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S.I. No. 295/1984 -- Harbour Rates (Sligo Port and Harbour) Order, 1984.

S.I. No. 295/1984 -- Harbour Rates (Sligo Port and Harbour) Order, 1984. 1984 295

S.I. No. 295/1984:

HARBOUR RATES (SLIGO PORT AND HARBOUR) ORDER, 1984.

HARBOUR RATES (SLIGO PORT AND HARBOUR) ORDER, 1984.

I. TED NEALON, Minister of State at the Department of Communications, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 104 of the Harbours Act, 1946 (No. 9 of 1946), the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1983 (No. 40 of 1983), and the Communications (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order, 1984 ( S.I. No. 146 of 1984 ), and after due compliance with section 106 of the Harbours Act, 1946 , hereby order as follows:--

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Harbour Rates (Sligo Port and Harbour) Order, 1984.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of December, 1984.

2. The Harbour Rates (Sligo Port and Harbour) Order, 1943 (S.R. & O., No. 43 of 1943), is hereby amended by--

( a ) the substitution in Article 8 of "25p per tonne per week or 25p per square metre per week whichever is the greater" for "nine pence per tonne" (inserted by the Harbour Rates (Sligo Port and Harbour) Order, 1953 ( S.I. No. 369 of 1953 )),

( b ) the substitution for the First Schedule thereto (Part I of which was inserted by the Harbour Rates (Sligo Port and Harbour) Order, 1976 ( S.I. No. 173 of 1976 )) of the following Schedule:

"FIRST SCHEDULE

PART I

MAXIMUM TONNAGE RATES
Ref. No. Description of Charge Rate
1. Tonnage rates on vessels other than vessels described at Reference Numbers 2 and 3 below:

( a ) On every ton of the net register tonnage or of half the gross tonnage whichever is the greater of every vessel (except as hereinafter provided) entering the Harbour for the purpose of shipping, tran-shipping or discharging cargo, or cargo and passengers, a sum not exceeding

 60p

( b ) On every ton of the net register tonnage or of half the gross tonnage whichever is the greater of every vessel entering the Harbour for the purpose of embarking or disembarking passengers or on an excursion trip, or through stress of weather, or for repairs, or for salvage operations, or for a supply of coal or stores for ship's consumption only and not discharging or loading cargo, a sum not exceeding

 40p

( c ) On every ton of the net register tonnage or of half the gross tonnage whichever is the greater of every vessel remaining or lying in the Harbour after the expiration of a period of six consecutive weeks, a sum for each week not exceeding

 20p
2. Tonnage rates on fishing vessels:
As a composition in full in lieu of tonnage rates on every fishing vessel engaged in fishing entering the Harbour per trip £4
3. Tonnage rates on salvage vessels:
The appropriate charges at reference number (1) (b) above on first entry to the Harbour and in addition on every ton of the net tonnage or half the gross tonnage whichever is the greater, with a minimum of 120 rateable tons for each day (Sundays excepted) during the continuance of the salvage operations or in the breaking up or removal of wrecks, a sum not exceeding 20p

PART II

The rates mentioned in Part I of this Schedule shall not be chargeable on any boat, smack, cot, gabbard, lighter or wherry which shall not have been registered under the Merchant Shipping Acts and shall be usually employed in the Port or any part thereof

and

( c ) the substitution for the Second Schedule thereto (inserted by the Harbour Rates (Sligo Port and Harbour) Order, 1976 ( S.I. No. 173 of 1976 )) of the following Schedule:

"SECOND SCHEDULE

MAXIMUM GOODS RATES
Ref. No. Commodity Unit of quantity

Rates

Import & Export
1. Minerals Per tonne 40p
2. Solid Fuel Per tonne 28p
3. Timber Per tonne 50p
4. Grains, Seeds and Oil Cake Per tonne 40p
5. Chemical and Mineral Products Per tonne 100p
6. Empties Per tonne 50p
7. Fish Per tonne 60p
8. Fats, Acid, Oils Per tonne 50p
9. Liquid Fuel, Petroleum Oils Per tonne 60p
10. Raw Fibres and Textiles Per tonne 80p
11. Paper Per tonne 100p
12. Foodstuffs, Animal, Vegetables and Fish Oil Extracts Per tonne 40p
13. Assembled Articles Per tonne 100p
14. Goods not mentioned at any other reference in this Schedule Per tonne 100p
15. Goods in containers, flats or trailers Per tonne 100p
16. Animals live Per head 40p

Weights of less than a metric tonne payable under this Schedule shall be chargeable as follows:--

( a ) any weight not exceeding 500 kilos shall count as 500 kilos;

( b ) any weight exceeding 500 kilos and less than 1 tonne shall count as a tonne.".

GIVEN under my hand, this 16th day of November, 1984.

TED NEALON,

Minister of State at the Department

of Communications.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order authorises Sligo Harbour Commissioners to charge revised goods, tonnage and other rates at Sligo Harbour.

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