S.I. No. 766/2005 - Civil Registration (Reduced Fees) Regulations 2005


S.I. No. 766 of 2005

CIVIL REGISTRATION (REDUCED FEES) REGULATIONS 2005

I, Mary Harney, Minister for Health and Children, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 9 of the Vital Statistics and Births, Deaths and Marriages Act 1952 (No 8 of 1952), section 233 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 1993 (No. 27 of 1993 and sections 3 and 67 of the Civil Registration Act 2004 (No. 3 of 2004), with the consent of the Minister for Finance, the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the Minister for Education and Science and the Minister for Social and Family Affairs hereby make the following regulations:-

1.   These regulations may be cited as the Civil Registration (Reduced Fees Regulations 2005.

2.   These Regulations shall come into operation on the 5th December 2005.

3.   (a)  The amount of the fee for a certificate of birth, stillbirth, adoption, death or marriage fixed by any of the enactments to which this article applies is hereby altered to €1.00.

(b)  The enactments to which this regulation applies are: section 10 of the Savings Bank Act 1887; section 97 of the Friendly Societies Act 1896; section 19 of the School Attendance Act 1926 (No 17 of 1926); section 120 of the Vocational Education Act 1930 (No 29 of 1930); section 51(7) and section 51(8 of the Insurance Act 1936 (No 45 of 1936).

4.   The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Reduced Fees) Regulations 1982 ( S.I. No. 46 of 1982 ) are revoked.

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

 

GIVEN under the Official Seal of

the Minister for Finance,

 

23rd November 2005.

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BRIAN COWEN

Minister for Finance.

The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment consents to the making of the foregoing Regulations.

 

GIVEN under the Official Seal of

the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment

 

30th November 2005.

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MICHEÁL MARTIN

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment

The Minister for Education and Science consents to the making of the foregoing Regulations.

 

GIVEN under the Official Seal

of the Minister for Education and Science

 

30 November 2005.

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MARY HANAFIN

Minister for Education and Science.

The Minister for Social and Family Affairs consents to the making of the foregoing Regulations.

 

GIVEN under the Official Seal

of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs,

 

24 Nov 2005.

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SÉAMUS BRENNAN

Minister for Social and Family Affairs

 

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

 

2nd Dec 2005

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MARY HARNEY

Minister for Health and Children.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations provide for the issue of certificates of registration of births, stillbirths deaths and marriages at a reduced fee for certain purposes, including applications for social welfare payments.