S.I. No. 331/1989 -- Harbour Rates (Cork Port and Harbour) Order, 1989.

S.I. No. 331/1989 -- Harbour Rates (Cork Port and Harbour) Order, 1989. 1989 331

S.I. No. 331/1989:

HARBOUR RATES (CORK PORT AND HARBOUR) ORDER, 1989.

I, JOHN P. WILSON, Minister for the Marine, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 104 of the Harbours Act, 1946 (No. 9 of 1946), and the Communications (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1987 ( S.I. No. 91 of 1987 ), and after due compliance with section 106 of that Act, hereby order as follows:

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Harbour Rates (Cork Port and Harbour) Order, 1989.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1990.

2. The Harbour Rates (Cork Port and Harbour) Order, 1970 ( S.I. No. 192 of 1970 ), is hereby amended by the substitution for the Schedule thereto (inserted by the Harbour Rates (Cork Port and Harbour) (No. 2) Order, 1988 ( S.I. No. 366 of 1988 )), of the following Schedule:

"SCHEDULE

PART I

MAXIMUM GOODS RATES

All rates are per metric tonne except where specified

N.E.S. -- Not elsewhere specified

	Description of Goods		Rate
Import	Export
Section 0	Food and Live Animals:		Pence	Pence
00	Live Animals (each)		78	41
01	Meat and Meat Preparations		156	78
02	Dairy Products and Eggs		234	118
03	Fish and Fish Preparations		78	41
04	Cereal and Cereal Preparations		78	41
05	Fruit and Vegetables		208	104
06	Sugar, Sugar Preparations and Honey		104	53
07	Coffee, Tea, Cocoa, Spices and Manufactures thereof		181	91
08	Feeding Stuffs for Animals (excluding unmilled cereals)		78	41
09	Miscellaneous Food Preparations		311	156
Section 1	Beverages and Tobacco:
11	Beverages		311	156
12	Tobacco and Tobacco Manufactures		234	118
Section 2	Crude Materials, Inedible, except Fuels:
21	Hides, Skins, and Fur Skins, undressed		181	91
22	Oil Seeds, Oil Nuts and Oil Kernels		208	104
23	Crude Rubber (including Synthetic and reclaimed)		208	104
24	Wood, Lumber and Cork		78	41
25	Pulp and Waste Paper		156	78
26	Textile Fibres and their Waste		208	104
27 (01)	Phosphate Rock		78	41
27	Other Crude Fertilisers		78	53
27	Minerals (excluding Coal, Petroleum and Precious Stones)		78	41
28	Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap		78	41
29	Crude Animal and Vegetable Materials N.E.S		131	66
Section 3	Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Products:
32	Coal, Coke and Briquettes		68	41
33 (01 & 18)	Crude Oil and Reformer Feedstock		30.5	22
33 (02)	Motor Spirit		229	39
33 (03-10 & 17)	Other Petroleum Oils and Spirits		126	36
33 (11-16)	Other Petroleum Products		131	66
34	Gas (Natural and Manufactured)		259	131
Section 4	Animal and Vegetable Oils and Fats:
41	Animal and Vegetable Oils and Fats		156	78
43	Animal and Vegetable Oils and Fats (processed and waxes)		181	91
Section 5	Chemicals:
51	Chemical Elements and Compounds		156	78
51 (22)	Acids shipped in vessels built or converted to carry acid in bulk		93	78
52	Mineral Tar and Crude Chemicals from Coal, Petroleum and Natural Gas		104	53
53	Dyeing, Tanning and Colouring Materials		156	78
54	Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products		259	131
55	Essential Oils and Perfume Materials, Toilet, Polishing and Cleansing Preparations		156	78
56	Fertilisers Manufactured		78	53
57	Explosives		440	221
58	Plastic Materials etc. and Artificial		234	118
	Resins
59	Chemical Materials and Products N.E.S.		181	91
Section 6	Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Material:
61	Leather, Leather Manufactures N.E.S. and Dressed Furskins		387	194
62	Rubber Manufactures N.E.S.		413	208
63	Wood and Cork Manufactures (excluding furniture)		131	66
64	Paper, Paperboard and Manufactures thereof		156	78
65	Textile, Yarn, Fabrics, made up Articles and related Products		284	144
66	Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures N.E.S.		78	41
67	Iron and Steel		78	41
68	Non-ferrous Metals		104	53
69	Manufactures of Metal		234	118
Section 7	Machinery and Transport Equipment
71	Machinery (other than Electrical)		156	78
72	Electrical Machinery and Appliances		156	78
73 (01, 02)	Motor Cars, Lorries, Trucks, Vans	each	500	321
73 (05, 07, 09)	Motor Cycles, Cycles, Boats	each	78	41
73 (08)	Caravans and Trailers etc.--
	Less than 4.57 Metres	each	259	131
	4.57 Metres and less than 7.62 Metres	each	646	325
	7.62 Metres and over	each	1032	516
73 (12)	Motor Vehicles over 3 tonnes	each	1032	516
73 (13)	Accompanied Passenger Motor Cars	each	219	219
73 (03, 04, 06 and 11)	Tractors, Cars and Tractor Parts, Bicycle Parts and Luggage		104	53
73 (10)	Motor Boats	each	646	325
Section 8	Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles N.E.S.:
81	Sanitary Fixtures and Fittings		234	118
82	Furniture		337	169
83	Travel Goods, Handbags and similar Articles		387	194
84	Clothing		440	221
85	Footwear		440	221
86	Professional and other Instruments, Photographic and Optical Goods, Clocks		440	221
89	Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles N.E.S.		387	194
89 (02)	Pianos	each	337	169

Containers or Flats:		Per Container or Flat Import or Export
Laden or Partly Laden	Empty
		Pence	Pence
(1)	Containers or flats not exceeding 3.05 metres in length	774	330
(2)	Containers or flats exceeding 3.05 metres but not exceeding 6.1 metres in length	1293	330
(3)	Containers or flats exceeding 6.1 metres but not exceeding 9.15 metres in length	1940	395
(4)	Containers or flats exceeding 9.15 metres in length	2586	460

PART II

Ref. No.		Maximum Tonnage Rates	Pence
1.		For every net register ton of the admeasurement of every vessel (except as hereinafter specified) from any port or place in Great Britain, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland or the State, which ships, trans-ships or unships any cargo or passengers in the Port, for each time of entering the Port a sum not exceeding	54
2.		For every net register ton of the admeasurement of every vessel (except as hereinafter specified) from any port or place, other than a port or place in Great Britain, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland or the State, which ships, trans-ships or unships any cargo or passengers in the Port, for each time of entering the Port a sum not exceeding	69
3.		For every net register ton of the admeasurement of every vessel, with or without cargo on board, from any port or place not shipping, trans-shipping or in shipping any cargo or passengers in the Port other than provisions or fuel (coal or oil) to be used for the purpose of the voyage, for each time of entering the Port a sum not exceeding	8
4.		For every net register ton of the admeasurement of every trans-atlantic passenger vessel and cruising liner actually cruising not shipping, trans-shipping or unshipping in the Port any cargo other than mails, passengers or passengers' luggage, or provisions or fuel (coal or oil), to be used for the purpose of the voyage, for each time of entering the Port a sum not exceeding	10
5.		For every net register ton of the admeasurement of every cruising passenger vessel using the Port as a terminal port which enters the Port solely for the purpose of landing or embarking passengers or both landing and embarking passengers and not shipping, trans-shipping or unshipping in the Port any merchandise or cargo other than passengers or passengers' luggage or provisions or fuel (coal or oil) to be used for the purpose of the voyage, for each time of entering the port a sum not exceeding	16
6.		For every net register ton of the admeasurement of every fishing vessel of whatever size and in whatever way propelled which is for the time being employed in sea fishing, or in the sea fishing service, for each time of entering the Port a sum not exceeding	10
		Minimum charge per entry -- £10
7.	(a)	For every net register ton of the admeasurement of every vessel (other than a vessel of the class mentioned at reference number 8 of this part of this Schedule) which is berthed at any Cork Harbour Commissioners' quay, wharf or jetty, and which remains within the Port after the expiration of four weeks from the date of arrival at the Port, for each week or part of a week in excess of four weeks from the date of such arrival during which such vessel remains berthed as above, in addition to any other sum payable under this part of this schedule, sums as follows:--
		5th, 6th, 7th and 8th week (per week or part)	10
		9th, 10th, 11th and 12th week (per week or part)	19
		subsequently (per week or part)	35
	(b)	For every net register ton of the admeasurement of every vessel (other than a vessel of the class mentioned at reference number 8 of this part of this Schedule) which remains within the Port after the expiration of eight weeks from the date of arrival at the Port and which is not subject to charge under reference number 7 (a) of this part of this Schedule, for each week or part of a week in excess of eight weeks from the date of such arrival during which such vessel remains within the port, but is not berthed at any Cork Harbour Commissioners' quay, wharf or jetty, in addition to any other sum payable under this Part of this Schedule, a sum not exceeding	8
8.	(a)	For every net register ton of the admeasurement of every vessel employed or plying for any purpose whatsoever within the limits of the Port, for each year during or in part of which it is so employed or plies, a sum not exceeding	194
	(b)	For every net register ton of the admeasurement of every vessel employed or plying for any purpose whatsoever within the limits of the Port, and loading and discharging cargo more than seven times in any year within Cork Harbour, in addition to any sum payable in accordance with reference number 8 (a) of this part of this Schedule, for each occasion in excess of seven that the vessel so loads and discharges cargo, a sum not exceeding	25
9.		For every net register ton of the admeasurement of every vessel from any Port or place not unshipping or trans-shipping in the Port any passengers or cargo other than crude or partly refined oil at the Marine Terminal of the Irish Refining Company Ltd. for refining at the Whitegate Refinery and not shipping in the port any passengers or cargo other than petroleum products refined at the Whitegate Refinery, for each time of entering the port, a sum not exceeding	18
10.		For every net register ton of the admeasurement of every vesel from any port or place not unshipping or trans-shipping any passengers or cargo in the Port and not shipping in the Port any passengers or cargo than petroleum products refined at the Whitegate Refinery, for each time of entering the Port, a sum not exceeding	18

PART III

1. In the case of any vessel the net register tonnage upon which tonnage rates shall be leviable by the Commissioners shall in no case be deemed for the purpose of rating to be less than fifty per cent. of the gross tonnage of such vessel.

2. Where a ship (hereinafter referred to as the "mother vessel") constructed to carry lighters or other vessels (hereinafter referred to as "lighters") containing cargo enters the Port and ships, trans-ships or unships any lighters and their cargo, and does not ship, trans-ship or unship any other cargo, the mother vessel shall be liable in respect of such entry to tonnage rates under reference number 3 in Part II of this Schedule, and such lighters as are unshipped or trans-shipped shall be liable in respect of such entry to tonnage rates under reference number 1 or reference number 2 (as the case may be) in Part II of this Schedule.

3. For the purpose of charging tonnage rates, a composite vessel or barge train consisting of a power unit and separable parts, shall be rated as follows--

(a) in case all the individual parts have gross and net register tonnages, the sum of all the individual net register tonnages or half the sum of all the gross tonnages (whichever is the greater) shall be taken as being the net register tonnage of the whole composite vessel or barge train;

( b ) in any other case, the composite vessel or barge train shall be rated as if it were an ordinary vessel of the same overall dimensions as the composite vessel or barge train.

4. Where the tonnage rate specified at reference number 3 in Part II of this Schedule is chargeable in respect of a ship, the ship shall not become liable to be charged any other tonnage rate specified in that Schedule by reason only of its engaging in any of the following activities--

( a ) taking on board, or landing a licensed pilot belonging to another port; or

( b ) landing any sick or injured person or persons or the remains of any deceased person or persons; or

( c ) landing a stowaway or stowaways.

5. If a vessel ships in the Port any cargo for trans-shipment or unshipment at any port or place, other than a port or place in the State or in Great Britain, the Isle of Man or Northern Ireland, or trans-ships or unships in the Port any cargo shipped at a port or place, other than a port or place in the State or in Great Britain, the Isle of Man or Northern Ireland, the tonnage rate mentioned at reference number 2 of Part II of this Schedule shall be payable.

6. The rates payable for the entry of any passenger car ferry into the Port and the rates payable in respect of a passenger, a car, a tourist caravan, a tourist trailer, a tourist motor cycle or a tourist bicycle shipped, trans-shipped or unshipped on such passenger car ferry shall, in lieu of the rates, if any, chargeable elsewhere in this Schedule, be the rates set out in Part IV of this Schedule where--

( a ) the passenger car ferry operates between the Port and any port outside the State, and

( b ) the owner or master elects (before or within six months of the arrival of the said passenger car ferry) to pay the rate set out in the said Part IV instead of the rate chargeable elsewhere in the Schedule.

7. The rates payable for goods vehicles laden or partly laden (whether goods are carried in a container or otherwise) shall be calculated as follows--

( a ) in the case of a goods trailer, the rate payable shall be the appropriate rate payable for a laden or partly laden container of the same length as the goods trailer.

( b ) in the case of a goods motor vehicle (including an articulated vehicle), the rate payable shall be the appropriate rate payable for a laden or partly laden container the length of which is 3.05 metres less than that of the goods motor vehicle.

8. Plying Rates chargeable under Reference 8 of Part II:

Separate commercial arrangements can be made for special situations in respect of vessels plying in the Harbour.

PART IV

Optional rates payable in respect of entry into the Port of any passenger car ferry and in respect of any passenger, car, tourist caravan, tourist trailer, tourist motor cycle or tourist bicycle:

For each entry of a passenger car ferry	£325.00
For each adult passenger	93p
For each child passenger (aged 14 years and under)	47p
For each infant passenger (aged 3 years and under)	Nil
For each car (toruist or trade)	388p
For each tourist caravan	620p
For each tourist trailer	259p
For each tourist motor cycle or bicycle	78p
All other goods rates	as per Schedule.

PART V

OTHER MAXIMUM RATES

Service and Plant

Service and Plant	Charges for use of Plant (exclusive of Labour)
Per Day or Part of Day
Rowing Boat or punt	£6.00
Gridiron	£27.50	If shifting of other vessels is involved the additional labour charges will also be invoiced.
Per Hour or Part of Hour
Dredger "Ringacoltig"	£190.00
Attendance at Transit Shed, and providing attendance generally	Appropriate Labour Charge
Motor Tug Shandon			Vessels under 5000 NRT*	Vessels 5000 NRT* or over
	Ordinary Time per hour		£205	£245
	Overtime, Mon.-Fri.		+20%	+20%
	Saturday or Sunday		+30%	+30%
	Minimum hiring		1.5 hours	2 hours
	*NRTs as defined in Part III, Ref. 1 of this Schedule.

Sundry Charges

Weighbridge (other than Ferry operations)	15p per tonne (+50% in Overtime)
	Minimum charge for Saturday, Sunday or Public Holiday work: £55
Weighbridge (Ferry Operators)	15p per tonne plus appropriate labour charge
Reefer points	£12.20 per day or part
Heater Points	£18.20 per day or part
Water	38p per tonne or part thereof
(Ringaskiddy) Ferries	(£1.70 per 1,000 gallons or part thereof)
Other Vessels	£1.70 per tonne + 50% in Overtime
	(Minimum Charge £52)

Container Charges

Plant	Charges for use of Plant
Inclusive Rate	Per Container
From Ship, ex-terminal, or	Units not> 6.1m	Ordinary Time	£17.10
Vice Versa		Overtime	£20.50
(Imports and Exports)	Units> 6.1m	Ordinary Time	£18.80
		Overtime	£22.60
Lorry/Trailer hire extra.
Other Handling
To/From Transport		Ordinary Time	£ 8.50
(Vessel loaded or discharged by Ship's gear)		Overtime	£10.20
To/From Inland		Ordinary Time	£ 6.00
Transport (no vessel involved)		Overtime	£ 7.20
Restows and Hatch		Ordinary Time	£12.50
Covers (per lift)		Overtime	£15.00

Storage Charges

Quay Charges	Free Period:	Tivoli Quays ... ...	1 hour
		Other Quays ... ...	5 days
	Further Days per TEU (per working day or part of a day)
	6 days @ 25p per day
	6 days @ 50p per day
	Afterwards £1 per day
Backstorage	Free Period: 2 weeks from completion of discharge
Area Charges	Further weeks per TEU (per week or part of a week)
	1st week @ £3
	Afterwards £6 per week
Empty Containers, Empty Flats	Quay charges and backstorage Area charges as above, after a free period of 3 weeks in total.

Storage of Other Goods

Quay Charges	Free Period:		Tivoli Quays ... ...	1 hour
			Other Quays ... ...	1 week
	Further Days (per day or part of a day)
	First week @ 4p per sq.m. per day.
	Next week @ 8p per sq.m. per day.
	Extra days @ 16p per sq.m. per day.
Bye Law 10 Charges	Per week or part of a week
(Failure to remove goods from unauthorised storage)	(a)	During the first week from the expiration of the notice aforesaid the sum of £2 per sq. metre.
	(b)	Thereafter until removed the sum of £10 per sq. metre per week or part.
Backstorage Area Charges	Free Period: 1 week from completion of discharge
	Further weeks (per week or part of a week)
	1st week @ 20p per sq. metre
	Afterwards 40p per sq. metre per week
Storage of Cars	Free Period: 1 week
	Further weeks (per week or part of week) per car 70p
Transit Shed Charges	Free Period: Three days
	Afterwards: per week or part of a week
	1st week: 65p per sq. metre
	2nd week: 65p per sq. metre
	Further weeks: 130p per sq. metre

General Provisions

1.	In the above list of charges, the word "day" means working day.
2.	The charges listed are exclusive of labour, except for the T.80 Container Crane, Rubber Tyred Gantries and Tug "Shandon".
3.	Where labour is directly involved in the use (hire) of the Plant, the wages paid plus administration charges at the appropriate rate will be charged extra.
4.	Cancellation Charges (Tug "Shandon") Appropriate Labour Charge

3. The Harbour Rates (Cork Port and Harbour) (No. 2) Order, 1988 ( S.I. No. 366 of 1988 ) is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 4th day of December, 1989.

JOHN P. WILSON,

Minister for the Marine.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order authorises Cork Harbour Commissioners to charge goods, tonnage, service and plant rates at Cork harbour.

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S.I. No. 331/1989 -- Harbour Rates (Cork Port and Harbour) Order, 1989.