T owage (Tariff of Rates) Regulations, 1980

L.N. 64 of 1980

CODE OF POLICE LAWS (CAP. 13)

T owage (Tariff of Rates) Regulations, 1980

IN exercise of the powers conferred by se c tion 299 of the Code of

Police Laws, the Minister of Development, Energy, Port and Telecom­

munications, has made the fol1ow ing regulations

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These regulations may be cited as the Towage ( Tari ff of Rates)

R e gulati on s 1980, and shalI come into force on the day immediately

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following the dat e of their publication i n the Gazette.

(Regulation 2)

Rates per tug per ħour or part tħereof

Column 4

Column 2

Column 3

Column l

N onnal Rates

Rates applicable bet­

Rates applicable bet­

ween 2100 hrs of one

ween 1600 hrs and

2100 hrs

day and 0800 hrs of

the next following day

(Vide Note 1)

and at any time on

Saturdays,

Sundays

and other Public

Holidays

(Vide Note 2)

f M

f M

f M

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For vessels up to 2,000

gross registered tons

The c ha r ges for tug assistance to vessels enter i ng leav ing or

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sh i fting in the Grand Harbour or Marsamxett H arbour shall not exceed

the rates specif i ed in the S chedu1e to these regulations.

The time for which the rates are applicable in accord an ce with

the Schedule hereto shall start to count either from the time th e tug is

ordered to commence work or from the time of lea v ing berth, whichever

is the ear1ier, and the time of completion shall be that when the tug

reaches berth. lf the service is provided within Grand Harbour the time

to or from a b erth shall be ca1culated at twenty minutes; if the ser v ice is

provided with in Marsamxett H a r bour the t i m e to or from a berth shall

be ca1cu1ated at thirty minutes

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(1) When norm a l rates are appl i c ab l e under Column 2 of the

Schedule h e reto no cha r ge shall be made if an order for th e service of a

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tug is cancel1ed and notice of such cancel l ation is given at least two

hours before the time the service was due to comm e nce

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(2) If the notice of canceIlation is not given as pro v ided in

paragraph (1) o f this regul a tion there shall be charged half the hour1y

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ra te specified in Column 2.

(3) Wh ere a tug is ordered for service between 1600 hours of

one day and 0800 hours of the next fol1owing day and such order is

cancelled

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(i) if the order is cancelled between 0800 h ours and 1600

hours and such cancellation is made not later than two h ours before

the time th e service was due to commence, no c h arge shall be made

provided that there shall be charged the minimum rate of one hour

if the notice of cancellation is not given as aforesaid;

(ii)

if the order is c a n celled between 1600 hours and 0800

h ours of the next following day or at any time on Saturdays,

Sundays or other Public H olidays there shall be charged the mini­

mum rate of one hour

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B

50

23.00

29.00

For vessels of gross regis-

tered tons between -

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2,001 and 3,000

40.50

32.50

3,001 and 4,000

59. 50 49.50 39.50 4,001 and 5,000

62. 50 52.00 41.50 5,001 and 6,000

66. 00 55.00 44.00 6,001 and 7,000

68. 50 57.00 45.50 7,001 and 8,000

76. 00 63.00 50.50 8,001 and 9,000

81. 00 67.50 54.00 9,001 and 10,000

87. 00 72.50 58.00 10,001 and 11,000

94. 00 78.00 62.50 11,00 l and 12,000

101. 50 84.50 67.50 12,001 and 13,000 90.00

108. 00 72.00 13,00 l and 14,000 96.50

115. 50 77.00 14,001 and 15,000 102.50

123. 00 82.00 15,001 and 16,000

130. 00 108.00 86.50 16,001 and 17,000

137. 50 114.50 91.50 17,001 and 18,000 120.50

145. 00 96.50 18,001 and 19,000

151. 50 126.50 101.00 19,001 and 20,000 132.50

159. 00 106.00 20,001 and 21,000 138.00

166. 00 110.50 21,001 and 22,000 144.50

173. 50 115.50 150.50 22,001 and 23,000

181. 00 120.50 156.50

50

125.00

23,001 and 24,000

F Of

vessels

exceeding

24,000 gross registered

162.50

tons

130.00

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For services rendered betwen 1600 hours and 2100 hours there shall be

(1)

applicable either the charges computed at the rates under Column 3 or

the charges computed at the rates under Column 2 increased by f50

per tug, whichever is the greater.

For services rendered betwen 2100 hours of one day and 0800 hours of

(2)

the next following day or at any time on Saturdays, Sundays or other Pub­

lic Holidays there shall be applicable either the charges computed at the

rates under Co1t.lIhn 4 or the charges computed at the rates under

Column 2 increased by f100 per tug, whichever is the greater.

(3)

Subject to the provisions of regulation 4 the minimum charge shall in no

case be less than the rate calculated for two hours.

The rates payable for the assistance of disabled vessels shall be increased

(4)

by fifty per centum subject to a minimum of f300.

Where tow ropes are provided by the tug an extra charge of f5 per tug

(5)

shall be made.

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