and Communications

L.N. 170 of 2011

MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT

(CAP. 234)

Minister of Finance, Merchant

the Economy Shipping Act (Substitution

of First Schedule)

Minister for Infrastructure,

Transport

Regulations,

and Communications

IN exercise of the powers conferred by articles 6(2) and 374

of L.N.

the Merchant

of 2011 Shipping Act, the Minister for Infrastructure,

Transport and Communications, with the concurrence of the

Minister of Finance, the Economy

and Investment has made the

MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT

(CAP. 234)

following regulations –

Merchant Shipping Act (Substitution of First Schedule) Regulations, 2011

(1) The title of these regulations is the Merchant Title and

Shipping

Act (Substitution of First Schedule) Regulations, 2011,

IN exercise of the powers conferred by articles 6(2) and 374 of the Merchant

Shipping Act, the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Communications,

and with

they the shall

be read and

construed

Minister as of one

with the

the First

Schedule

concurrence

of the

Finance,

Economy

and Investment

to has

the made

Merchant

Shipping

Act,

hereinafter

referred

to

as

“the

First

the following regulations –

Schedule”.

1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Merchant Shipping Act

(2) of These

First regulations

shall come 2011,

into force

on the

shall 1st

(Substitution

Schedule) Regulations,

and they

be read and

June, 2011

construed

as

one

with

the

First

Schedule

to

the

Merchant

Shipping

hereinafter referred to as “the First Schedule”.

Provided

that these

regulations

into force shall

on the also

apply

to

(2) These

regulations

shall come

1st June,

2011

registration fees due in respect of a year commencing on or

after the 1st June, 2011 even if such fees are paid prior to

Provided that these regulations shall also apply to registration fees due in

respect of a year commencing on or after the 1st June, 2011 even if such fees are

such

prior date.

paid

to such date

For the First Schedule, there shall be substituted the Substitutes the First

following

– the First Schedule, there shall be substituted the following – Schedule.

2. For

“FIRST SCHEDULE

Article 6

REGISTRATION FEES

A. i. The fee on registration and the annual fee for all ships shall be as follows –

Annual

Ship

Fee on Registration

Basic Fee

Tonnage Tax

(i) Ships less than 24 metres length overall

a. Fishing vessels of category A, B

!70

!25

!36

and C

b. Commercial Yachts

!115

!150

!175

c. Pleasure Yachts less than 50

!115

!25

!175

gross tonnage

All other ships of less than 24 metres length overall

d. less than 50 gross tonnage

!25

!115

!200

e. of 50 gross tonnage or more

!150

Ships of 24 metres length overall or more

25 cents

40 cents

per net tonnage

per net tonnage

(ii) Pleasure yachts

!255

subject to

subject to

minimum of !187.50

minimum of !400

!625 for

Rates

Rates

(iii) Commercial Yachts which do

year of

as appear in para B

as appear in para B

not fall under category (iv)

registration

!1095

thereafter

(iv) Non-propelled barges,

bareboat charter registered in a

foreign registry, laid up or under

!150

construction excluding ships in

Rates as appear in

Rates as appear in para

category (ii)

para B subject to

B subject to reduction as

reduction as appear in

appear in para C

para C

(v) Commercial vessels and

fishing vessels less than 2500 gross

tonnage, and do not fall under

!255

categories (ii), (iii) and (iv) above

(vi) All other ships of 24 metres length overall or more and do not fall under categories (ii), (iii),

(iv) and (v) above

!370 for

year of

Ships less than 300 gross tonnage

registration

Rates as appear in

Rates as appear in para

!840

para B subject to

B

subject to reduction or

thereafter

reduction as appear in

increase as appear in

!625 for

para C

para C

year of

Ships of 300 gross tonnage or more

registration

!1095

thereafter

A.ii

Subject to the provisions of article 7(4) of this Act, when there is a change in the

particulars or category of a registered ship and the new applicable fee payable on registration or

annually is higher than that already payable, the provisions of article 19(7) of this Act in respect of

laid up vessels shall apply mutatis mutandis.

B

B. The rates per net tonnage payable on registration and annual tonnage tax when referred to in

paragraph A–

Ship of

Net Tonnage (NT)

Fee on Registration

Annual Tonnage Tax

Exceeding

Not Exceeding

2,500

!625

!1000

!625

!1000

2,500

8,000

plus 25 cents for every NT

plus 40 cents for every NT

in excess of 2,500 NT

in excess of 2,500 NT

!2,000

!3,200

plus 7 cents for every NT

plus 19 cents for every NT

8,000

10,000

in excess of 8,000 NT

in excess of 8,000 NT

!2,140

!3,580

10,000

15,000

plus 7 cents for every NT

plus 14 cents for every NT

in excess of 10,000 NT

in excess of 10,000 NT

!2,490

!4,280

15,000

20,000

plus 7 cents for every NT

plus 12 cents for every NT

in excess of 15,000 NT

in excess of 15,000 NT

!2,840

!4,880

plus 7 cents for every NT

plus 9 cents for every NT

20,000

30,000

in excess of 20,000 NT

in excess of 20,000 NT

!3,540

!5,780

30,000

50,000

plus 7 cents for every NT

plus 7 cents for every NT

in excess of 30,000 NT

in excess of 30,000 NT

!4,940

!7,180

Exceeding 50,000

plus 7 cents for every NT

plus 5 cents for every NT

in excess of 50,000 NT

in excess of 50,000 NT

C. Reduction or increase on the rates per net tonnage on registration and annual tonnage

tax, when referred to in paragraph A –

Age of Ship

Reduction on

Reduction or Increase on

Fee on Registration

Annual Tonnage Tax

Exceeding

Not Exceeding

%

%

Years

– 30

– 15

–

–

–

+ 5

–

+ 10

Subject to

minimum

–

+ 25

increase of

!1,500

–

+ 50

D. Registration fees for any one year paid after the anniversary of registration for that

year shall be increased by ten per cent.

E. Dues on any ship shall be rounded upwards to the nearest whole euro.

F. The Minister may, under such conditions as he may deem appropriate, exempt any

ship or any class of ships from the payment of all or part of the fees payable in terms of

these regulations.

G. For the purposes of this Schedule,

“age” in relation to a ship, means the difference between the year in which the ship

was built and the year in respect of which the fee is due;

“commercial vessel” means a vessel granted a licence or permit to operate in terms

of the Commercial Vessels Regulations, and which is valid;

“fishing vessel” means a vessel granted a licence or permit to fish in terms of the

Fisheries Conservation and Management Act;

“gross tonnage”, “length overall” and “net tonnage” shall be that as may be

ascertained in terms of the tonnage regulations made under this Act;

“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 article 19(7) of this Act.”.

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