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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1994

THE

MEDICAL RELATED REGISTRATION FEES TO GO UP

* * *

CHARGES

UNDER ORDINANCE,

THE

ΤΟ

GOVERNMENT HAS REVISED THE LEVELS OF

MEDICAL REGISTRATION DENTISTS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE, MIDWIVES REGISTRATION ORDINANCE AND NURSES REGISTRATION ORDINANCE RECOVER OPERATING COSTS.

A RECENT

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT STUDY BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHOWED THE EXISTING FEE LEVELS WHICH WERE LAST REVIEWED IN 1989 WERE BELOW COST.

THE NEW

GAZETTE ON

ON DECEMBER 28

FEES WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT NOVEMBER 18 (FRIDAY). THEY WILL COME INTO EFFECT (WEDNESDAY).

GAS SAFETY FEES TO BE REVISED

* *

VARIOUS FEES PAYABLE UNDER THE GAS SAFETY ORDINANCE REVISED ON DECEMBER 30 THIS YEAR, TO REFLECT THE INCREASED PROVIDING THE SERVICES.

WILL BE COSTS OF

THREE SETS OF REGULATIONS TO THIS EFFECT WILL BE GAZETTED FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 18).

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THIS

( AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS THEY ARE THE GAS SAFETY (GAS SUPPLY)

CONTRACTORS) 1994, GAS SAFETY (REGISTRATION OF GAS INSTALLERS AND GAS

(REGISTRATION AND GAS SAFETY 1994, (AMENDMENT} REGULATION SUPPLY COMPANIES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATION 1994.

OF GAS

THE GAS SAFETY (GAS SUPPLY) REGULATIONS PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF APPLICATIONS FOR APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION

APPROVAL TO INSTALLATION; GAS ON NOTIFIABLE

AND ISSUE

STIPULATE THE

FEES

WORK

INSTALLATIONS;

TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES

CYLINDER WAGONS.

THE GAS

USE NOTIFIABLE OF PERMITS FOR ANNUAL RENEWAL AND ROAD TANKERS AND LIQUEFIED

GAS

GAS

PETROLEUM

GAS

(REGISTRATION SAFETY

OF

GAS INSTALLERS AND GAS IN RESPECT OF CONTRACTORS) REGULATIONS STIPULATE THE FEES PAYABLE APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION AS A GAS INSTALLER AND A GAS CONTRACTOR.

SAFETY

GAS THE

(REGISTRATION

AN

COMPANIES) APPLICATION

OF GAS SUPPLY REGULATIONS STIPULATE THE FEES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF FOR REGISTRATION AS A GAS SUPPLY COMPANY.

THE

GOVERNMENT THE FULL

"IT IS GOVERNMENT POLICY THAT FEES CHARGED BY SHOULD IN GENERAL BE SET AT A LEVEL SUFFICIENT TO RECOVER ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS INCURRED," A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

"THE

EXISTING FEES WERE LAST REVIEWED IN 1993. ACCOUNT THE INCREASE IN COSTS SINCE THEIR LAST REVIEW,

HE SAID. NOW BE INCREASED BY 10 PER CENT,

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TO TAKE INTO THE FEES SHOULD

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