S.I. No. 150/1976 - Harbour Rates (Drogheda Harbour) Order, 1976

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Harbour Rates (Drogheda Harbour) Order, 1976.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 16th day of July, 1976.

2. The Harbour Rates (Drogheda Harbour) Order, 1947 S. R. & O., No. 228 of 1947), shall have effect as if—

(a) the following were substituted for the First Schedule (inserted by the Harbour Rates (Drogheda Harbour) Order, 1970 (

S.I. No. 157 of 1970

))

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FIRST SCHEDULE

MAXIMUM GOODS RATES

Ref.

No.

Commodity

Unit of

Quantity

Rate

Import

Export

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1

Minerals

Per tonne

9p

4p

2.

Solid Fuel

Per tonne

11p

7p

3.

Timber

Per tonne

18p

11p

4.

Grains, Seeds and Oil Cake

Per tonne

18p

11p

5.

Chemical and Mineral Products

Per tonne

18p

11p

6.

Empties

Per tonne

18p

11p

7.

Fish

Per tonne

28p

23p

8.

Fats, Acid Oils

Per tonne

28p

19p

9.

Liquid Fuel Petroleum Oils

Per tonne

28p

19p

10.

Raw Fibres and Textiles

Per tonne

35p

26p

11.

Paper

Per tonne

35p

26p

12.

Foodstuffs, Animal, Vegetable and Fish Oil Extracts

Per tonne

40p

35p

13.

Assembled Articles

Per tonne

35p

26p

14.

Goods not mentioned at any other reference number in this Schedule

Per tonne

31p

19p

15.

Goods in containers, flats or trailers

Per tonne

28p

19p

16.

Animals live

Per animal

18p

11p

and

(b) the following were substituted for the Second Schedule (inserted by the Harbour Rates (Drogheda Harbour) Order, 1970)

SECOND SCHEDULE

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Ref. No.

MAXIMUM TONNAGE RATES

Rate

1.

Tonnage rates on vessels other than vessels described at Paragraphs 2 and 3 below.

(a) On every ton of the net register tonnage or of half the gross tonnage whichever is the greater of every vessel (except as hereinafter provided) entering the Harbour for the purpose of shipping, trans-shipping or discharging cargo, or cargo and passengers, a sum not exceeding

26p

(b) 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 embarking of disembarking passengers or on an excursion trip, or through stress of weather, or for repairs, or for salvage operations, or for a supply of stores for ships consumption only and not discharging or loading cargo a sum not exceeding

18p

(c) On every ton of the net register tonnage or of half the gross tonnage whichever is the greater of every vessel remaining or lying in the Harbour after the expiration of a consecutive period of 6 weeks a sum for each week not exceeding

9p

2.

Tonnage rates on fishing vessels.

As a composition in full in lieu of tonnage rates on every fishing vessel engaged in fishing entering or leaving the Harbour per trip

£1·76

3.

Tonnage rates on salvage vessels.

The appropriate charges at Reference No. 1 (b) above on first entry to the Harbour and in addition on every ton of the net register tonnage or half the gross tonnage whichever is the greater, with a minimum of 120 rateable tons for each day (Sundays excepted) during the continuance of the salvage operations or in the breaking up or removal of wrecks a sum not exceeding

9p

3. Article 2 of the Harbour Rates (Drogheda Harbour) Order, 1974 (

S.I. No. 330 of 1974

), is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 6th day of July 1976.

PETER BARRY.

Minister for Transport and Power.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.

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

S.I. No. 150 of 1976.

HARBOUR RATES (DROGHEDA HARBOUR) ORDER, 1976

I, Peter Barry, 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