S.I. No. 150/1976 - Harbour Rates (Drogheda Harbour) Order, 1976

S.I. No. 150 of 1976.

HARBOUR RATES (DROGHEDA HARBOUR) ORDER, 1976

I, Peter Barry, 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 due compliance with section 106 of the said Act, hereby order as follows:

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Harbour Rates (Drogheda Harbour) Order, 1976.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 16th day of July, 1976.

2. The Harbour Rates (Drogheda Harbour) Order, 1947 S. R. & O., No. 228 of 1947), shall have effect as if—

(a) the following were substituted for the First Schedule (inserted by the Harbour Rates (Drogheda Harbour) Order, 1970 ( S.I. No. 157 of 1970 ))

FIRST SCHEDULE

MAXIMUM GOODS RATES

Ref. No.	Commodity	Unit of Quantity	Rate
			Import	Export
	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
1	Minerals	Per tonne	9p	4p
2.	Solid Fuel	Per tonne	11p	7p
3.	Timber	Per tonne	18p	11p
4.	Grains, Seeds and Oil Cake	Per tonne	18p	11p
5.	Chemical and Mineral Products	Per tonne	18p	11p
6.	Empties	Per tonne	18p	11p
7.	Fish	Per tonne	28p	23p
8.	Fats, Acid Oils	Per tonne	28p	19p
9.	Liquid Fuel Petroleum Oils	Per tonne	28p	19p
10.	Raw Fibres and Textiles	Per tonne	35p	26p
11.	Paper	Per tonne	35p	26p
12.	Foodstuffs, Animal, Vegetable and Fish Oil Extracts	Per tonne	40p	35p
13.	Assembled Articles	Per tonne	35p	26p
14.	Goods not mentioned at any other reference number in this Schedule	Per tonne	31p	19p
15.	Goods in containers, flats or trailers	Per tonne	28p	19p
16.	Animals live	Per animal	18p	11p

and

(b) the following were substituted for the Second Schedule (inserted by the Harbour Rates (Drogheda Harbour) Order, 1970):

SECOND SCHEDULE

Ref. No.	MAXIMUM TONNAGE RATES	Rate
1.	Tonnage rates on vessels other than vessels described at Paragraphs 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, trans-shipping or discharging cargo, or cargo and passengers, a sum not exceeding	26p
	(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 of disembarking passengers or on an excursion trip, or through stress of weather, or for repairs, or for salvage operations, or for a supply of stores for ships consumption only and not discharging or loading cargo a sum not exceeding	18p
	(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 consecutive period of 6 weeks a sum for each week not exceeding	9p
2.	Tonnage rates on fishing vessels.
	As a composition in full in lieu of tonnage rates on every fishing vessel engaged in fishing entering or leaving the Harbour per trip	£1·76
3.	Tonnage rates on salvage vessels.
	The appropriate charges at Reference No. 1 (b) above on first entry to the Harbour and in addition on every ton of the net register 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	9p

3. Article 2 of the Harbour Rates (Drogheda Harbour) Order, 1974 ( S.I. No. 330 of 1974 ), is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 6th day of July 1976.

PETER BARRY.

Minister for Transport and Power.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.

This Order authorises Drogheda Harbour Commissioners to charge revised goods and tonnage rates at Drogheda Harbour.