S.I. No. 239/1988 - Harbour Rates (Drogheda Harbour) Order, 1988.

S.I. No. 239 of 1988.

HARBOUR RATES (DROGHEDA HARBOUR) ORDER, 1988.

I, BRENDAN DALY, Minister for the Marine, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 104 of the Harbours Act, 1946 (No. 9 of 1946), and the Communications (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1987 ( S.I. No. 91 of 1987 ), and after due compliance with section 106 of the said Harbours Act, 1946 , hereby order as follows:

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Harbour Rates (Drogheda Harbour) Order, 1988.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 3rd day of October, 1988.

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, 1986 ( S.I. No. 304 of 1986 )):

"FIRST SCHEDULE

Actual Goods Rates

Ref. No.	Commodity	Rate per tonne
Import	Export
	(1)	(2)	(3)
		p	p
1.	Minerals	20	9
2.	Solid Fuel	30	20
3.	Timber
	Grains
	Seeds	42	27
	Oil Cake
	Chemical Products (except Fertilizer)
	Mineral products (except Iron, Steel, cement and cement clinker)
4	Fertilizer	45	29
	Iron and Steel
5.	Cement and cement clinker	42	25
6.	Fish
	Fats
	Acid Oils
	Hydrocarbon Oils	65	45
7.	Fibres
	Textiles
	Paper
	Goods in containers, flats or trailers	82	61
8.	Foodstuffs, Animal, Vegetable and Fish Oil Extracts	94	82
9.	Assembled Articles, Machinery	150	130
10.	Goods not mentioned at any reference number in this schedule	73	45
			",

( b ) the following were substituted for the Second Schedule (inserted by the said Harbour Rates (Drogheda Harbour) Order, 1986):

"SECOND SCHEDULE

Ref. No.	Actual Tonnage Rates	Rate
(1)	(2)	(3)
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 which ever is the greater of every vessel (except as hereinafter provided) entering the Harbour for the purpose of shipping, transhipping or discharging cargo, or cargo and passengers, a sum not exceeding ...	61p
	( 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 stores for ships consumption only and not discharging or loading cargo, a sum not exceeding	42p
	( c ) On every ton of the net register tonnage or of half the gross tonnage which ever 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 ... ...	22p
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 ... ...	£4.18
3.	Tonnage rates on salvage vessels
	The appropriate charges at Ref. 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	22p
		"

and

( c ) the following were substituted for the Fourth Schedule inserted by the Harbour Rates (Drogheda Harbour) Order 1986):

"FOURTH SCHEDULE

Ref. No.	Other Actual Rates	Rate
(1)	(2)	(3)
		p
1.	For the use of any warehouse, shed or covered storage area for each day or part thereof (excluding Sundays and Bank Holidays) exceeding the period authorised by the Bye-laws of the harbour authority for the time being in force, per cubic metre ... ... ... ... ...	28
2.	For the use of any wharf, pier, quay or other uncovered area for each day or part thereof exceeding the period authorised by the bye-laws of the harbour authority for the time being in force:—
	( a ) for each day or part thereof for the first 14 days (Sundays and Bank Holidays excluded), per square metre ...	7
	( b ) for each day or part thereof after the first 14 days (Sundays and Banks Holidays excluded), per square metre	58
		",

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 16th day of September, 1988.

BRENDAN DALY,

Minister for the Marine.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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