S.I. No. 81/1960 - Harbour Rates (Waterford Harbour) (Amendment) Order, 1960.


S.I. No. 81 of 1960.

HARBOUR RATES (WATERFORD HARBOUR) (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1960.

I, ERSKINE H. CHILDERS, 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 (Waterford Harbour) (Amendment) Order, 1960.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 4th day of May, 1960.

2. The Harbour Rates (Waterford Harbour) Order, 1954 ( S.I. No. 225 of 1954 ), shall have effect as if, for the Schedule thereto, there were substituted the following Schedule :

" SCHEDULE.

MAXIMUM TONNAGE RATES.

Ref. No.

Description of charge

Rate

s.

d.

1.

On every ton of the net register tonnage or of half the gross tonnage, whichever is the greater of every vessel discharging or loading cargo or passengers in the harbour, for each voyage made to or from the harbour—

(a) from or to any port or place in the State, Northern Ireland or Great Britain

1

7

(b) from or to any port or place in Europe between the River Elbe and Brest

2

2

2.

On every ton of the net register tonnage or of half the gross tonnage, whichever is the greater, of every vessel discharging or loading cargo or passengers in the harbour for each voyage made to or from the harbour from or to any port or place not in the Ste, Northern Ireland or Great Britain nor in Europe between the River Elbe and Brest

2

5

3.

On every ton of the net register tonnage of every vessel (other than a vessel bound from one port or place to any other port or place in the State, Northern Ireland or Great Britain) entering the harbour for the purpose of seeking shelter therein or for repairs or for orders and not discharging or loading cargo or passengers

0

Ref. No.

Description of charge

Rate

s.

d.

4.

On every ton of the register tonnage of every fishing vessel of seventy tons net register tonnage or over, whatever way propelled, which is for the time being employed in sea-fishing or in the sea-fishing service, for each time such vessel enters the harbour and does not load fish but makes use of the quays or wharves

1

0.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 20th day of April, 1960.

ERSKINE H. CHILDERS,

Minister for Transport and Power.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of this Order is to empower the Waterford Harbour Commissioners to charge increased tonnage rates on vessels using Waterford Harbour.