”, and

(II) in paragraph (b), by substituting—

(A) in subparagraph (i), “€150,000” for “£100,000”, and

(B) in subparagraph (ii), “€350,000” for “£250,000”,

and

(ii) in subsection (2)—

(I) in paragraph (a), by substituting “€5,000” for “£1,000”, and

(II) in paragraph (b), by substituting—

(A) in subparagraph (i), “€50,000” for “£25,000”, and

(B) in subparagraph (ii), “€100,000” for “£50,000”,

and

(c) in section 29—

(i) by substituting for subsection (1) the following:

“(1) There shall be paid—

(a) on an application for the grant of a licence the issue of an authorisation or a certificate or the provision of a service under regulations made under section 8 or a renewal or amendment of any of them, such fee (if any),

(b) in respect of a licence, authorisation or certificate under regulations made under section 8 which is in force for a definite or indefinite period of more than 12 months, such annual fee (if any), and

(c) in respect of any fee or levy to which regulations made under section 8(2)(b)(vii) relate, such fee or levy.”,

(ii) in subsection (2), by substituting “licences, authorisations, certificates or services” for “licences or authorisations”, and

(iii) in subsection (3)(b)(i), by substituting “authorisations or certificates” for “authorisations”.

(2) Subsection (1)(b) does not have effect as respects offences committed before the passing of this Act.