1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 1st April 1987.

2.  Regulation 3(1) of the Misuse of Drugs (Licence Fees) Regulations 1986(2) shall be amended as follows-

(a)in sub-paragraph (a), for "£318" there shall be substituted "£324";

(b)in sub-paragraph (b), for "£212" there shall be substituted "£216";

(c)in sub-paragraph (c), for "£106" there shall be substituted "£108";

(d)in sub-paragraph (d), for "£106" there shall be substituted "£108"; and

(e)in sub-paragraph (e), for "£53" there shall be substituted "£54".

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Section 30 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 provides that a licence issued by the Secretary of State for the purposes of that Act or of Regulations made under it may be issued subject to the condition of payment of a fee. The Misuse of Drugs (Licence Fees) Regulations 1986 prescribe the fee payable in relation to a licence to produce, supply, offer to supply or possess controlled drugs; the present Regulations amend those Regulations so as to increase the fees there prescribed by approximately 2 per cent.