S.I. No. 20/1977 - Harbour Rates (Cork Port and Harbour) Order, 1977.

S.I. No. 20 of 1977.

HARBOUR RATES (CORK PORT AND HARBOUR) ORDER, 1977.

I, TOM FITZPATRICK, 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 that Act, hereby order as follows:

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Harbour Rates (Cork Port and Harbour) Order, 1977.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 8th day of February, 1977.

2. The Harbour Rates (Cork Port and Harbour) Order, 1970 ( S.I. No. 192 of 1970 ), is hereby amended by the substitution for the Schedule thereto (inserted by the Harbour Rates (Cork Port and Harbour) (No. 2) Order, 1975 ( S.I. No. 227 of 1975 )) of the following Schedule:

SCHEDULE.

PART I.

GOODS RATES.

Goods are classified according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) Revised. The two digit codes before each description are the Section and Division codes of the SITC, Revised. In cases where four digit codes are shown, the digits in brackets are not SITC codes, but internal Commissioners' codes.

All Rates are per Metric Tonne except where Specified.

Description of Goods			Rate
	Import	Export
SECTION 0—Food and Live Animals			Pence	Pence
00	Live Animals (each)		32·2	16·1
01	Meat and Meat Preparations		64·5	32·2
02	Dairy Products and Eggs		96·8	48·4
03	Fish and Fish Preparations		32·2	16·1
04	Cereals and Cereal Preparations		32·2	16·1
05	Fruit and Vegetables		86.0	43·0
06	Sugar, Sugar Preparations and Honey		43·0	21·5
07	Coffee, Tea, Cocoa, Spices and Manufactures thereof		75·3	37·7
08	Feeding Stuffs for Animals (excluding unmilled cereals)		43·0	21·5
09	Miscellaneous Food Preparations		129·0	64·5
SECTION 1—Beverages and Tobacco:
11	Beverages		129·0	64·5
12	Tobacco and Tobacco Manufactures		96·8	48·4
SECTION 2—Crude Materials, Inedible, except Fuels:
21	Hides, Skins and Fur Skins, undressed		75·3	37·7
22	Oil Seeds, Oil Nuts and Oil Kernals		86·0	43·0
23	Crude Rubber (including Synthetic and reclaimed)		86·0	43·0
24	Wood, Lumber and Cork		21·5	10·7
25	Pulp and Waste Paper		64·5	32·2
26	Textile Fibres and their waste		86.0	43·0
27	Phosphate Rock		17·2	8·6
27	Other Crude Fertilisers		43·0	21·5
27	Minerals (excluding coal, petroleum and precious stones)		32·2	16·1
28	Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap		32·2	16·1
29	Crude Animal and Vegetable Materials N.E.S.		53·7	26·9
SECTION 3—Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and related Products:
32	Coal, Coke and Briquettes		11·8	5·9
33	(01 and 18) Crude Oil and Reformer Feedstock		8·6
33	(02) Motor Spirit		94·6	11·8
33	(03-10) and 17) Other Petroleum Oils and Spirits		51·6	6·4
33	(11-16) Other Petroleum Products		53.7	26·9
34	Gas (natural and manufactured)		107·5	53·7
SECTION 4—Animal and Vegetable Oils and Fats:
41	Animal and Vegetable Oils and Fats		64·5	32·2
43	Animal and Vegetable Oils and Fats (processed and waxes)		75·3	37·7
SECTION 5—Chemicals:
51	Chemical Elements and Compounds		64·5	32·2
51	(22) Acid shipped in vessels built or converted to carry acid in bulk		38·7	32·2
52	Mineral Tar and Crude Chemicals from Coal, Petroleum and Natural Gas		43·0	21·5
53	Dyeing, Tanning and Colouring Materials		64·5	32·2
54	Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products		107·5	53·7
55	Essential Oils and Perfume Mats., Toilet, Polishing and Cleansing Preparations		64·5	32·2
56	Fertilisers Manufactured		43·0	21·5
57	Explosives		182·8	91·4
58	Plastic Materials etc, and Artificial Resins		96·8	48·4
59	Chemical Materials and Products N.E.S.		75·3	37·7
SECTION 6—Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Material:
61	Leather, Leather Manufactures N.E.S. and Dressed Furskins		161·3	80·7
62	Rubber Manufactures N.E.S.		172·1	86·0
63	Wood and Cork Manufactures (excluding Furniture)		53·7	26·9
64	Paper, Paperboard and Manufactures thereof		64·5	32·2
65	Textile, Yarn, Fabrics, made up Articles and related Products		118·3	59·2
66	Non-metallic Mineral Manufactures N.E.S.		21·5	10·7
67	Iron and Steel		32·2	16·1
68	Non-ferrous Metals		43·0	21·5
69	Manufactures of Metal		96·8	48·4
69	(02) Empty Containers or Flats		53·7	53·7
SECTION 7—Machinery and Transport Equipment:
71	Machinery (other than Electric)		64·5	32·2
72	Electrical Machinery and Apps.		64·5	32·2
73	(01, 02, 10) Motor Cars, Lorries, Trucks, Vans and Motor Boats	Each	268·9	134·5
73	(05, 07, 09) Motor Cycles, Cycles, Boats	Each	32·2	16·1
73	(08) Caravans and Trailers etc.;
	Less than 15'	Each	107·5	53·7
	15' and less than 25	Each	268·9	134·5
	25' and over	Each	430·3	215·1
73	(12) Motor Vehicles over 3 tons	Each	430·3	215·1
73	(13) Accompanied Passenger Motor Cars	Each	91·4	91·4
73	(03, 04, 06, 11) Tractors, Car and Tractor Parts, Bicycle Parts and Luggage		43·0	21·5

SECTION 8—Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles
N.E.S.:
81	Sanitary Fixtures and Fittings		96·8	48·4
82	Furniture		139·8	69·9
83	Travel Goods, Handbags and similar Articles		161·3	80·7
84	Clothing		182·8	91·4
85	Footwear		182·8	91·4
86	Professional and other Instruments, Photographic and Optical Goods, Clocks		182·8	91·4
89	Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles N.E.S.		161·3	80·7
89 (02)	Pianos	Each	139·8	69·9

Containers or Flats:		Per Container or Flat Import or Export Pence
(1)	Containers or flats not exceeding 20' in length carrying components for the manufacture of Motor Vehicles and/or Tractors and other direct materials normally used in motor vehicle assembly plants	107·5
(2)	Containers or flats not exceeding 10' in length carrying any kind of goods other than specified in (1) above	322·7
(3)	Containers or flats exceeding 10' but not exceeding 20' in length (excluding units carrying components for the manufacture of motor vehicles and/or tractors and other direct materials normally used in motor vehicle assembly plants)	537·8
(4)	Containers or flats exceeding 20' but not exceeding 30' in length	806·8
(5)	Containers or flats exceeding 30' in length	1075·7

Goods not belonging to any of the classes of goods in respect of which the Commissioners are otherwise authorised to charge goods rates shall, for the purpose of charging goods rates thereon, be treated by the Commissioners as belonging to such of the said Classes of goods, as in the opinion of the Commissioners, is most appropriate. ( Section 99 of the Harbours Act, 1946 .)

PART II

Ref. No.	Maximum Tonnage Rates	Pence
1.	For every net register ton of the admeasurement of every vessel (except as hereinafter specified) from any port or place in Great Britain, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland or the State which ships, trans-ships or upships any cargo or passenger in the Port, for each time of entering the Port a sum not exceeding	21·5
2.	For every net register ton of the admeasurement of every vessel (except as hereinafter specified) from any port or place, other than a port or place in Great Britain, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland or the State, which ships, transships or unships any cargo or passengers in the Port, for each time of entering the Port a sum not exceeding	27·9
3.	For every net register ton of the admeasurement of every vessel, with or without cargo on board, from any port or place not shipping, trans-shipping or unshipping any cargo or passengers in the Port other than provisions or fuel (coal or oil) to be used for the purpose of the voyage, for each time of entering the Port a sum not exceeding	2·1
4.	For every net register ton of the admeasurement of every transatlantic passenger vessel and cruising liner actually cruising not shipping, trans-shipping or unshipping in the Port any cargo other than mails, passengers or passengers' luggage, or provisions or fuel (coal or oil) to be used for the purpose of the voyage, for each time of entering the Port a sum not exceeding	2·1
5.	For every net register ton of the admeasurement of every cruising passenger vessel using the port as a terminal port which enters the Port solely for the purpose of landing or embarking passengers or both landing and embarking passengers and not shipping, trans-shipping or unshipping in the Port any merchandise or cargo other than passengers or passengers' luggage or provisions or fuel (coal or oil) to be used for the purpose of the voyage, for each time of entering the Port a sum not exceeding	5·4
6.	For every net register ton of the admeasurement of every fishing vessel of whatever size and in whatever way propelled which is for the time being employed in sea fishing, or in the sea fishing service, for each time of entering the Port a sum not exceeding	3·2
7.	For every net register ton of the admeasurement of every vessel (other than a vessel of the class mentioned at reference number 8 of this Part of this schedule) which remains within the Port after the expiration of eight weeks from the date of arrival at the Port, for each week or part of a week in excess of eight weeks from the date of such arrival during which such vessel remains within the Port, in addition to any other sum payable under this Part of this Schedule, a sum not exceeding	2·1
8.	For every net register ton of the admeasurement of every vessel employed or plying for any purpose whatsoever within the limits of the Port, for each year during or in any part of which it is so employed or plies a sum not exceeding	80·7
9.	For every net register ton of the admeasurement of every vessel from any port or place not unshipping or trans-shipping in the Port any passengers or cargo other than crude or partly refined oil at the Marine Terminal of the Irish Refining Company Limited, for refining at the Whitegate Refinery and not shipping in the Port any passenger or cargo other than petroleum products refilled at the Whitegate Refinery, for each time of entering the Port a sum not exceeding	3·2
10.	For every net register ton of the admeasurement of every vessel from any port or place not unshipping or trans-shipping any passengers or cargo in the Port and not shipping in the Port any passengers or cargo other than petroleum products refined at the Whitegate Refinery, for each time of entering the Port a sum not exceeding	3·2

3. The Harbour Rates (Cork Port and Harbour) (No. 2) Order, 1975, is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 1st day of February, 1977,

TOM FITZPATRICK,

Minister for Transport and

Power.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order authorises the Cork Harbour Commissioners to increase goods and tonnage rates.