S.L. 128.1 Art. 5Fees.

(1) The relevant fees specified in the First Schedule or

Second Schedule shall be levied by the Commissioner on the issue, renewal or transfer of licences, or in connection therewith:

Provided that:

(a) on the issue after the expiration of any quarter of a year of a licence, in respect of which a fee of more than one euro and sixteen cents (1.16) is leviable and which is not a sporting licence, the fee leviable in respect of that licence shall be reduced by as many fourths as there are quarters which have expired since the first day of January of the year then current; and

(b) (deleted by Legal Notice 206 of 2009)

(c) (deleted by Legal Notice 206 of 2009)

(d) the fees leviable in respect of item 17 of the First Schedule shall not leviable where the Director of Public Works or any officer of the department of public works duly authorised in writing by the Director of Pubic Works to act in his behalf, certifies that the deposit of building or other materials is being effected as part of works carried out under contract on behalf of the Government.

(2) On the transfer of a licence from premises in respect of which that licence is operative (hereinafter referred to as ''the new premises'') the rental value of which is higher or lower than that of the former premises, an extra fee shall be levied or, as the case may be, a refund to the licensee shall be allowed in respect of the remaining quarter or quarters of the year for which the licence is valid. Such extra fee or such refund shall be computed in relation to the difference between the full annual fee leviable on the new premises immediately before the transfer is effected.

(3) (deleted by Legal Notice 206 of 2009)

(4) (deleted by Legal Notice 206 of 2009)

(5) The Minister responsible for Police may remit or reduce any fee specified in the First Schedule.