Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 11th September, 2012.

I, LEO VARADKAR, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 5 of the section 5 (as extended by section 3(4) of the section 90 of the Merchant Shipping Act 2010 (No. 14 of 2010) and the Maritime Transport, Safety and Security (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2005 ( S.I. No. 842 of 2005 ) (as adapted by the Transport (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 141 of 2011 )), with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2012.

2. The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Order 2010 ( S.I. No. 594 of 2010 ) is amended in Schedule 1, by substituting for Part 3 the following:

"Part 3

Fees payable for cargo ship safety equipment certification.

1. Initial survey, renewal survey and annual or intermediate survey:

".

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform hereby consents to the making of the foregoing Order.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform,

27 August 2012.

BRENDAN HOWLIN,

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

6 September 2012.

LEO VARADKAR,

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This Order amends the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Order 2010 ( S.I. No. 594 of 2010 ) to provide that the band of fees for the largest size ships set out in the 2010 Order, payable for surveys done for the purposes of cargo ship safety equipment certification, applies to cargo ships that exceed 5,000 gross tonnage.