Port Ratl'S (AmtndlJlt!lt) (No. 1) Rept.tbIs, 1993

L.N. 176 of 1993

MAL TA MARITIM E AUTHORITV ACT, 1991

(Acr NO. XVII m ' . 991)

Port Ratl'S (AmtndlJlt!lt) (No. 1) Rept.tbIs, 1993

IN exercise of the powen conferred by section S2 of the Malta

Maritime Authority Act , 1991, the Minister for Transport and

Communications, wit.b the concurrence of the Min ister of Finance:. has

made the following regulations:-

l. (1) The$e regulations may be cited as the Pan RatCi ~­

(Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations. 1993, and shall be read and

construed as one with the Port Rates Regulations, 1969, hereinafter

referred 10 as "Ihe principal regulalionsM.

(2) These regulations shall come into fora: on the 1st

January,I994.

roellala jcw pani minnha

CoIlUli~rlTTlli/~,

For the Second Scbeduk 10 Ihe principal regulalions Ihere

wll be substituted the following new Schedule:-

"SECOND SOIEDULE

( Regulatio n 3)

RATES FOR STORAGE AND REMOVAL OF GOODS

PART I

STORAGE RATES

L In respect of imported goods stored Of $lacked at quaY' .

wharves or jetties Of at any are. provided for sud! purpose by the

Authority, there shall be payable by the ownc:r of goods specified in

Column I of the Table immediately following, !be slolllge rates, per day

or pan \hcrwf. shown in Column 2 ofthe said tablc:-

TABLE

Column 2

Colum n I

SOceD!S per Inn or pan

1. GcncllIllbulk cargo

thereof

2. (;Qnlainerrrraiier

Full Load COnlaincrrrrai le r

(i) 20 foot .................... .

Lml perunil

(ii) 4() fool ....•.•..............

Lm2per unit

Full L.oad TTaHell

Lrn2 per unit

40 foot and over ..•............ .

Redcr Containerrrraile r

20 fool ........................... .

Lml.SOperunil

40 fool and o ver ............... .

LmJ.OOperunil

Moto r ve hicles unpadr;e(! , mobile

(i) Motor cars and vans .•.

Lm3per unil

(ii) Truck.$ and chassis ..... .

Lm5p"runit

Provided that fo r the firsl six da)'$ from the oompletion of disc:harge

of cargo by the imponi ngship. no 1I0rage ralClshall be paid.

2. NOIwil~tanding Ihe pl'Ovisiom contained in paragraph I of

this Pan of Ihis S<:hed ulc, there shall be payable by the owne r of Ihe

goods 10 lhe AUlhorily in respect of imponed fodder stored al qua)'$.

whlIVe5 en- at areu provi!lcd for such purpose by the Authorit y in

respect of Ihe p"riods specirted in Column I of Ihe Table im mediately

following. lhe storage rates shown in Column 2 oflhe sa id Table:~

TABLE

CoJumn 2

Column I

(i ) For the fint m daY' from

the completion of discharge of cargo

by the importing ~hip ................. .

Nocharge

(ii)

From

the

fml

the

1(0

~nly·fourth day immediately follow·

7c per square melre of

ing the period specifted in ilem (i)

~pace

occupied per day or

part thereof

7St per square: metre of

(iii) Thereafler unlil removed

space OCC\Ipied per day or

pan thereof

Provi<led lbal the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Part of lhis

Schedule shaU only apply when ~

(a) application in writing for $uch Slorage space has been

made \0 the AUlhority not Ie$s lhan fo rty-eight hours before the

arrival of the 800(1$; and

(b)

the Authority has oonfinncd in writing the allocatio n of

space .

Provided furthe r that Ihe AUlhority shall nOI allocate storage space

in advance if such space has been already allocated or is occupied.

J. In respect of uport goods stored for ~pment II qlllys .

whal"'lts, or al other areas provided for such purpose by the Authority,

IlIere shall be payable by Ihe uporter to lhe Authority in respectoflbe

periods speci fied in Column I of lbe Table immediately following, the

storage rales per Ion or part thereof per day or pan Ihereof shown in

Column 2 of the said T ablt: -

TABLE

Column 2

Column 1

(i)

Forthefll'suudays

(a) wbrn the goodure ready

in all respects for lrupment .....

NochaTle

(b) when tbe pxIs are IlOl

ready in all raped5 for shipment

For the six days immediately

(ii)

following the period lpCcifled

in item (i) ...•.•........ ..........

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(iii) The reafter until shipped or re·

lOco

moved ..... ........... ......... .. .

4 . (\ ) In raped crf goods en tered in transhipment or

overlanded , and stored in the custody of the Authority or its contractor,

the ship's age nt shall pay to the Authority in relipccl crf !be periods

specified in Column I of the Table immc:diately folJowing. the'lange

ralC$ per ton or part thet«lf per week or part thereof UKnm in Column

2 of the saidTablc: -

TABLE

Column I

Column 2

For the firsl siJ: days ....... ............ .

No Charge

Thereafter untillihipped ............ ..

Ilk.

(2) l11e provisions of Ihis pa ragra ph shall apply only if -

(.) such goods are not withdrawn from the custody of the

Authority or the contrHclor, as the case may he. and

(h) in the case of transhipment eargo-

(i) the goods are carried by the imrorting vessel on a

through bill of lading ; or

(iil notice in writing of intended transhipment is given

to the Authority prior to the discharge of the goods from thoe

importing velSels.

(I) Relattivament glial OUelli Ii jidhtu bi ull$bord joew bhaliil

III!:rtanzija iejda. u li jinl'latnu fIJ·harsien 11" I·AWloril.iI ;ew l aI-

hnlrattur t~gIIlIa , I-'tlenl lIi·bastimenl gIIlndU jllallas liI1· Awtontl

dwar il-pcrijodi spe6 fikati fiI-Kolonn. I tat-Tabella li tinsab minnufih

haWD lall1, ir-ral; ta' magazzinaggghal kulllunnellllajew pani minnha

ghal kull gimgha jew pan] minnha murija fil-Kolonna 2 tlt·TabeUa

msemmija;_

TABELLA

Kolonna 2

Gllalle_el sill ljiem .......... .. .

Ebda hlas

Wan !lair. i1-tmien , sakemm jertgllu

jitghabbew fuq bastimcnl .•.....•..

' Ik.

(2) Id~ispotizzjonijiel la ' dan il·paragrafu glIandhorn

japptikaw bi$$ $3 kemm _

<a) dawk l-oUeni ma jitneh1'leWll mil! ·harsien ta' I·A wlorit.t.

jew laI·kunlrattur, skond i!· ka1, u

(b)

fiI ·ka:!: ta ' merkanlija ghaH rasoord -

I~elli

(i)

jingarru miU·bastimc:nt Ii ji mpona fuq

polUt ta' k" rgu general i;

(ii) jinghola awi:!: bil·miklub liII·AwtorilA la' hI!

Irasbord li jkun se ,is;r qabel m" jilnehhew l-oggetli minn fuq it ·

basl;menlli jkun importahorn,

5, Minkejja d·dispM:iu;')Ilijiet tal·paragrafi I. 2 •. , ~ 4 la' dawn ir-

regolamcnti. dwar containers vojla, kif imfissra fir- Regolamenti la' 1- .... L 4)

1966 dwar il- Portijiet, .Jew /rai/ers ~ojla, gIIandhom jill'lallsu mis-sid, II' ~I-­

kaptan jew agenl la' bastimcnl li minnu jku nu Iniitlu dawk il-C(>ll/a;n"r.J

jew/rtlUenvojta rxi pani minn port.;Cw minn pcrsunali ltun qegl'ldcl

dawk il-cOn/ainers Jew mu/ers ~oita rxi part; minn pon gI'lal-lraMloord,

dwar il·pcrijodi spcCifikati m_Kolonna 11~I ·Tahella 1; linsab minnufih

hawn lal'll, ir-rali la' magazzinaU mu rij. fil-Knlonna 2 ta' dik it·

Tabella .

TABELLA

Kolonn. J

Kolonna 2

(I) OWI.ell'wd emll ijiem mit-.temm

tal-iskariU la ' da"'k il""",l.:ljners mj la

minn fuq vapur,;"w mit-tmien li dawk

il-conlainel'! Jew lrai/el'! vojla jitqegMu

fxi pani mlnn pon ghal·lrasbord ...

Ebda I'Ilas

(H) G l'l as-siu ijiem li jiV minnufil'l

'NlIIra I-pcrijodu spcafikll fiJ·partita (i)

Lm2.50 gI'lal kull earl/ainer

.Jew _Uer vojl glial kull

gurnala Jew parti minnha

(iil) Wara dak il-pcrijod u sakcmm

jitncl'll\a}ew jiV mbarht fuq Ilastiment.

skond II·kat ............................. .

l.mS.OO stlal kull wllllJiner

jew "aill'rYOjt glial kull gUT'

natajewpani min nha.

Notwithnanding the provi&ions of paragraphs I, 2, 3 and 4 of

these regulatioll5. in respect of empty containers, as defined in the Pons

Regulations, 1966, or empty tniic:rs, there shall be payable by the

owner. master or agent of a ship from .... hich such em pty containers or

such empty trailers have b«n landed in any pan of a port , or by any

person who has place-d such empty containers or such empty trailers in

any pari of a port for shipment , in respect of the periods specified in

Column I of the Table immediately following , the $torage rates shown

in Column 2 of that Table.

TABLE

Column 2

Column I

( i) For the first four days from the

completion of discharge of such empty

containers from a ship, Or from the

time such empty containers or empty

trailers are placed in any part of a pon

for shipment ...................••.••••••

NoChal"g('

(ii) For the siJ days immediately

following the period specified in item (i)

Lm2.50 per empty container

or pe r empty trailer per day

or pan thereof

(ill) 1"IIereafter until removed or

shipped as the ca$C may be .......... .

Lrn5.00 per empty container

or per empty trailer per day

or pan thereof.

When cargo landed as transhipment Of overlanded cargo is

opted for delivery at Malta, the charges specified in paragraph 4 of this

Pan of Ihis Schedule shall be re·assessed and charged at normal impon

storage rate$ in accordance with the appropriate provisions of

paragru.ph ! or 2 ofthi, Part of this Schedule.

When goods deposited for shipment in a vessel in accordance

with shipping orders lodged by shippers or their age nts are not shipped

becau$C they areshut oot bytbe shi p, two clear days [rccofstorage rent

in respect of those goods shall be allowed from the time: the goods are

shut out; thereafter the provisions of paragraph 3 of this Pan of Ihis

S<;:hedule shall apply commencing with the rates shown against ite m (ii)

of the T able.

Noslonse' rales shall be payable in respect of -

(a)

locally manufactured goods

(b) potaloes and onions landed or dep<>5ited in sheds

de5ign ated by the Authority for the purposes of this paragraph;

(c) 5UCh goods, in sud! eases, for liuch periods. and under

sud! conditions as Ihe Mi niste r responsible for ports may by wri ting

unde r his hand determine.

In the eve nt that the Authority requires e~port goods to be

withdrawn from the pon in accordanoe with the provisions of regulation

94 of the POTU Regulatiom, 1966, any sudt goods that are DO( 50

withdrawn within lhe lime specified shall be liable to a storage rate of

25c per Ion per day or paT1t hereof.

For the purposesof paragrDphs I and 30fthis Part , S.turdays.

Sundays and public: holidays shall not be induded when computing the

periods therein specified.

PART 11

Removal of Goods within a Port

I. When Joods are removed from a transi t shed or stack to an y

Othe r place with in a port including a custo ms bonded ware house , It the

request of the owncr or in ac:o;:ordanoe with the provisions of regulations

92 and 94 of the Ports Regulatiom, 1966, the owner of the goods ahall

pay 10 Ihe Authority in respect of each package so removed , the rate

of: -

2Ik for every 50 kilogra ms or pan thereof or for every 56633

cm l or paT1 thereof, whichever is the greater amount.

2. Whe n a containen or a trailer (other tha n an empty container

or trailer);$ removed from Xatt-ir-Risq to any other quay or wharf in

the Grand Harbour. Orto Pinto Annex at Pinto Wharf. VaUetta . or vice-

versa. the owner. chanerer or muter of the ship from which such

container or trailer hu been Landed , or on which they are loaded , shan

pay 10 Ihe Au thority or 10 itsrontractor , as t he ca se may be. the rate of

Lm~ per container or trailer. " .

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