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Fees. 
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5.—(1) The Minister may make regulations in relation to fees to Fees, be paid by such class or classes of persons as prescribed, to— 
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(a) a competent authority, or 
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(b) any person engaged for the purposes of this Act by a competent authority, 
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in respect of the performance by the competent authority of any function conferred on it by or under this Act. 
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(2) A fee payable under this section may be recovered by the person to whom it is payable from the person by whom it is payable as a simple contract debt in any court of competent jurisdiction. 
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(3) The Public Office Fees Act, 1879, shall not apply in relation to a fee under this section. 
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