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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS


2003 No. 788

MERCHANT SHIPPING

The Merchant Shipping (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

  Made 14 March 2003 
  Laid before Parliament 21 March 2003 
  Coming into force 14 April 2003 

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the 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:

Citation and commencement
     1. These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 14 April 2003.

Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 1996
    
2  - (1) The Schedule to the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 1996[2] shall be amended as follows.

    (2) In Part I - 

    (3) In Part VII, for paragraph 1 there shall be substituted the following:

"Service Fee
     1  - 

    (1) Registration of ship (including registration of ship whose registry has expired)

£130
    (2) Registration of transfer of ownership of a registered ship

    
(a) one transfer

£80
(b) where more than one transfer in relation to a ship is lodged at the same time

    
two transfers £95
three transfers £115
four transfers or more £130
    (3) Renewal of registration under regulation 42 of the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations 1993[3]

£50
    (4) Registration of mortgages

    
(a) one mortgage

£105
(b) where two or more mortgages of the same ship and in relation to the same loan are lodged at the same time - 

    
two mortgages

£200
three mortgages

£275
four mortgages

£340
five mortgages or more

£400
    (5) Registration of notice of intended mortgage

£25
    (6) Issue of duplicate certificate

£13
    (7) Issue of transcripts of entries in the Register relating to any one ship:

    
(a) for current entries

£13
(b) for other entries

£25
    (8) Personal inspection of the Register

£12
    (9) Registration of change of name of a ship

£35
    (10) Registration of change of port of choice

£35
    (11) Registration of change of measurement, tonnage or engine particulars recorded in the Register

£35
    (12) Transfer to a port in a British possession

£35
    (13) Transfer from a port in a British possession

£115
    (14) Application to the Registrar for provisional registration of a ship

£115
    (15) Registration of a ship following provisional registration by the Registrar

£55
    (16) Issue of a certificate of registry for a small ship in Part III of the Register, including an amended certificate or a duplicate copy of the certificate

£12
    (17) Issue of a transcript of entries in Part III of the Register relating to any one ship - 

    
(a) for current entries

£6
(b) for other entries

£12
    (18) Application to register a submersible craft

£35"


    (4) In Part VIII, for paragraphs 1 to 15 and the final paragraph beginning with the words "Where two or more changes" there shall be substituted the following:


Where two or more changes under items 10, 11 or 12 in respect of any one vessel are to be inspected for the purpose of verifying the changes on the same visit, the fee for the second and subsequent services shall be reduced by £20 each."

    (5) In Part XII, in the Table, the entries listed in the third column headed "Other surveys, inspections and tests, per hour or part thereof" shall be amended as follows:

    (6) In Part XIII, for "£74" there shall be substituted "£76".



Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport


David Jamieson
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport

12 March 2003



We consent to the making of these Regulations


Jim Fitzpatrick

John Heppell
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

14 March 2003



EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulation)


These Regulations further amend the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/3243).

The Regulations amend the Schedule to prescribe changes in some of the fees charged and to introduce new fees. In particular - 

    (1) the hourly rate for fees relating to certain services listed in Parts I and XII has been increased from £74 to £76;

    (2) fees have been reintroduced for "out of normal hours" working (Part XII - additional charges) in respect of surveys, inspections and tests other than radio surveys (for which fees are already charged);

    (3) revised fees have been introduced in relation to services listed in Part VII (registration etc of ships and submersible craft) and Part VIII (registration of fishing vessels).

The Regulations also amend the statutory references in Part I, in particular adding a new Part N (Safety Management).

The principal changes to the fees charged are shown in the following table:

Description of fee Old fee £ New fee £
Registration of ships and submersible craft          
Registration of vessel (including a vessel whose registry has expired) 115.00 130.00
Registration of transfer of ownership of a registered ship 69.00 80.00
Registration of transfer of share or share(s) in a registered vessel:          
(a) one transfer

69.00 80.00
(b) where more than one transfer in relation to a vessel is lodged at the same time:

         
two transfers 84.00 95.00
three transfers 100.00 115.00
four transfers or more 115.00 130.00
Renewal of registration under r.42 of the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations 1993 46.00 50.00
Registration of mortgages          
(a) one mortgage

92.00 105.00
(b) where two or more mortgages of the same vessel and in relation to the same loan are lodged at the same time:

         
two mortgages

173.00 200.00
three mortgages

242.00 275.00
four mortgages

299.00 340.00
five mortgages or more

345.00 400.00
Registration of notice of intended mortgage 23.00 25.00
Issue of duplicate certificate 12.00 13.00
Issue of transcripts of entries in the Register relating to any one ship:          
(a) for current entries

12.00 13.00
(b) for other entries

23.00 25.00
Personal inspection of the Register 10.00 12.00
Registration of change of name of a ship 30.00 35.00
Registration of change of port of choice 30.00 35.00
Registration of change of measurement, tonnage or engine particulars recorded in the Register 30.00 35.00
Transfer to a port in a British possession 30.00 35.00
Transfer from a port in a British possession 100.00 115.00
Application to the Registrar for provisional registration of a ship 100.00 115.00
Registration of a ship following provisional registration by the Registrar 50.00 55.00
Issue of a certificate of registry for a small ship on Part III of the Register, including an amended certificate or a duplicate copy of the certificate 10.00 12.00
Issue of a transcript of entries in Part III of the Register relating to any one ship:          
(a) for current entries

5.00 6.00
(b) or other entries

10.00 12.00
On application to register a submersible craft 32.00 35.00
Registration of fishing vessels          
Registration of a vessel (including registration of a vessel whose registry has expired)          
(a) with full registration

138.00 160.00
Additional fees for counter service

160.00 180.00
(b) with simple registration

104.00 120.00
Additional fees for counter service

160.00 180.00
Registration of transfer of ownership of a registered vessel          
(a) with full registration

69.00 80.00
Additional fees for counter service

100.00 115.00
(b) with simple registration

52.00 58.00
Additional fees for counter service

100.00 115.00
(c) where more than one transfer in relation to the ship is lodged on the same occasion:

         
two transfers          
(i) with full registration

84.00 95.00
Additional fees for counter service

110.00 125.00
(ii) with simple registration

62.00 70.00
Additional fees for counter service

110.00 125.00
three transfers          
(i) with full registration

100.00 115.00
Additional fees for counter service

120.00 135.00
(ii) with simple registration

70.00 80.00
Additional fees for counter service 120.00 135.00
four transfers          
(i) with full registration

120.00 135.00
Additional fees for counter service

130.00 150.00
(ii) with simple registration

88.00 80.00
Additional fees for counter service

130.00 150.00
five transfers or more          
(i) with full registration

138.00 160.00
Additional fees for counter service

140.00 160.00
(ii) with simple registration

104.00 120.00
Additional fees for counter service

140.00 160.00
Renewal of registration under r.42 of the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations 1993 46.00 50.00
Additional fees for counter service

70.00 80.00
Change of registered vessel from simple to full registration 46.00 50.00
Additional fees for counter service

90.00 105.00
Registration of mortgage:          
(a) one mortgage

92.00 105.00
Additional fees for counter service

50.00 58.00
(b) where two or more mortgages of the same vessel and in relation to the same loan are lodged at the same time:

         
two mortgages 173.00 200.00
Additional fees for counter service

60.00 70.00
three mortgages 242.00 275.00
Additional fees for counter service

70.00 80.00
four mortgages 299.00 340.00
Additional fees for counter service

80.00 90.00
five mortgages or more 345.00 400.00
Additional fees for counter service

90.00 105.00
Registration of notice of intended mortgage 23.00 25.00
Additional fees for counter service

30.00 35.00
Issue of duplicate certificate 12.00 13.00
Additional fees for counter service

20.00 22.00
Issue of transcript of entries in the Register relating to any one vessel:          
(a) for current entries

12.00 13.00
Additional fees for counter service 15.00 18.00
(b) for other entries

23.00 25.00
Additional fees for counter service

20.00 22.00
Personal inspection of the Register 10.00 12.00
Additional fees for counter service

N/A N/A
Registration of change of name of vessel 35.00 40.00
Additional fees for counter service

80.00 90.00
Registration of change of port of choice and/or port number 35.00 40.00
Additional fees for counter service

80.00 90.00
Registration of change of measurement, tonnage or engine particulars recorded in the Register 35.00 40.00
Additional fees for counter service

80.00 90.00
Application to the Registrar for provisional registration of a vessel 100.00 115.00
Additional fees for counter service

N/A N/A
Registration of a vessel following provisional registration by the Registrar 50.00 75.00
Additional fees for counter service

N/A N/A
Additional charges (fees in respect of surveys or inspections in or outside the UK, for waiting time and attendance at unusual hours, weekends and public holidays)          
Surveys, inspections and tests (other than radio surveys) per hour or part thereof:          
For waiting time prior to commencement of and during the course of a survey or inspection:          
For a period not in excess of one hour No fee No fee
For periods in excess of one hour          
for surveys in the UK 74.00 76.00
for surveys abroad 148.00 152.00
For abortive visits in the UK: for time wasted in excess of one hour at the place of survey or inspection plus the travelling time to and from the place of survey 74.00 76.00
When a surveyor or inspector is called upon to perform services at unusual hours; for work undertaken during the following times including travelling time:          
6 pm to 8 am Monday to Friday and all day Saturday No Fee 38.00
Sundays and Public Holidays No Fee 76.00

A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been carried out and a copy placed in the library of both Houses of Parliament. Copies can be obtained from the Finance and Contracts Directorate, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road, Southampton SO15 1EG (telephone 02380 329472).


Notes:

[1] 1995 c. 21.back

[2] S.I. 1996/3243; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1998/531 and S.I. 2001/3268.back

[3] S.I. 1993/3138; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1998/1915 and 1999/3206.back



ISBN 011 045438 3


 
© Crown copyright 2003
Prepared 28 March 2003


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