PORT DUES REGULATIONS

PORT DUES

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 499.04

PORT DUES REGULATIONS

5th March, 1977

LEGAL NOTICE 30 of 1977, as amended by Legal Notice 21 of 1981;

Act XVII of 1991; Legal Notice 425 of 2007; Act XV of 2009; and Legal

Notices 229 and 469 of 2010.

The title of these regulations is the Port Dues Regulations.

Regulation 3(1)

Port Dues payable in respect of vessels

entering a port

1. In this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires -

"tourist vessel" means any vessel which is specifically and exclusively intended

for use by persons travelling for recreation, pleasure or culture, provided that the

vessel does not discharge or load cargo or mail in a port.

2. Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, every vessel entering any port

shall pay port dues, in respect of every period of seven days or part thereof during

which the vessel remains in port, as follows

As from 1st As from 1st As from 1st

January 2011 January 2012 January 2013

(a) Vessels not exceeding

2000 tons, for every 500

tons or part thereof ..........

€25

€30

€35

(b) Vessels exceeding 2000

tons

i. for the first 2000

tons ........................

€135

€155

€170

ii. for every additional

1,000 tons or part

thereof ...................

€13.50

€15

€17

3. (1)

Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2

(a) the dues payable by tourist vessels calling at any port shall be at the rate

of fifty per centum of the dues specified in paragraph 2;

(b) the dues payable by vessels registered in Malta shall be payable only in

respect of the first two periods of seven consecutive days each or part

thereof;

(c) the dues payable by vessels calling at any port to load or unload goods

shall be at the rate of ten per centum over the dues specified in

paragraph 2;

(d)

(i)

the dues payable by any vessel entering any port and having on

board more than 5 tons gross of explosives, other than safety class

explosives, shall be double the dues specified in paragraph 2; and;

(ii) for the purposes of this sub-paragraph, "explosives" and "safety

class explosives" shall have the same meaning as is assigned to

them under the Ports Regulations.

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In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -

"the Authority" means the Authority for Transport in Malta

established under the Authority for Transport in Malta Act;

"ton" means, for the purpose of calculating port dues, the net

tonnage of a vessel and when a vessel has more than one net

tonnage, the higher or highest of such tonnage shall be the net

tonnage;

"period of seven days" means any period of seven days

commencing from the day on which a vessel enters a port or on

which a vessel is laid up, as the case may be.

Substituted by

L.N. 21 of 1981.

Regulation 3(2)

Amended by

XVII. 1991.81;

Port Dues payable in respect of laid-up vessels

L.N. 425 of 2007;

XV. 2009.49.

Substituted by

L.N. 229 of 2010.

1. (1) Laid-up vessels, whether registered in Malta or otherwise, shall pay port

dues as follows

(a) vessels not exceeding 10 tons ........

€20 per vessel for every period

of seven days or part thereof

(b) vessels exceeding 10 tons but not

exceeding 50 tons .........................

€40 per vessel for every period

of seven days or part thereof

(c) vessels exceeding 50 tons but not

exceeding 100 tons .......................

€65 per vessel for every period

of seven days or part thereof

(d) vessels exceeding 100 tons but not

exceeding 500 tons .......................

€85 per vessel for every period

of seven days or part thereof

(2)

Laid-up vessels exceeding 500 tons shall pay port dues as follows

(a) vessels not exceeding 2000 tons ....

€70 for every 500 tons or part

thereof in respect of every

p e r i o d o f s ev e n d a y s o r p a r t

thereof

(b) vessels exceeding 2000 tons -

(i) for the first 2000 tons ..........

€350 in respect of every period

of seven days or part thereof

(ii) for every 1000 tons or part

thereof in excess of 2000

tons .....................................

€35 in respect of every period of

seven days or part thereof.

2. If the net tonnage of a vessel is not known to, or cannot be established by,

the Authority, it may appoint one or more surveyors at the expense of the person or

persons liable to pay port dues to determine the net tonnage of that vessel.

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1, the Authority may, in

respect of any laid-up vessel, whether registered in Malta or otherwise, increase the

port dues specified in paragraph 1 by one hundred per centum in any of the

following circumstances

(a) the vessel is laid-up without the permission of the Authority; or

(b) the vessel is not fully manned or is not manned with such number of

crew and officials as agreed with the Authority; or

(c) the vessel remains in Malta for a longer period than that agreed with the

Authority; or

(d) the vessel does not comply with any direction or condition that may be

imposed by the Authority.

(1) The port dues to be charged in respect of vessels

entering any port shall be those specified in the First Schedule.

(2) The port dues to be charged in respect of laid up vessels

shall be those specified in the Second Schedule.

Any person who is liable for the payment of the dues

specified in the Schedules shall produce to the Authority any

documents which he may require to ascertain the amount of dues

payable.

Any change in the ownership of a vessel in a port shall be

notified in writing jointly by the previous owner and the new owner

to the Authority immediately such change takes place, and, in the

absence of such notification, the previous owner and the new owner

shall be liable in solidum for payment of any dues which in terms of

these regulations accrue in respect of the vessel.

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