S.I. No. 98/1983 - Harbour Rates (Foynes Harbour) Order, 1983.

S.I. No. 98 of 1983.

HARBOUR RATES (FOYNES HARBOUR) ORDER, 1983.

I, JIM MITCHELL, Minister for Transport, is exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 104 of the Harbours Act, 1946 (No. 9 of 1946), the Transport, Fuel and Power (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1959 ( S.I. No. 125 of 1959 ), and the Tourism and Transport (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1980 ( S.I. No. 11 of 1980 ), 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 (Foynes Harbour) Order, 1983.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 18th day of April, 1983.

2. In this Order "the Order of 1981" means the Harbour Rates (Foynes Harbour) Order, 1981 (S.I. No. 447 of 1981).

3. The Harbour Rates (Foynes Harbour) Order, 1955 ( S.I. No. 63 of 1955 ), is hereby amended by—

( a ) the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (2) of Article 2:

"2. Where rates fixed under this Order are payable at a metric ton charge, lesser weights shall be chargeable as follows:—

( a ) any weight under 500 kilos shall count as 500 kilos;

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

( b ) the substitution for the First Schedule (inserted by the Order of 1981) thereto of the following Schedule:

"FIRST SCHEDULE

MAXIMUM GOODS RATES

Ref. No.	Commodity	Unit of Quantity	Rate
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
			£
1	Assembled Articles	per tonne	5.00
2	Containers or Flats laden or partly laden—
	(a) Up to 20 feet in length	each	5.00
	(b) Over 20 feet in length	each	7.50
3	Containers or Flats empty	per tonne	0.50
4	Solid Chemicals and Mineral products	per tonne	0.26
5	Fats, Acids, Solvents, and Liquid Chemicals	per tonne	0.40
6	Foodstuffs, Animal, Vegetable, Fish Oil, and Extracts	per tonne	0.46
7	Fuel Solid	per tonne	0.20
8	Fuel Liquid, Petroleum Oil, and Oil Products	per tonne	0.40
9	Grains, Seeds	per tonne	0.31
10	Metals, Iron and Steel	per tonne	0.26
11	Nonferrous Metals	per tonne	0.31
12	Manufactures of Metal	per tonne	0.75
13	Mineral Ores as Mined	per tonne	0.23
14	Mineral Ore Concentrates	per tonne	0.28
15	Paper, Cardboard	per tonne	0.55
16	Textiles, Fibres	per tonne	0.44
17	Wood all sorts	per tonne	0.26
18	Livestock	each	0.69
19	Goods not mentioned in any other reference in this Schedule	per tonne	0.75

Rates on Exports shall be the same as Rates on Imports, except in the case of goods imported at the Port of Foynes from any Port for export to any other Port and on which Import Goods Rates have been paid. In such case the Export Rate will be half the Import Rate provided:

( a ) That the Goods are exported in the same form and, if imported in packages, in the same packages as they arrived.

( b ) That the Goods remain the bona fide sole property of the same person throughout.

( c ) That the export takes place within two months of the date of arrival of the importing Vessel."

( c ) the substitution for the Second Schedule (inserted by the Order of 1981) thereto of the following Schedule:

"SECOND SCHEDULE

MAXIMUM TONNAGE RATES

Ref. No.	Description of Charge	Rate
(1)	(2)	(3)
1	For every ton of the admeasurement of every Vessel trading solely in the River Shannon for each time of entering the Port, a sum not exceeding	£0.10
2	For every ton of the admeasurement of every Vessel acting only as a tug, towing Vessels into or out of or within the limits of the Port, a sum not exceeding	£0.07
3	For every ton of the admeasurement of every Vessel not trading solely in the River Shannon but loading or discharging in the Port of Foynes cargo for or from any other Port in the River Shannon, a sum not exceeding	£0.15
4	For every ton of the admeasurement of every Vessel (except as hereinafter provided) arriving from or departing to any Port outside the River Shannon, a sum not exceeding	£0.40
5	For every ton of every Vessel remaining within the limits of Foynes Harbour after the expiration of a period of one week for each week or part thereof in excess of the first week in addition to any other sum payable under the Schedule, a sum not exceeding (a) while undergoing repairs (b) for any other purpose	£0.07 £0.10

The Tonnage of a Vessel upon which Tonnage Rates shall be based and chargeable mentioned at Reference Numbers 1 to 5 inclusive of this Schedule shall be the net Register Tonnage or fifty per cent. of the Gross Tonnage of the Vessel concerned whichever is the greater.

The word "week" in the Reference Number 5 in this Schedule means any period of 7 consecutive days" and

( d ) the substitution for the Third Schedule (inserted by the Order of 1981) thereto of the following Schedule:

"THIRD SCHEDULE

OTHER MAXIMUM CHARGES

Ref. No.	Description of Charge	Rate
(1)	(2)	(3)
1	For the use of the Foynes Harbour Trustees' 50 tonne Weighbridge, for each tonne weighed a sum not exceeding	£0.10
2	For providing a Watchman for any person not exceeding 8 hours a sum not exceeding	The actual cost plus 25 per cent.
3	For the use of the Foynes Harbour Trustees' Sheds For the first 7 days	£0.45 per square metre per week or part of a week
		or
		£0.09 per tonne per week or part of a week whichever is the greater
	For the second 7 days	£0.53 per square metre per week or part of a week
		or
		£0.10 per tonne per week or part of a week whichever is the greater
	For any period after the second 7 days	£0.63 per square metre per week or part of a week
		or
		£0.15 per tonne per week or part of a week whichever is the greater

4. The Order of 1981 is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 12th day of April, 1983.

JIM MITCHELL,

Minister for Transport.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order authorises the Foynes Harbour Trustees to increase goods, tonnage and other charges.