8.—(1) (a) A person who applies to F29[the Health Service Executive] for registration or for a declaration under section 4 (4) shall pay to F29[the Executive] in respect of the application a fee of such amount as may stand prescribed for the time being and different fees may be prescribed in respect of applications for registration and applications for such a declaration as aforesaid.

(b) If F29[the Health Service Executive] refuses an application referred to in paragraph (a), it shall not repay the fee concerned to the person who made the application.

(2) The Public Offices Fees Act, 1879, shall not apply in respect of any fees paid under this Act.