S.I. No. 268/1975:

DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR FEES (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1975.

DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR FEES (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1975.

I, GARRET FITZGERALD, Minister for Foreign Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the Commissioners for Oaths (Diplomatic and Consular) Act, 1931 (No. 9 of 1931), and section 2 of the Diplomatic and Consular Fees Act, 1939 (No. 31 of 1939), 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, 1975.

(2) The Diplomatic and Consular Fees Regulations, 1956 ( S.I. No. 263 of 1956 ), the Diplomatic and Consular Fees (Amendment) Regulations, 1974 ( S.I. No. 334 of 1974 ) and these Regulations may be cited together as the Diplomatic and Consular Fees Regulations, 1956 to 1975.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the first day of January, 1976.

3. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Regulations.

4. Article 8 (3) of the Diplomatic and Consular Fees Regulations, 1956, is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 20th day of November, 1975.

GARRET FITZGERALD.

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

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 20th day of November, 1975.

RICHIE RYAN.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations are made under the Commissioners for Oaths (Diplomatic and Consular) Act, 1931 (No. 9 of 1931) and the Diplomatic and Consular Fees Act, 1939 (No. 31 of 1939) and they remove the requirement for the use of Consular Service stamps in connection with fees for services rendered under the foregoing Acts.