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Statutory Instruments
MERCHANT SHIPPING
Made
3rd March 1998
Laid before Parliament
11th March 1998
Coming into force
1st April 1998
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions in exercise of powers conferred by section 302(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, with the consent of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Regulations:
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998.
2.-(1) The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 1996(2) shall be amended as follows.
(2) In Part I of the Schedule-
(a)in paragraph 1, section K, for the titles and numbers-
| "Merchant Shipping (Certification of Deck Officers) Regulations 1985 | 1306 | 1987/884 |
| 1991/1819 | ||
| 1995/1429 | ||
| Merchant Shipping (Certification of Marine Engineer Officers and Licensing of Marine Engineer Operators) Regulations 1986 | 1935 | 1987/884 |
| 1995/1429 | ||
| Merchant Shipping (Safe Manning Document) Regulations 1992 | 1564" |
there shall be substituted the following titles and numbers-
| "Merchant Shipping (Training and Certification) Regulations 1997 | 348 | 1997/1911 |
| Merchant Shipping (Safe Manning, Hours of Work and Watchkeeping) Regulations 1997 | 1320 | 1997/1911"; |
and
(b)in paragraph 2(2)(a)-
(i)for "£23" there shall be substituted "£23.66"; and
(ii)for "£26" there shall be substituted "£26.75".
(3) In Part VII of the Schedule-
(a)in entry (16), for "£150" there shall be substituted "£50"; and
(b)in entry (17), for "Part II" there shall be substituted "Part III".
(4) In Part VIII of the Schedule, paragraph 3(b), in the entry in the column headed "Fee" in relation to four transfers with simple registration, for "£70" there shall be substituted "£88".
(5) In the table in Part XII of the Schedule-
(a)for the entries listed in the column headed "Radio surveys per hour, or part thereof, of fishing vessels" there shall be substituted the following entries-
| "No fee |
|---|
| £23.66 |
| £47.32 |
| £23.66 |
| £11.83 |
| £23.66"; and |
(b)for the entries listed in the column headed "Radio surveys per hour, or part thereof, of other ships" there shall be substituted the following entries-
| "No fee |
|---|
| £26.75 |
| £53.50 |
| £26.75 |
| £13.38 |
| £26.75". |
3. In regulation 15 of the Merchant Shipping (Port Waste Reception Facilities) Regulations 1997(3) for "1997", on each occasion it occurs, there shall be substituted "1996".
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Glenda Jackson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
27th February 1998
We consent to the making of these Regulations
Jim Dowd
Bob Ainsworth
Two of the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury
3rd March 1998
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 1996 (the "Fees Regulations") and the Merchant Shipping (Port Waste Reception Facilities) Regulations 1997 (the "Waste Regulations").
In addition to amending the table of statutory instruments in Part I of the Schedule of the Fees Regulations and correcting a reference to Part III of the Register of Ships, these Regulations amend the fees to be charged for certain services as follows:
| service | old fee | new fee |
|---|---|---|
| services in relation to the Radio Rules (as defined in the Fees Regulations) (paragraph 2(2)(a) of Part I of the Schedule)- | ||
| for fishing vessels | £23 | £23.66 |
| for other ships | £26 | £26.75 |
| registration of a ship following provisional registration by the Registrar (Part VII of the Schedule) | £150 | £50 |
| simple registration of four transfers of shares in relation to a fishing vessel (Part VIII of the Schedule) | £70 | £88 |
| waiting time prior to commencement of and during the course of a radio survey or inspection for periods in excess of one hour- | ||
| for surveys in the United Kingdom | ||
| of fishing vessels | £23 | £23.66 |
| of other ships | £26 | £26.75 |
| for surveys abroad | ||
| of fishing vessels | £46 | £47.32 |
| of other ships | £52 | £53.50 |
| for abortive visits for radio surveys in the United Kingdom, wasted time in excess of one hour and travelling time | ||
| in relation to fishing vessels | £23 | £23.66 |
| in relation to other ships | £26 | £26.75 |
| for radio surveys at unusual hours, including travelling time | ||
| on Mondays to Fridays inclusive between 6pm and 8am and all day Saturday | ||
| in relation to fishing vessels | £11.50 | £11.83 |
| in relation to other ships | £13 | £13.38 |
| on Sundays and Public Holidays | ||
| in relation to fishing vessels | £23 | £23.66 |
| in relation to other ships | £26 | £26.75 |
| (Part XII of the Schedule) |
The amendment to the Waste Regulations corrects the reference to the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 1996.
