S.I. No. 183/1996 - Harbour Rates (Dundalk Harbour) Order, 1996


S.I. No. 183 of 1996.

HARBOUR RATES (DUNDALK HARBOUR) ORDER, 1996

I, Sean Barrett, Minister for the Marine, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 104 of the Harbours Act, 1946 (No. 9 of 1946) , and the Communications (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1987 ( S.I. No. 91 of 1987 ), and after due compliance with section 106 of the said Harbours Act, 1946 , hereby order as follows:

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Harbour Rates (Dundalk Harbour) Order, 1996.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 24th day of June, 1996.

2. the Actual goods rates to be charged by the Dundalk Harbour Commissioners shall, in lieu of the rates prescribed by Schedule "A" (as amended by the Harbour Rates (Dundalk Harbour) Order, 1991 ( S.I. No. 83 of 1991 ) to the Dundalk Harbour and Port Act, 1925 (No. 3 (Private) of 1925), be the rates set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to this Order.

3. the Actual tonnage rates to be charged by the Dundalk Harbour Commissioners shall, in lieu of the rates prescribed by Section 43 (as amended by the Harbour Rates (Dundalk Harbour) Order, 1991) of the Dundalk Harbour and Port Act, 1925 , be the rates set out in Part II of the Schedule to this Order.

4. The Harbour Rates (Dundalk Harbour) Order, 1991, is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

PART 1

Actual Goods Rates

Ref.

Commodity

Quantity

Import/Export

1.

Acid, Oils, Fats

per tonne

70p

2.

Animals Live

per animal

43p

3.

Assembled Articles

per tonne

142p

4.

Chemical and Mineral Products

per tonne

37p

5.

Fertiliser

per tonne

48p

6.

Grains

per tonne

45p

7.

Minerals

per tonne

23p

8.

Oil and Extracts of Animal, Fish and Vegetable

per tonne

101p

9.

Paper

per tonne

75p

10.

Petroleum and Petroleum Products

per tonne

61p

11.

Raw Fibres and Textiles

per tonne

88p

12.

Sand

per tonne

23p

13.

Scrap iron

per tonne

40p

14.

Seeds

per tonne

45p

15.

Solid Fuel

per tonne

32p

16.

Steel

per tonne

37p

17.

Stone

per tonne

23p

18.

Timber/Steel

per tonne

37p

19.

Goods in containers, Flats or Trailers

per tonne

88p

20.

Empty Containers and Flats

Each

182p

21.

Goods not mentioned at any other reference number in this schedule

per tonne

78p

PART II

ACTUAL TONNAGE RATES

1. For every vessel entering the harbour of Dundalk on every ton of either the net register tonnage of such vessel or half the gross tonnage of such vessel, whichever is the greater, the sum of 63p per ton.

2. For every vessel remaining in the harbour of Dundalk after the expiration of a consecutive period of six weeks on every ton of either the net register tonnage of such vessel or half the gross tonnage of such vessel, whichever is the greater, the sum of 21p per ton, per week or part thereof.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 13th day of June, 1996.

Sean Barrett T.D.,

Minister for the Marine.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order authorises Dundalk Harbour Commissioners to charge revised goods and tonnage rates at Dundalk Harbour.