Merchant Shipping Act, 1894

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Pilotage dues for foreign ships for port of London.

627.—(1) Subject to any alteration to be made by the Trinity House, and notwithstanding anything before contained in this Part of this Act, there shall be paid in respect of all foreign ships trading to and from the port of London, and not exempted from pilotage,—

(a) as to ships inwards, the full amount of pilotage dues for the distance piloted; and

(b) as to ships outwards, the full amount of dues for the distance required by law.

(2) Payment of those pilotage dues shall be made to the chief officer of customs in the port of London by the master or other person having the charge of the ship, or by the consignees or agents thereof who have paid or made themselves liable to pay any other charge for the ship in the port of London.

(3) Pilotage dues under this section may be recovered in the same manner as other pilotage dues are recoverable under this Part of this Act.