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Regulations, 2007
Table of Provisions (6)
Statutory Text (6 Articles)
L.N. 439 of 2007
MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT(CAP. 234)
Merchant Shipping Act (Amendment of First Schedule)
Regulations, 2007
IN exercise of the powers conferred by articles 6(2) and 374 of the
Merchant Shipping Act, the Minister for Competitiveness and
Communications, with the concurrence of the Prime Minister and
Minister of Finance has made the following regulations> -
(1) The title of these regulations is the Merchant Shipping
Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Regulations, 2007, and they shall
be read and construed as one with the First Schedule to the Merchant
Shipping Act, hereinafter referred to as “the First Schedule”.
(2) These regulations shall come into force on the 1st
January, 2008>
Provided that these regulations shall also apply to registration
fees due in respect of a year commencing on or after the 1st January,
2008 even if such fees are paid prior to such date.
For the table in paragraph A of the First Schedule there shall
be substituted the following table>
In paragraph B of the First Schedule, for the title there shall Amends
paragraph
B of the First
be substituted the words “The rates per net tonnage payable on Schedule.
registration and annual tonnage tax when referred to in paragraph A.”
In paragraph C of the First Schedule, for the title there shall Amends
paragraph
C of the First
be substituted the words “Reduction or increase on the rates per net Schedule.
tonnage on registration and annual tonnage tax, when referred to in
paragraph A.”.
Paragraph G of the First Schedule shall be amended as
(a)
immediately after the definition “age”, there shall
be inserted the following definition>
“ “commercial vessel” means a vessel granted a
licence or permit to operate in terms of the Commercial
Vessels Regulations, 2002 and which is valid<”<
(b)
in the definition “fishing vessel”, immediately
after the words “Management Act”, there shall be added the
words “and which is valid<”< and
(c)
immediately after the definition “ “gross
tonnage”, “length overall” and “net tonnage” ”, there shall be
inserted the following definition>
“ “laid up vessel” means a vessel which is not a
pleasure yacht or a commercial yacht and which qualifies
as a laid up vessel in terms of sub-article (7) of article
19 of this Act.”.
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