European Communities (Monitoring of External Trade In Scheduled Substances) Regulations, 1993
Jurisdiction | Ireland |
Year | 1993 |
Citation | IR SI 6/1993 |
S.I. No. 6 of 1993. |
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (MONITORING OF EXTERNAL TRADE IN SCHEDULED SUBSTANCES) REGULATIONS, 1993. |
The Minister for Health in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), hereby makes the following Regulations:— 1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Monitoring of External Trade in Scheduled Substances) Regulations, 1993. 2. (1) In these Regulations:— |
"the Commission Regulation" means Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3769/92(1) implementing the Council Regulation and includes any other such Commission Regulation made under Article 10 of the Council Regulation which has entered into force; |
(1) Official Journal of the European Communities, No. L 383, 29.12.92 (pages 17 to 29). |
"the Council Regulation" means Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3677/90(2), as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 900/92(3), laying down measures to be taken to discourage the diversion of certain substances to the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances; |
(2) Official Journal of the European Communities, No. L 357, 20.12.1990 (pages 1-4). |
(3) Official Journal of the European Communities, No. L 96, 10.4.1992 (pages 1-6). |
"the Minister" means the Minister for Health; |
"the State Chemist" means the head of the State Laboratory and includes any other person authorised by such person for the purpose of Article 10 of these Regulations. |
(2) In these Regulations words and phrases shall have the same meaning as in the Council Regulation. 3. (1) Except in the case of Article 6 (2) of the Council Regulation the Minister shall be the competent authority in the State for the purpose of the Council Regulation. |
(2) The Revenue Commissioners shall be the competent authority in the State for the purpose of Article 6 (2) of the Council Regulation. 4. An operator who contravenes any provision of the Council Regulation as amended by the Commission Regulation shall be guilty of an offence. 5. (1) A fee as prescribed hereunder shall be payable to the Minister in respect of the grant of a licence or authorisation under the Council Regulation in the following cases, that is to say— |
( a ) in the case of a licence authorising an operator to engage in the import, export or transit of any scheduled substance listed in Category 1 of the Annex to the Council Regulation, — a fee of £50 in respect of each class of substance to which the licence relates; |
( b ) in the case of an authorisation authorising an operator, in the form of an individual export authorisation, to export a consignment of a scheduled substance, — a fee of £50 in respect of each class of substance to which the authorisation relates; |
( c ) in the case of an authorisation, authorising an operator on a global basis, in the form of an open individual export authorisation, to export consignments of any scheduled substance specified in the authorisation, — an annual fee of £500 in respect of each class of substance to which the... |
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