S.I. No. 69/1983 - Harbour Rates (Waterford Port and Harbour) Order, 1983.

S.I. No. 69 of 1983.

HARBOUR RATES (WATERFORD PORT AND HARBOUR) ORDER, 1983.

I, JIM MITCHELL, Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 104 of the Harbours Act, 1946 (No. 9 of 1946), the Transport, Fuel and Power (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1959 ( S.I. No. 125 of 1959 ), and the Tourism and Transport (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1980 ( S.I. No. 11 of 1980 ), 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 (Waterford Port and Harbour) Order, 1983.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 8th day of March, 1983.

2. In this Order "Great Britain" includes the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

3. The rates set out in the First Schedule to this Order are hereby fixed as the maximum goods rates to be charged by the Waterford Harbour Commissioners in respect of Waterford Port and Harbour:

Provided that, save as otherwise provided in that Schedule, all goods exported from Waterford Port and Harbour shall be charged under this Article at the rate of one half of the rate at which, but for this proviso, they would be so charged.

4. The rates set out in the Second Schedule to this Order are hereby fixed as the maximum tonnage rates to be charged by the Waterford Harbour Commissioners in respect of Waterford Port and Harbour.

5. The Harbour Rates (Waterford Port and Harbour) Order, 1981 ( S.I. No. 128 of 1981 ), is hereby revoked.

FIRST SCHEDULE

RATES ON GOODS CHARGEABLE ON GROSS WEIGHT, INCLUDING PACKAGES

Article	Unit of Quantity	RATE per metric tonne except where specified
Article	Unit of Quantity	RATE per metric tonne except where specified	Alcohol, wine, etc.	Tonne	174.13
Animals:
Cattle	Each	121.06
Dogs	Each	121.06
Donkeys	Each	121.06
Horses	Each	176.94
Pigs	Each	65.18
Sheep	Each	65.18
Wild	Each	176.94
Asbestos	Tonne	54.97
Asphalt	Tonne	73.30
Bags & Bagging	Tonne	119.12
Biscuits	Tonne	174.13
Bitumen	Tonne	73.30
Borax	Tonne	119.12
Bottles	Tonne	119.12
Boxes, empty	Tonne	119.12
Buckets	Tonne	155.82
Butter	Tonne	155.82
Calcium chloride	tonne	27.50
Carpets	Tonne	229.82
Cars	Each	651.17
Cardboard	Tonne	119.12
Chipboard	Tonne	119.12
Cement	Tonne	27.50
Chalk	Tonne	36.64
Cheese	Tonne	155.82
Chocalates	Tonne	174.14
Chocalate crumb	Tonne	174.14
Cider	Tonne	82.48
Coal and Dust	Tonne	36.64
Cocoa	Tonne	174.14
Coffee	Tonne	174.14
Combine Harvester	Nos.	743.90
Copper	Tonne	174.14
Cornflour	Tonne	174.14
Cotton Wool	Tonne	137.47
Disinfectant	Tonne	82.48
Drugs & Chemicals (other)	Tonne	229.82
Dust	Tonne	27.50
Dyestuffs	Tonne	119.12
Earthenware:
Pipes	Tonne	54.97
Tiles, etc	Tonne	82.48
Electrical Goods	Tonne	229.82
Feeding stuffs	Tonne	54.97
Felt	Tonne	82.48
Fertilisers	Tonne	54.97
Firebricks and clay	Tonne	82.48
Fish dried	Tonne	100.81
Fish, fresh	Tonne	100.81
Salmon and preserves	Tonne	174.14
Fishmeal	Tonne	54.97
Founders dust	Tonne	27.50
Fruit:
Dried	Tonne	137.47
Fresh	Tonne	137.47
Juice	Tonne	137.47
Pulp	Tonne	137.47
Furniture	Tonne	229.82
Gannister	Tonne	27.50
Glasscloth	Tonne	119.12
Glassware	Tonne	174.14
Glue (see resin)
Grain	Tonne	54.97
Feeding Stuffs
Greaves	Tonne	54.97
Grease	Tonne	54.97
Hair	Tonne	174.14
Hardware	Tonne	229.82
Hides	Tonne	54.97
Honey	Tonne	119.12
Hops	Tonne	229.82
Ink	Tonne	119.12
Iron, pig & scrap	Tonne	27.50
Iron, manufactured	Tonne	64.14
Jute	Tonne	64.14
Lead	Tonne	82.48
Lead Ash	Tonne	36.64
Leather	Tonne	174.14
Leather dressing	Tonne	91.63
Leather scrap	Tonne	174.14
Leather waste	Tonne	64.14
Linerboard	Tonne	54.97
Linoleum	Tonne	229.82
Machinery	Tonne	137.47
Meal (see Grain)	Tonne	54.97
Meat (all classes)	Tonne	137.47
Milk:
Condensed	Tonne	119.12
Powder	Tonne	119.12
Millboard	Tonne	229.82
Millinery	Tonne	229.82
Oil, except Bunker C	Tonne	82.48
Bunker C	Tonne	64.14
Oilcloth	Tonne	174.14
Paint	Tonne	82.48
Paper	Tonne	82.48
Paper, waste	Tonne	36.64
Peatmoss	Tonne	54.97
Piece Goods (Textile)	Tonne	229.82
Plants	Tonne	229.82
Polythene	Tonne	174.14
Potatoes	Tonne	45.82
Rags	Tonne	54.97
Resin/Starch	Tonne	54.97
Rice	Tonne	54.97
Ropes	Tonne	73.32
Rubber solution	Tonne	82.48
Rubber goods	Tonne	174.14
Salt	Tonne	36.64
Sand	Tonne	36.64
Soda	Tonne	54.97
Steel Manufacture	Tonne	64.14
Sugar	Tonne	73.32
Sundries	Tonne	229.82
Tallow	Tonne	82.48
Tanning Extract	Tonne	91.63
Tea	Tonne	174.14
Timber (see Wood)
Tinplate	Tonne	82.48
Wood	1.41 cu	73.32
	metres
	(or tonne)
Woodpulp	Tonne	45.82
Plywood	Tonne	119.12
Wool	Tonne	119.12
Yarns	Tonne	119.12
Containers or flats carrying any kind of goods	Floor space 20' x 8' and	663.26 Import or
	pro rata	Export

SECOND SCHEDULE

MAXIMUM TONNAGE RATES

Ref. No.	Description of Charge	Rate
		p
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, for each time of entering the Harbour—
	(a) From or to any port in the State, Northern Ireland or Great Britain	47.63
	(b) From or to any port or place in Europe between the river Elbe and Brest	61.24
	(c) From or to any port or place not in the state, Northern Ireland or Great Britain nor in Europe between the Elbe and Brest	68.04
2	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 seeking shelter therein or for repairs or for orders and not discharging or loading cargo or passengers	2.02
3	On every ton of the net register tonnage or of half the gross tonnage, whichever is the greater, of every fishing vessel of twenty-five tons net register tonnage or over which is, for the time being, employed in sea fishing or the sea fishing service, for each time such vessel enters the Harbour and does not load fish but makes use of the quays and wharves	30.24
4	Laying up Charges In accordance with Bye-Law 74 (a) and (b) of the Bye-Laws relating to navigation within the limits of the Port. On every ton of the net register tonnage or of half the gross tonnage, whichever is the greater, of every vessel laid up in Waterford Harbour for each week or part of a week.	10.08
5	Local Lights Rates For and upon every ton of the net register tonnage or of half the gross tonnage, whichever is the greater, of every vessel which having entered the Port from the sea comes up same	8.165

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 7th day of March, 1983.

JIM MITCHELL,

Minister for Transport.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order authorises the Waterford Harbour Commissioners to charge increased goods, tonnage, local lights and laying up rates at Waterford Harbour.