LegalizeS.I. No. 107/1993 - Diplomatic and Consular Fees (Amendment) Regulations, 1993
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S.I. No. 107 of 1993.
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR FEES (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1993.
I, DICK SPRING, Minister for Foreign Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 2 of the Diplomatic and Consular Fees Act, 1939 (No. 31 of 1939), as adapted by the External Affairs (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1971 ( S.I. No. 158 of 1971 ), hereby, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, make the following regulations:
1.
These Regulations may be cited as the Diplomatic and Consular Fees (Amendment) Regulations, 1993.
2.
The Diplomatic and Consular Fees Regulations, 1982 to 1992, and these Regulations may be cited together as the Diplomatic and Consular Fees Regulations, 1982 to 1993.
3.
These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1993.
4.
The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Regulations.
5.
The Diplomatic and Consular Fees Regulations, 1982 ( S.I. No. 344 of 1982 ), are hereby amended by the substitution of the following Parts for Parts II and III of the Second Schedule:
"PART II
Visas
| Ref. No. | Service Rendered | Fee |
| £ | ||
| 8. | For the grant of an Irish visa good for a single journey in transit through the State | 10.00 |
| 9. | For the grant of any other Irish visa | 10.00 |
| 10. | For acting on behalf of, or protecting the interests of, any Irish claimant to the estate of a deceased person situate abroad | 5% * or, if legal assistance has to be engaged, 2½%* of the net amount or value of any devise, bequest or distributive share recovered. |
| 11. | For acting on behalf of, or protecting the interests of, any Irish claimant to property situate abroad | 5% * or, if legal assistance has be engaged, 2½% * of the net amount or value of the property recovered. |
| 12. | Arranging the repatriation of a person | 25.00 |
| 13. | Arranging the repatriation of a group of persons of the same family travelling together | 25.00 |
| 14. | Arranging the collection of funds for a person destitute outside the State seeking financial assistance to return home and the payment outside the State to or on behalf of such person of the equivalent of funds collected in the currency of the country or countries concerned | 25.00 |
| 15. | For attesting a signature or seal on any commercial document connected with the export of merchandise from the State | 5.00 |
| 16. | For attesting a signature or seal on any document not otherwise provided for | 10.00 |
| 17. | For granting any certificate for use in the prosecution of a claim to property | 4.00 |
| If not exceeding 100 words, and £3.00 for every additional 100 words or fraction thereof. | ||
| 18. | For granting any certificate in connection with a marriage abroad | 10.00 |
| 19. | for granting any other certificate | 4.00 |
| If not exceeding 100 words, and £3.00 for every additional 100 words or fraction thereof. | ||
| 20. | For taking evidence on commission | £16.00 for each hour or fraction thereof, with a maximum per day of 128.00 |
- Inclusive of communications expenditure.
GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 25th day of March, 1993.
DICK SPRING,
Minister for Foreign Affairs.
The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the making of the foregoing Regulations
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 25th
day of March, 1993.
BERTIE AHERN,
Minister for Finance.
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
The purpose of these Regulations is to alter as indicated in the Regulations fees chargeable for certain services rendered under Section 2 of the diplomatic and Consular Fees Act, 1939 (No. 31 of 1939).
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