Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4 of the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act (Northern Ireland) 19299 or section 1(4) of the Petroleum (Transfer of Licences) Act (Northern Ireland) 193710, the fees specified in Schedule 1 shall be payable for any petroleum-spirit licence first having effect or any transfer or renewal of a licence first taking effect on or after the date of the coming into operation of these Regulations irrespective of the date of the application for that licence, transfer or renewal.