S.I. No. 75/1987 - Harbour Rates (Limerick Harbour) Order, 1987.

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Harbour Rates (Limerick Harbour) Order, 1987.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 11th day of March, 1987.

2. In this Order "the Order of 1986" means the Harbour Rates (Limerick Harbour) Order, 1986 (

S.I. No. 54 of 1986

).

3. 15

Vegetables, N.O.R.

.83

Vegetables Tinned

3.15

Waste

1.59

Wood and Wood Goods

(For purpose of rating, 1 Standard= 2.54 tonnes)

Deals, Boards, Poles etc.

.52

Logwoods, Mahogany and similar qualities

2.39

Plywood, Chipboard, Millboard

1.59

Wool and Woollen Manufactures

3.15

Goods other than those mentioned in this Schedule

1.59

Containers or Flats laden or partly laden

(a) Up to 20 feet in length each

10.45

(b) Over 20 feet in length each

15.71

N.O.R. means "Not Otherwise Rated"", and

(

c

) the substitution for the Second Schedule (inserted by the Order of 1986) thereto of the following Schedule

"SECOND SCHEDULE

Maximum Tonnage Rates chargeable on all vessels entering or using the port of Limerick

PART I

Ref. No.

Maximum Tonnage Rates

1.

For every ton of the admeasurement of every vessel arriving from any port or place in Northern Ireland, Great Britain or the State and discharging or loading in the Wet Dock or at Dernish, for every arrival a sum not exceeding

.63

2.

For every ton of the admeasurement of every vessel arriving from any port or place other then a port or place in Northern Ireland, Great Britain or the State and discharging or loading in the Wet Dock or at Dernish, for every arrival a sum not exceeding

.87

3.

For every ton of the admeasurement of every vessel arriving from any port or place in Northern Ireland, Great Britain or the State reporting at the Custom House of Limerick or discharging or loading at any quay or place outside the Wet Dock or at Dernish, for every arrival a sum not exceeding

.54

4.

For every ton of the admeasurement of every vessel arriving from any port or place other than a port or place in Northern Ireland, Great Britain or the State reporting at the Custom House of Limerick or discharging or loading at any quay or place outside the Wet Dock or at Dernish, for every arrival a sum not exceeding

.54

5.

For every ton of the admeasurement of every vessel arriving for a purpose other than to discharge or load cargo, for every arrival

(a) in lieu of the sum specified at whichever of reference numbers 1 or 2 would be applicable if the vessel were discharging or loading in the Wet Dock or at Dernish, a sum not exceeding half that sum;

(b) in lieu of the sum specified at whichever of reference numbers 3 or 4 would be applicable if the vessel were reporting at the Custom House of Limerick or discharging or loading at any quay or place outside the Wet Dock or at Dernish, a sum not exceeding half that sum.

6.

For every ton of the admeasurement of every vessel arriving from a port other than a port in Northern Ireland, Great Britain or the State and

(a) discharging or loading an amount of cargo, the tonnage of which does not exceed one-half of the net register tonnage of the vessel, or

(b) discharging and loading an amount of cargo, the tonnage of which does not in the aggregate exceed one-half of the net register tonnage of the vessel,

for every arrival

(i) in lieu of the sum which, but for this reference number, would be chargeable, if reference number 2 in this Part of this Schedule were applicable, a sum not exceeding half that sum;

(ii) in lieu of the sum which, but for this reference number, would be chargeable if reference number 4 in this Part of this Schedule were applicable, a sum not exceeding half that sum.

7.

For every ton of the admeasurement of every vessel lying in the Wet Dock or at any quay or in any part of the River Shannon within the port (other than any part of that river included within the respective limits of the harbours of Foynes, Kildysart, Glin, Tarbert or Kilrush) more than one month, for every period of fourteen days exceeding the first month or any part of such period, a sum not exceeding

.25

8.

For every vessel trading in or upon the River Shannon, for every arrival at the quays or in the Wet Dock

(i) if not exceeding 150 tons net register tonnage a sum not exceeding

5.70

(ii) if exceeding 150 tons net register tonnage, for every ton of the net register tonnage above 150 tons an additional sum not exceeding

.25

PART II

Provisions applicable to rates mentioned in Part I of this Schedule

1.

The tonnage rates (other than those specified at reference number 8 in Part I of this Schedule) shall not be chargeable on vessels trading in or upon the River Shannon.

2.

For the purpose of calculating tonnage rates (other than those specified at the said reference number 8), the tonnage of vessels shall be taken to be the net register tonnage or half the gross tonnage thereof, whichever is the greater.

3.

For the purpose of ascertaining tonnage rates a vessel which does not discharge cargo but which takes on board cargo shall be deemed to be trading only with the port of destination of such cargo.",

GIVEN under my hand, this 9th day of March, 1987.

TED NEALON,

Minister of State at the Department of

Communications.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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

S.I. No. 75 of 1987.

HARBOUR RATES (LIMERICK HARBOUR) ORDER, 1987.

I TED NEALON, Minister of State at the Department of Communications, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 104

of the

Harbours Act, 1946

(No. 9 of 1946), the

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1983

(No. 40 of 1983), and the Communications (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order, 1984 (

S.I. No. 146 of 1984

), and after due compliance with section 106 of the said

Harbours Act, 1946

, hereby order as follows