Harbours Act, 1946

Payment of rates.

110.—(1) Tonnage rates shall be paid to a harbour authority at the office of the collector of rates within the next three days after the day upon which the tonnage rates become payable.

(2) Service rates shall be paid to a harbour authority at the office of the collector of rates either, at the option of the harbour authority, before the work or service in respect of which the service rates are charged is done or rendered or before whichever of the following events first occurs:

(a) the removal of the goods in relation to which the service rates are charged from the limits of the harbour of the harbour authority,

(b) the expiration of two weeks from the date when the work or service is done or rendered.

(3) Goods rates shall be paid to a harbour authority at the office of the collector of rates—

(a) in respect of goods to be shipped, before they are shipped, and

(b) in respect of goods to be unshipped or transhipped, either, at the option of the harbour authority, before they are unshipped or transhipped or before which ever of the following events first occurs:

(i) the removal of the goods from the limits of the harbour of the harbour authority,

(ii) the expiration of two weeks from the date when the goods are unshipped or transhipped.