S.I. No. 80/1959 - Harbour Rates (Limerick Harbour) Order, 1959.


S.I. No. 80 of 1959.

HARBOUR RATES (LIMERICK HARBOUR) ORDER, 1959.

I, SEÁN F. LEMASS, Minister for Industry and Commerce, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 104 of the Harbours Act, 1946 (No. 9 of 1946), and after due compliance with section 106 of that Act, hereby order as follows :—

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Harbour Rates (Limerick Harbour) Order, 1959.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the first day of June, 1959.

2. The Harbour Rates (Limerick Harbour) Order, 1942 ( S. R. & O. No. 469 of 1942 ), shall have effect as if, for the Second Schedule thereto, there were substituted the following :—

" SECOND SCHEDULE.

PART I.

Maximum tonnage rates chargeable on all vessels entering or using the Port of Limerick.

Ref. No.

Maximum Tonnage Rates

£

s.

d.

1.

For every ton of the admeasurement of every vessel arriving from any port or place in Northern Ireland, Great Britain or the State and discharging or loading in the Wet Dock, for every arrival a sum not exceeding

0

2

0

2.

For every ton of the admeasurement of every vessel arriving from any port or place other than a port or place in Northern Ireland, Great Britain or the State and discharging or loading in the Wet Dock, for every arrival a sum not exceeding

0

3

4

3.

For every ton of the admeasurement of every vessel arriving from any port or place in Northern Ireland, Great Britain or the State reporting at the Custom House of Limerick of discharging or loading at any quay or place outside the Wet Dock, for every arrival a sum not exceeding

0

1

2

4.

For every ton of the admeasurement of every vessel arriving from any port or place other than a port or place in Northern Ireland, Great Britain or the State reporting at the Custom House of Limerick or discharging or loading at any quay or place outside the Wet Dock, for every arrival a sum not exceeding

0

1

10

SECOND SCHEDULE—continued.

Ref. No.

Maximum Tonnage Rates

£

s.

d.

5.

For every ton of the admeasurement of every vessel arriving for a purpose other than to discharge or load cargo, for every arrival—

(a) in lieu of the sum specified at whichever of reference numbers 1 or 2 would be applicable if the vessel were discharging or loading in the Wet Dock, a sum not exceeding half that sum,

(b) in lieu of the sum specified at whichever of reference numbers 3 or 4 would be applicable if the vessel were reporting at the Custom House of Limerick or discharging or loading at any quay or place outside the Wet Dock, a sum not exceeding half that sum.

6.

For every ton of the admeasurement of every vessel arriving from a port other than a port in Northern Ireland, Great Britain or the State and—

(a) discharging or loading an amount of cargo the tonnage of which does not exceed one-half of the net register tonnage of the vessel, or

(b) discharging and loading an amount of cargo the tonnage of which does not in the aggregate, exceed one-half of the net register tonnage of the vessel,

for every arrival

(i) in lieu of the sum which, but for this reference number, would be chargeable if reference number 2 in this Part of the Schedule were applicable, a sum not exceeding half that sum,

(ii) in lieu of the sum which, but for this reference number, would be chargeable if reference number 4 in this Part of this Schedule were applicable, a sum not exceeding half that sum,

7.

For every ton of the admeasurement of every vessel lying in the Wet Dock or at any quay or in any part of the River Shannon within the port (other than any part of that river included within the respective limits of the harbours of Foynes, Kildysart, Glin, Tarbert or Kilrush) more than one month, for every period of fourteen days exceeding the first month or any part of such period, a sum not exceeding

0

0

4

Ref. No.

Maximum Tonnage Rates

£

s.

d.

8.

(a) For every mechanically propelled vessel trading in or upon the River Shannon, for every arrival at the quays or in the Wet Dock—

If not exceeding 20 tons net register tonnage, a sum not exceeding

0

10

0

If exceeding 20 tons but not exceeding 50 tons net register tonnage, a sum not exceeding

0

15

0

If exceeding 50 tons but not exceeding 100 tons net register tonnage, a sum not exceeding

1

0

0

If exceeding 100 tons but not exceeding 150 tons net register tonnage, a sum not exceeding

1

5

0

If exceeding 150 tons net register tonnage, for every ton of the net register tonnage thereof, a sum not exceeding

0

1

0

(b) For every vessel other than a mechanically propelled vessel trading in or upon the River Shannon, for every arrival at the quays or in the Wet Dock, a sum not exceeding one-half of the rate which would be chargeable if the vessel were a mechanically propelled vessel.

PART II.

Provisions applicable to rates mentioned in Part I of this Schedule.

1. The new tonnage rates (other than those specified at reference number 8 in Part I of this Schedule) shall not be chargeable on vessels trading in or upon the River Shannon.

2. For the purpose of calculating the new tonnage rates (other than those specified at the said reference number 8) the tonnage of vessels shall be taken to be the net register tonnage or half the gross tonnage thereof, whichever is the greater."

3. The following provisions are hereby revoked :

(a) Section 8 of the Limerick Harbour Order, 1903, which was confirmed by the Pier and Harbour Orders Confirmation (No. 4) Act, 1903, and is set out in the Schedule to that Act, and

(b) Article 7 of the Harbour Rates (Limerick Harbour) Order, 1942 ( S. R. & O. No. 469 of 1942 ).

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 11th day of May, 1959.

(Signed) SEÁN F. LEMASS,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The general effect of this Order is to fix revised maximum tonnage rates which may be charged by the Limerick Harbour Commissioners in respect of vessels using Limerick Harbour and which will include rates and charges heretofore chargeable by the Commissioners under the separate categories—" tonnage rates ", " light dues " and " dock charges ".