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S.I. No. 447/1981 - Harbour Rates (Foynes Harbour) Order, 1981.
Statutory Text (5 Articles)
1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Harbour Rates (Foynes Harbour) Order, 1981.
(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 12th day of January, 1982.
2. In this Order “the Order of 1980” means the Harbour Rates (Foynes Harbour) Order, 1980 (
S.I. No. 342 of 1980
).
3. The Harbour Rates (Foynes Harbour) Order, 1955 (
S.I. No. 63 of 1955
), is hereby amended by—
(a) the substitution for the First Schedule (inserted by the Order of 1980) thereto of the following Schedule
“FIRST SCHEDULE
Maximum Goods Rates
Ref. No.
Commodity
Unit of Quantity
Rate
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
£
1.
Assembled Articles
per tonne
4.00
2.
Containers or Flats laden or partly laden
(a) Up to 20 feet in length
each
4.00
(b) Over 20 feet in length
each
6.00
3.
Containers or Flats empty
per tonne
0.40
4.
Solid Chemicals and Mineral products
per tonne
0.21
5.
Fats, Acids, Solvents, and Liq- uid Chemicals
per tonne
0.32
6.
Foodstuffs, Animal, Vegeta- ble, Fish Oil, and Extracts
per tonne
0.37
7.
Fuel Solid
per tonne
0.16
8.
Fuel Liquid, Petroleum Oil, and Oil Products
per tonne
0.32
9.
Grains, Seeds
per tonne
0.25
10.
Metals, Iron and Steel
per tonne
0.21
11.
Nonferrous Metals
per tonne
0.25
12.
Manufactures of Metal
per tonne
0.60
13.
Mineral Ores as Mined
per tonne
0.18
14.
Mineral Ore Concentrates
per tonne
0.22
15.
Paper, Card Board
per tonne
0.44
16.
Textiles, Fibres
per tonne
0.35
17.
Wood, all sorts
per tonne
0.21
18.
Livestock
each
0.55
19.
Goods not mentioned in any other reference in this schedule
per tonne
0.60
Rates on Exports shall be the same as Rates on Imports, except in the case of goods imported at the Port of Foynes from any Port for export to any other Port and on which Import Goods Rates have been paid. In such case the Export Rate will be half the Import Rate provided
(a) That the Goods are exported in the same form and, if imported in packages, in the same packages as they arrived.
(b) That the Goods remain the bona fide sole property of the same person throughout.
(c) That the export takes place within two months of the date of arrival of the importing Vessel.”
(b) by the substitution for the Second Schedule (inserted by the Order of 1980) thereto of the following Schedule
“SECOND SCHEDULE
Maximum Tonnage Rates
Ref. No.
Description of Charge
Rate
(1)
(2)
(3)
£
(1)
For every ton of the admeasurement of every Vessel trading solely in the River Shannon for each time of entering the Port, a sum not exceeding
0.08
(2)
For every ton of the admeasurement of every Vessel acting only as a tug, towing Vessels into or out of or within the limits of the Port a sum not exceeding
0.06
(3)
For every ton of the admeasurement of every Vessel not trading solely in the River Shannon but loading or discharging in the Port of Foynes cargo for or from any other Port in the River Shannon a sum not exceeding
0.12
(4)
For every ton of the admeasurement of every Vessel (except as hereinafter provided) arriving from of departing to any Port outside the River Shannon a sum not exceeding
0.32
(5)
For every ton of every Vessel remaining within the limits of Foynes Harbour after the expiration of a period of one week for each week or part thereof in excess of the first week in addition to any other sum payable under the Schedule, a sum not exceeding
(a) while undergoing repairs
0.06
(b) for any other purpose
0.08
The Tonnage of a Vessel upon which Tonnage Rates shall be based and chargeable mentioned at Reference Numbers (1) to (5) inclusive of this Schedule shall be the Net Register Tonnage or fifty per cent of the Gross Tonnage of the Vessel concerned whichever is the greater.
The word ‘week’ in the Reference Number (5), in this Schedule means any period of 7 consecutive days.”
(
c
) the substitution for the Third Schedule (inserted by the Order of 1980) thereto of the following Schedule
“THIRD SCHEDULE
Other (Maximum) Charges
Ref. No.
Description of Charge
Rate
(1)
(2)
(3)
£
1.
For the use of the Foynes Harbour Trustees' 50 tonne Weighbridge, for each tonne weighed a sum
not exceeding
...
...
...
...
...
0.08
2.
For providing a Watchman for any period not
The actual cost plus 25%
exceeding 8 hours a sum not exceeding
...
...
3.
For the use of the Foynes Harbour Trustees' Sheds.
For the first 7 days
...
...
...
...
0.36 per square metre per week or part of a week or
0.07 per tonne per week or part of a week whichever is the greater
For the second 7 days
...
...
...
...
0.42 per square metre per week or part of a week or
0.08 per tonne per week or part of a week whichever is the greater
For any period after the second 7 days
...
...
0.50 per square metre per week or part of a week or
0.12 per tonne per week or part of a week whichever is the greater
4. The Order of 1980 is hereby revoked.
GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 31st day of December, 1981.
PATRICK COONEY,
Minister for Transport.
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
This Order authorises the Foynes Harbour Trustees to increase goods, tonnage and other charges.
I, PATRICK COONEY, 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