MOORING OF SMALL SHIPS AND BOATS REGULATIONS

MOORING OF SMALL SHIPS AND BOATS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 499.11

MOORING OF SMALL SHIPS AND BOATS

REGULATIONS

1st May, 1993

LEGAL NOTICE 69 of 1993, as amended by Legal Notice 25 of 2007;

and Act XV of 2009.

The title of these regulations is the Mooring of Small Ships

and Boats Regulations.

Substituted by

L.N. 425 of 2007.

Fees payable for craft duly authorised to be moored on mooring chains (trots) in

Spinola Bay as per beam shown

Class

Beam

Normal Rates

Full-Time

(including

Fishermen

Part-Time

Fishermen)

€ per year

A

up to 1.8 metres beam

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -

" Au th o r i ty " m e an s t h e A u t h o r it y f o r Tr a n s p o r t i n Ma l ta

established under the Authority for Transport in Malta Act;

"mooring buoys" are buoys which are considered suitable for use

on moorings for the small ships and boats by the Authority;

"mooring plan" is an organized layout of moorings for small

s h ip s a n d an y h a r b o u r, cr ee k o r b a y, o n ch ai n s la id by th e

Authority;

"temporary mooring permit" is the permit which the Authority

may grant to the owner of a small ship or boat or to the owner’s

representative in reply to the latter ’s request: provided that the

conditions laid down in the permit may vary according to each

request.

No person may lay or use a mooring in any harbour without

a permit from the Authority.

When the owner of a small ship or boat, or his

representative, is given a mooring permit, he shall lay or have laid

such a mooring which is considered suitable for the small ship or

boat in question and does not endanger other craft in the vicinity.

Moreover, the owner or his representative shall use only mooring

buoys that are acceptable to the Authority. The type of sinker and

mooring tackle to be used must be of a type approved by the

Authority.

The fees shown in the Schedule shall be payable for every

calendar year.

Every mooring shall have a mooring buoy with the official

registration number of the small ship shown in a legible manner.

The official registration number shall also be painted in a legible

manner on any awning used to cover the small ship.

No application will be accepted unless the craft is duly

registered according to the Ports and Shipping Act and any other

laws and regulations arising therefrom and all the relevant fees

have been paid.

MOORING OF SMALL SHIPS AND BOATS

(1) If the registration, re-registration, and, or licence of a

small ship or boat is suspended or cancelled, such craft shall have

the temporary mooring permit suspended or cancelled as the case

may be. In such cases the owner shall have no right to the refund of

any part of any mooring fees paid.

(2) If the temporary mooring permit is cancelled or suspended

according to subregulation (1), but the owner or his representative

refuses to remove the mooring, the Authority shall be empowered

to remove the mooring at the owner ’s risk and expense. This

removal shall be without prejudice to any legal action that may be

taken.

(3) During a temporary suspension of registration and, or

licence of the small ship or boat in accordance with the Small Ships

Regulations, the Authority may assign the mooring which has been

vacated temporarily to another owner. The latter shall pay part of

the mooring fee in proportion to the outstanding period of validity

of the permit.

When a small ship or boat sinks, or in the opinion of the

Authority becomes a hazard to the other ships or boats, the owner

may be requested to pay the fees laid down in regulation 32(1) of

the Ports Regulations. In any case the owner or his representative

shall be bound to remove the wreck.

(1) An owner who sells a boat which has a temporary

mooring permit may request permission to use the mooring for

another boat he may have. If permission is granted he will be able

to moor the small ship or boat on the same mooring provided he

pays the relevant mooring fees.

(2) If the mooring mentioned in subregulation (1) forms part of

a mooring plan approved by the Authority, the owner will be able to

moor the boat on it provided he is given permission to do so by the

Authority and pays the relevant mooring fees. Permission will not

be granted if the boat is not in the same category as the one sold.

MOORING OF SMALL SHIPS AND BOATS

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23.29

B

1.81m to 2.43 metres beam

59

23.29

C

2.44m to 2.7 metres beam

88

34.94

D

over 2.7 metres beam

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