S.I. No. 527/1997 - Harbour Rates (Dingle Harbour) Order, 1997.

1. An annual charge will apply for the use of fuel storage and delivery facilities (pipelines) at the harbour. This charge to be agreed between Dingle Harbour Commissioners and the lessee of the facility.

2. All deliveries of fuel other than those covered in 1 above will be subject to a levy of 0.3 pence per litre payable by the fuel supplier or their agent. The onus will be on the fuel supplier, to verify delivery figures to the satisfaction of Dingle Harbour Commissioners. Dingle Harbour Commissioners may require deliveries to be notified to the Harbour Master in advance of delivery in order to verify quantities.

Parking

Dingle Harbour Commissioners may designate certain areas for parking and apply charges for the use of these areas for parking. Rates to be fixed annually by Dingle Harbour Commissioners in accordance with Section 55 of

Harbours Act, 1946

.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 16th day of December 1997.

MICHAEL WOODS,

Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources.

The Order of 1993 is hereby revoked.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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

This Order authorises Dingle Harbour Commissioners to charge increased goods and tonnage rates at Dingle Harbour.

3. Where rates fixed under this Order are chargeable by reference to metric tonnage, weights of less than 1 metric tonne shall be chargeable as follows

(

a

) any weight not exceeding 250 kilograms shall be charged as 250 kilograms.

(

b

) any weight exceeding 250 kilograms but not exceeding 500 kilograms shall be charged as 500 kilograms,

(

c

) any weight exceeding 500 kilograms but not exceeding 750 kilograms shall be charged as 750 kilograms,

(

d

) any weight exceeding 750 kilograms but not exceeding 1 metric tonne shall be charged as 1 metric tonne.

4. The Harbour Rates (Dingle Harbour) Order, 1993 (

S.I. No. 93 of 1993

), is hereby revoked.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Maximum Tonnage Rates

Ref. No.

Description of Charge

Rate

(1)

(2)

(3)

1.

For every ton of admeasurement of every Vessel (except as hereinafter provided) arriving from or departing to any Port outside Dingle a sum of

0.80

2.

For every ton of every Vessel remaining within the limits of Dingle 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 of

(

a

) While undergoing repairs

0.35

(

b

) While at anchor or moored

0.20

(

c

) For any other purpose

0.45

The tonnage of a Vessel upon which Tonnage Rates shall be based and chargeable mentioned at Reference Numbers 1 and 2 of this Schedule shall be the Net Register Tonnage or fifty per cent of the Gross Tonnage of the Vessel concerned whichever is greater.

Fishing Vessels

Ref. No.

Registered Tonnage (GRT)

Harbour Rates

(1)

(2)

(3)

3.

Less than 10 GRT

(

a

)

£15 for an entry into the harbour or

(

b

)

£190 for 12 months payable in advance.

4.

Over 10 but less than 20 GRT

(

a

)

£20 for an entry into the harbour, or

(

b

)

£150 +£4 per GRT for 12 months payable in advance (£190 to£230).

5.

Over 20 but less than 30 GRT

(

a

)

£30 for an entry into the harbour, or

(

b

)

£275 +£5 per GRT for 12 months payable in advance (£375 to£425).

6.

Over 30 but less than 100 GRT

(

a

)

£50 for an entry into the harbour, or

(

b

)

£420 +£5 per GRT for 12 months payable in advance£570 to£920).

7.

Over 100 GRT

(

a

)

£90 for an entry into the harbour, or

(

b

)

£750 +£2 per GRT for 12 months payable in advance (£950 +).

Fishing Vessels laid up, vessels not licenced as fishing vessels or in use as pleasure craft, will be liable for the charges in 2 of First Schedule.

Vessels will be liable for Harbour Dues at annual rates on 1st October each year.

Passenger Vessels

Ref. No.

Harbour Rates

(1)

(2)

(3)

8.

Boats with a permitted complement of up to twelve passengers

£6 per entry or£270 +£20 per GRT per annum payable in advance.

9.

Boats with a permitted complement of up to twenty passengers

£10 per entry or£390 +£20 per GRT per annum payable in advance.

10.

Boats with a permitted complement of up to fifty passengers

£25 per entry or£730 +£20 per GRT per annum payable in advance.

11.

Boats with a permitted complement of between fifty and one hundred passengers

£37 per entry per boat or£2,500 +£20 per GRT per annum per boat payable in advance.

12.

Boats with a permitted complement of over one hundred passengers

£50 per entry per boat or£4,000 +£20 per GRT per annum per boat payable in advance.

A compounded rate may be applied in agreement with Associations or Companies or groups of boat operators operating within the harbour. This rate can include above charges and additional charges for the provision of certain passenger facilities (e.g. pontoon and premises).

The compounded rate will be subject to approval by the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources in accordance with

section 100

of the

Harbours Act, 1946

.

Pleasure Craft

Dingle Marina charges will apply to all pleasure craft berthing at the Town piers or Town Marina or mooring inside the breakwaters. Rates to be fixed annually by Dingle Harbour Commissioners in accordance with Section 55 of

Harbours Act, 1946

.

Marina charges for pleasure craft will include Harbour Dues.

SECOND SCHEDULE

Goods Rates

Ref. No.

Commodity

Unit of Quantity

Rate

£

1.

Assembled Articles

per tonne

6.00

2.

Containers or flats laden or partly laden

each

9.00

3.

Containers or flats empty

each

1.00

4.

Ores and minerals

per tonne

0.73

5.

Ores and minerals as mines

per tonne

0.30

6.

Fats acids solvents and liquid chemicals

per tonne

0.91

7.

Foodstuffs fat animal vegetable fish oil and extracts

per tonne

0.60

8.

Fuel solid

per tonne

0.40

9.

Fuel liquid petroleum oil and oil products

per tonne

0.55

10.

Grains seeds

per tonne

0.41

11.

Metals iron and steel

per tonne

0.30

12.

Non ferrous metals

per tonne

0.35

13.

Manufactures of metal

per tonne

0.58

14.

Paper cardboard

per tonne

0.70

15.

Textiles, fibres

per tonne

0.55

16.

Wood and timber all sorts

per tonne

0.48

17.

Livestock

(

a

) cattle, horses

each

1.10

(

b

) sheep

each

0.25

18.

Drill piles and casing

per tonne

1.05

19.

Fertilisers

per tonne

0.48

20.

Foodstuffs

per tonne

0.88

21.

Meat and meat products

per tonne

0.73

22.

Machinery, cranes, boats, yachts

per tonne

0.88

23.

Cement, concrete products

per tonne

0.53

24.

Herring—landed from fishing vessels

per tonne

2.00

25.

Mackerel—landed from fishing vessels

per tonne

2.00

26.

All other fish landed

per tonne

10.00

27.

Goods not elsewhere provided herein

per tonne

0.94

28.

Bunkering Fuel delivered at pier

per litre

0.003

Notes

I, MICHAEL WOODS, Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 104

of the

Harbours Acts, 1946

(No. 9 of 1946), the Communications (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1987 (

S.I. No. 91 of 1987

) and Marine (Alteration of Name and Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1997 (

S.I. No. 301 of 1997

, on the application of Dingle Harbour Commissioners and after due compliance with section 106 of the said Act, hereby order as follows