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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1994

A

TRAVEL AGENTS' LICENSING FEES ON RISE

*

THAT

THE

HIM

SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) GOVERNMENT SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY, IN EXERCISE OF THE POWER DELEGATED TO

AGENTS' TO VARY FEES AND CHARGES, HAS APPROVED REVISION TO THE TRAVEL LICENSING AND RELATED FEES WITH EFFECT FROM JANUARY 1 NEXT YEAR.

THE REVISED FEES ARE SUMMARISED AS FOLLOWS:

EXISTING

NEW RATE

($)

(#)

FOR AN APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE

575

630

FOR A LICENCE OR THE RENEWAL OF A

LICENCE (FOR EACH MONTH OF THE TERM)

440

485

FOR AMENDING A LICENCE

-

A) FOR AN ADDITIONAL ADDRESS

605

665

FOR EACH NEW PREMISES

B) OTHERWISE

143

160

FOR ISSUING A DUPLICATE OF A LICENCE

840

925

FOR INSPECTING THE REGISTER OR ANY

33

35

PART THEREOF

FOR ISSUING OR SUPPLYING A COPY OF OR EXTRACT FROM ANY ENTRY IN THE REGISTER

33

35

OR EXTRACT FOR CERTIFYING A COPY OF

FROM ANY ENTRY IN THE REGISTER

77

85

TRAVEL

AGENTS'

LICENSING AND

"THE

RELATED FEES REVISED ON JANUARY 1, 1994," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

WERE

LAST

ARE

LICENSING

TRAVEL

"THEY ARE SUBJECT TO REGULAR REVIEW AND THE REVISED RATES PRESCRIBED TO RECOVER THE OPERATING COSTS RELATING TO FUNCTIONS AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE REGISTER OF LICENSED AGENTS, HE SAID.

*

THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRAVEL AGENTS HAS BEEN CONSULTED

IMPLEMENTATION IT ADVISES THAT THE PROPOSED INCREASE IN FEES AND THE DATE ARE ACCEPTABLE.

AND

THE REVISED FEES ARE SET OUT IN THE TRAVEL AGENTS REGULATION 1994 TO BE GAZETTED ON FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 18).

(AMENDMENT}

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