S.I. No. 187/1996 -- Harbour Rates (Limerick Harbour) Order, 1996.
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S.I. No. 187/1996:
HARBOUR RATES (LIMERICK HARBOUR) ORDER, 1996.
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HARBOUR RATES (LIMERICK HARBOUR) ORDER, 1996.
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I, SEÁN BARRETT, 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 the said Harbours Act, 1946 , hereby order as follows:
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1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Harbour Rates (Limerick Harbour) Order, 1996.
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(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of July, 1996.
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2. In this Order "the Order of 1996" means the Harbour Rates (Limerick Harbour) Order, 1996 ( S.I. No. 113 of 1996 ).
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3. The Harbour Rates (Limerick Harbour) Order, 1942 (S.R. & O., No. 469 of 1942), is hereby amended by:
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(a) the substitution for paragraph (3) of Article 5 of the following paragraph:
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"(3) where rates payable under this Article are fixed at a tonnage charge, lesser weights shall be chargeable as follows:
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(a) any weight under 500 kilos shall count as 500 kilos;
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(b) any weight over 500 kilos and under a tonne shall count as a tonne."
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(b) the substitution for the First Schedule (inserted by the Order of 1996) thereto of the following Schedule:
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"FIRST SCHEDULE
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MAXIMUM GOODS RATES ON IMPORTS
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(50 per cent of these rates are leveable on goods exported)
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RATE per tonne except where specified |
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£ |
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Acids
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1.72 |
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Alcohol, Wines, Spirits
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3.40 |
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Alumna
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1.72 |
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Alumna Sulphate
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1.72 |
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Aluminium
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2.30 |
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Aluminium Ware or Foil
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2.58 |
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Aluminium Scrap
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1.11 |
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Animal Feeding Stuffs
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0.63 |
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Barytes
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1.72 |
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Boats, Rowing, each
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4.30 |
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Boats, Motor, Yachts, each
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5.66 |
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Bricks, Slates, Tiles
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1.11 |
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Cement
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0.60 |
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Cement Clinker
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0.35 |
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Chemicals, N.O.R.
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2.59 |
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Coal, Coke, etc.
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0.56 |
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Copper Concentrates
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0.60 |
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Corn and Grain:
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Barley, Oats, Maize, Wheat, Bulk Cereal
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0.81 |
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Bran, Pollard
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1.11 |
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Cotton Yarn
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1.82 |
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Cotton Yarn Manufactures
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3.40 |
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Dairy Products
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1.72 |
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Drapery (all kinds) N.O.R.
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3.40 |
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Earthenware
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1.11 |
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Electric Fittings, Cables and Appliances Empties (all kinds)
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2.85 0.60
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Fancy Goods
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3.40 |
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Felt
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1.72 |
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Fertilisers, N.O.R.
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0.56 |
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Fish
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.90 |
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Fish, Tinned
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3.40 |
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Fruits (all Kinds)
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3.40 |
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Glass, Window
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0.60 |
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Glass Plate
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1.72 |
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Glass Ware
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3.40 |
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Glue
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0.90 |
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Haberdashery
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3.40 |
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Hardware
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2.58 |
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Hides (all kinds)
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0.90 |
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Iron and Steel
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Bar, Hoops, Sheet, Plate, Scrap Joists,
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0.60 |
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Girders, Wire Rod and Wire Netting
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1.11 |
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Manufactures N.O.R.
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1.11 |
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Leather (all kinds)
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3.40 |
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Livestock, each
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1.72 |
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Luggage or Personal Effects
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3.40 |
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RATE per tonne except where specified |
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£ |
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Machinery or Parts, N.O.R.
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1.12 |
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Meat and Meat Products
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1.12 |
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Medicines, N.O.R.
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2.58 |
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Molasses
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0.56 |
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Moss Peat
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0.56 |
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Offals (Meat)
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1.72 |
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Aviation Fuel
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1.38 |
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Heavy Fuel Oil
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0.92 |
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Petroleum Products (except Aviation Fuel and Heavy Fuel Oil)
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1.10 |
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Oils -- Olive, Cod or Qualities, N.O.R.
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1.72 |
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Ore, N.O.R.
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0.60 |
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Paper (all kinds)
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1.72 |
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Pipes -- Sewer Drainage, Gas
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0.60 |
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Plants, Shrubs, Bulbs, etc.
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3.40 |
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Rubber
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2.85 |
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Rubber Manufactures, N.O.R.
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3.40 |
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Salt -- Rock, White, N.O.R.
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0.43 |
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Scrap Metals, N.O.R.
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0.60 |
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Seeds (all kinds)
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1.12 |
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Tea, Coffee, Cocoa, N.O.R.
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3.40 |
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Tobacco
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3.40 |
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Vegetables, N.O.R.
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0.90 |
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Vegetables, Tinned
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3.40 |
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Waste
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1.72 |
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Wood and Wood Goods: (for purpose of rating, 1 Standard = 2.54 tonnes)
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Deals, Boards, Poles etc,
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0.56 |
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Logwoods, Mahogany and similar qualities
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2.58 |
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Plywood, Chipboard, Millboard
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1.72 |
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Wool and Woollen Manufactures
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3.40 |
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Goods other than those mentioned in this Schedule
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1.72 |
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Containers or Flats laden or partly laden:--
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(a) Up to 20 feet in length each (b) Over 20 feet in length each
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11.29 16.97
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N.O.R. means "Not Otherwise Rated", and
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PART 1 (b)
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| Ref. No. |
Maximum Tonnage Rates for vessels less than 24 metres |
£/NRT |
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For every tonne of the admeasurement of every vessel arriving in the Port of Limerick or the Shannon Estuary discharging or loading cargo, for every arrival a sum not exceeding ... ... ... ... ... ...
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0.72
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For every tonne of the admeasurement of every vessel arriving in the Port of Limerick or the Shannon Estuary for a purpose other than to load or discharge cargo, for every arrival a sum not exceeding ... ... ... ... ... ...
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0.35
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For every tonne of the admeasurement of every vessel lying in the Port of Limerick or any part of the Shannon Estuary (other than any part of that river included within the harbours of Foynes, Kildysart, Glin, Tarbert of Kilrush), more than one month, for every period of seven days exceeding the first month of any part of such period, a sum not exceeding ... ...
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0.27
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For every tonne of the admeasurement of every Passenger vessel arriving in the Port of Limerick or the Shannon Estuary, for every arrival, a sum not exceeding ... ...
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0.10
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For every vessel trading on the River Shannon, for every cargo carried
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(a) if not exceeding 150 tonnes Net Register Tonnage a sum not exceeding ... ...
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6.16 |
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(b) if exceeding 150 tonnes Net Registered Tonnage, for every tonne of the Net Registered Tonnage above 150 tonnes a sum not exceeding ... ...
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0.27
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(c) the substitution for the Second Schedule (inserted by the Order of 1992) thereto of the following Schedule:
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"SECOND SCHEDULE
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Maximum Tonnage Rates chargeable in all vessels entering or using the Port of Limerick or the Shannon Estuary.
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Part I (a)
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Maximum Tonnage Rates |
£/GT |
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For every tonne of the admeasurement of every vessel arriving in the Port of Limerick or the Shannon Estuary and discharging or loading, for every arrival a sum not exceeding ... ... ... ... ... ...
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0.45 |
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For every tonne of the admeasurement of every vessel arriving in the Port of Limerick or the Shannon Estuary for a purpose other than to load or discharge cargo, for every arrival, a sum not exceeding ... ... ... ...
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0.23 |
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For every tonne of the admeasurement of every vessel lying in the Port of Limerick or in any part of the Shannon Estuary (other than any part of that river included within the respective areas of the harbours of Foynes, Kildysart, Glin, Tarbert or Kilrush), more than one month, for every period of seven days exceeding the first month of any part of such period, a sum not exceeding ... ... ...
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0.19 |
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For every tonne of the admeasurement of every Passenger vessel arriving in the Port of Limerick or the Shannon Estuary, for every arrival, a sum not exceeding ... ...
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0.06 |
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For every tonne of the admeasurement of every vessel trading upon the River Shannon, for every cargo carried a sum not exceeding ... ... ... ... ...
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0.11 |
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PART II
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Provisions applicable to rates mentioned in Part I (a) of this Schedule.
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1. The tonnage rates (other than those specified at reference number 5) shall not be chargeable on vessels trading in or upon the River Shannon.
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2. For the purpose of calculating tonnage rates, the tonnage of vessels shall be taken to be the Gross Tonnage (GT) as laid down in the International Tonnage Convention, 1969.
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Provisions applicable to rates mentioned in Part I (b) of this Schedule.
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1. The tonnage rates (other than those specified at reference number 5) shall not be chargeable on vessels trading in or upon the River Shannon.
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2. For the purpose of calculating tonnage rates, (other than those specified in reference number 5), the tonnage of vessels shall be taken to be the Net Registered Tonnage or half the Gross Registered Tonnage thereof whichever is the greatest."
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 14th day of June, 1996.
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SEÁN BARRETT,
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Minister for the Marine.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE.
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This Order authorises the Limerick Harbour Commissioners to charge revised goods, tonnage and other rates at Limerick Harbour.
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