Pharmacy Licences (Fees) Regulations, 2008

L.N. 236 of 2008

MEDICINES ACT

(CAP. 458)

Pharmacy Licences (Fees) Regulations, 2008

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 3(4) of the Medicines

Act, the Minister for Social Policy has made the following regulations>–

(1) The title of these regulations is the Pharmacy Licences Title and

commencement.

(Fees) Regulations, 2008.

(2) These regulations shall come into force on the 1 st

January, 2008.

For the purposes of these regulations, the “Licensing Interpretation.

Authority” and the “Medicines Authority” means the specific authority

established under articles 3 and 4 respectively of the Medicines Act.

(1) The licensee of each pharmacy shall by the end of any Fees.

calendar year pay to the Licensing Authority, within thirty days of receipt

of an invoice, a trading fee for the next following year which will be

equivalent to the amount shown in the First Schedule to these regulations.

(2) Where a licence is to be issued for pharmacy trading to

be carried out in Gozo, the relevant applicable fee shall be subjected to

a reduction of 25%.

Where a licence is transferred by its holder to any other person Transfer of

or where, in relation to such licence, a change in premises occurs, the a licence.

payable fee for the remaining part of the current calendar year shall be

equivalent to the pro rata amount of fees shown in the First Schedule to

these regulations.

In order to ascertain the applicable fee in relation to any Medicines

Authority may

pharmacy premises, the Medicines Authority may verify any such verify information

information with regard to the said premises as is provided by a licence in hand.

holder or by an applicant for the issuing of a licence.

The Pharmacy Licences (Fees) Regulations, 2004 are hereby Revokes L.N. 486

of 2004.

being revoked.

First Schedule

(Regulations 3 and 4)

Fees to be charged for the issuing or annual renewal of a Pharmacy Licence

Licence holders or applicants for the issuing of a Pharmacy Licence shall pay the

following fees>

For pharmacy premises having a total footprint of –

€ 69.88<

less than 200m 2 ……………………………………

(a)

€ 139.76<

(b) more than 200m 2 but less than 400m 2 ………………

€ 419.29<

more than 400m 2 but less than 800m 2 …………….

(c)

(d) more than 800m 2 , 5% of the rental value subject to a

€1164.69.

fee of not less than ……………………………

For the purposes of these regulations, “total footprint” means the total footprint

approved in relation to the premises according to the Malta Environment and Planning

Authority premises plan and shall include all areas used as clinics and any storage

space connected with the pharmacy premises.

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