S.I. No. 48/1973 - Harbour Rates (Dundalk Harbour) Order, 1973.
S.I. No. 48 of 1973. | ||
HARBOUR RATES (DUNDALK HARBOUR) ORDER, 1973. | ||
I, MICHAEL O'KENNEDY, Minister for Transport and Power, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 104 of the Harbours Act, 1946 (No. 9 of 1946), and the Transport Fuel and Power (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1959 ( S.I. No. 125 of 1959 ), and after compliance with section 106 of that Act, hereby order as follows: 1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Harbour Rates (Dundalk Harbour) Order, 1973. | ||
(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 27th day of February, 1973. 2. Section 43 of the Dundalk Harbour and Port Act, 1925 (No. 3 (Private) of 1925), is hereby amended by the insertion after "from time to time determine" of "or the net register tonnage of such vessel, whichever is the greater". | ||
GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 13th day of February, 1973. | ||
MICHAEL O'KENNEDY, | ||
Minister for Transport and Power. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
The effect of this Order is to authorise the Dundalk Harbour Commissioners to introduce net register tonnage as an alternative basis to 50% of gross register tonnage for the purposes of calculating liability for tonnage dues. |