S.I. No. 115/1978 - Harbour Rates (Dublin Harbour) Order, 1978

Type Statutory Instrument
Publication 1978-04-12
Last updated 2015-12-25
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S.I. No. 115 of 1978.

HARBOUR RATES (DUBLIN HARBOUR) ORDER, 1978.

I, PADRAIG FAULKNER, Minister for Tourism and Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 104 of the Harbours Act, 1946 (No. 9 of 1946), the Transport, Fuel and Power (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1959 ( S.I. No. 125 of 1959 ), and the Transport and Power (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1977 ( S.I. No. 305 of 1977 ), and after due compliance with section 106 of the said Act, hereby order as follows:

1.

1.

(1) This Order may be cited as the Harbour Rates (Dublin Harbour) Order, 1978.

  • (2) This Order shall come into operation on the 24th day of April, 1978.

2.

2.

In this Order "the Board" means the Dublin Port and Docks Board.

3.

3.

The provisions set out in Part I of the Schedule to this Order shall apply in relation to the rates chargeable under paragraph 6 of this Order.

4.

4.

The provisions set out in Part II of the Schedule to this Order shall apply in relation to the rates chargeable under paragraph 6 of this Order in so far as those rates refer to general goods.

5.

5.

The provisions set out in Part III of the Schedule to this Order shall apply to the rates chargeable under paragraph 6 of this Order in so far as those rates apply to wine and spirits.

6.

6.

The rates set out in Part IV of the Schedule to this Order are hereby fixed as the maximum rates chargeable by the Board in respect of services rendered by them at their warehouses.

7.

7.

Every statutory or other provision, in so far as it fixes, restricts or otherwise regulates the rates chargeable by the Board in respect of services rendered by them at their warehouses on subjects of charges set out in the Schedule to this Order, or the basis on which, or the method by which, such rates are computed, is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

PART I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Rates based on weight may be converted to measurement rates.

1.

Rates which are fixed by reference to weight shall be chargeable, at the option of the Board, either on the gross weight of 1,000 kgs. to the tonne, or on a measurement tonne of 2 cubic metres.

Unit or package rates.

2.

For convenience in accounting, the Board may convert tonnage rates to unit or package rates, and in such conversions may disregard a fraction of a penny or regard it as a penny as seems fit.

Size and type of packages.

3.

Rates which are chargeable by reference to type of package refer to the size and type of package customary at the commencement of this Order.

Average rates.

4.

In the case of goods which are warehoused in diverse sizes or weights the Board may base the charges on average figures or on averages within certain ranges of size or weight.

Rent chargeable according to space.

5.

In lieu of a rent based on tonnage or units the Board may charge rent according to the space occupied or held available for particular goods or for the use or purposes of any person or firm at rates not exceeding the following:

in warehouse— 34p per square metre per week

in open yard— 20.50p per square metre per week

Rental periods.

6.

(a) The period by which rent shall be chargeable shall be a week or a month as indidated in this Schedule; provided that other rental periods may be fixed by the Board for particular classes of goods or in particular circumstances.

  • (b) Where rates per week or per month are shown in this Schedule for any commodity the rent fixed by the Board for another period in respect of that commodity shall not exceed the rent which would be chargeable in accordance with the Schedule.

The rate for the full rental period to apply to any fractional part thereof.

7.

(a) Where goods are removed from a warehouse otherwise than at the end of a week, month or other rental period fixed for these goods, the full rent shall be chargeable in respect of any fractional part of that rental period.

  • (b) Rent in respect of the space occupied by or held available for the full quantity of goods in any period shall be chargeable for the period from the first day on which any part of the consignment is received into warehouse.

Minimum charges.

8.

8.

( a ) Where small lots have to be warehoused and accounted for individually, the Board may fix minimum charges in respect of each lot, not exceeding the following:

Housing— £1.19

Unhousing— £1.19

Rent— 19p per week or 76p per month

( b ) In the absence of special circumstances the minimum rates shall not be applied where average rates are charged or where occasional variations occur in traffic handled at the standard rates.

Increased rates on general goods in special circumstances

9.

9.

The Board may increase a rate chargeble in respect of general goods by an amount or amounts up to a total of 100 per cent above that rate for the handling or storing of:—

( a ) goods under bond,

( b ) packages or units weighing more than 1,500 kilos each or exceeding 1.2 metres in any dimension,

( c ) goods which cannot be piled or tiered beyond a limited height without the use of racking or other equipment,

( d ) goods for which special accommodation or special conditions of temperature or humidity are provided,

( e ) goods which for any special reason have to be set out or stored so that more space is occupied than would otherwise be required,

( f ) goods which in the opinion of the Board are—

  • (i) hazardous, inflammable, objectionable or fragile,
  • (ii) in a dirty or mouldy condition or infested by insects,
  • (iii) insufficiently protected by packing or in frail or leaking packages or containers,
  • (iv) of a kind for which special cleaning, treatment or fumigation of warehouses is necessary before, during or after storage,
  • (v) of a kind which, because of their nature or condition, require to be stored apart from other goods,
  • (vi) inadequately or indistinctly marked,

( g ) goods of a value of more than £200 per tonne or of a kind which in the opinion of the Board require an exceptional degree of care.

( h ) goods which have to be unloaded from or loaded into cargo containers.

Cost to include overheads.

10.

10.

For the purpose of paragraphs 11 to 14 of this Part "cost" shall include the direct cost, including cost of labour, materials and supervision provided by the Board for the service supplied, together with a reasonable addition for overheads and any special circumstances which may be involved.

Sundry services.

11.

11.

Where the Board undertakes Customs clearance, cartage, forwarding and agency, furnishing stock lists or movement records, transferring, giving bond, landing or shipping, coopering or such other sundry services as are ordinarily undertaken by warehousekeepers, it may charge therefor at the rates current at the Port of Dublin for such services, and in the absence of such current rates the Board may charge the cost to the Board of providing such services.

Goods warehoused without prior notice.

12.

12.

Where the goods are brought to warehouse without prior notice and have to be dropped and subsequently restowed, the cost to the Board of such restowing shall be chargeable in addition to the housing rate.

Exceptional goods.

13.

13.

Housing and unhousing of goods of exceptional size or weight or of a kind which cannot safely be handled with normal warehouse equipment shall be chargeable at cost.

Overtime.

14.

14.

The Board may make such additional charges as are necessary to meet the extra cost to the Board of work required to be done or attendance provided outside the hours during which the warehouses are normally open for business or on any Saturday, Sunday, Public Holiday or Good Friday.

Units of one tonne.

15.

15.

Rates for housing, unhousing and rent set out in this Schedule are in respect of units of one tonne save where otherwise stated.

PART II SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO GENRERAL GOODS

Special provisions subject to general provisions.

1.

The following provisions in relation to the rates for general goods shall be subject to the general provisions in Part I of this Schedule.

Rates fixed by arrangement.

2.

Where "by arrangement" is used in relation to any commodity mentioned in this Schedule the rates fixed in relation to that commodity shall be in reasonable conformity with the general standard of rates in the Schedule.

Housing.

3.

The rates set out in this Schedule for housing shall cover the operations of receiving from carrier, stowing (without sorting) and furnishing returns in customary form, and increased rates for housing shall be chargeable for packages or units of small size in accordance with the following scale:—

40 to 80 Units per tonne, 25% increase
81 to 160 Units per tonne, 50% increase
Over 160 Units per tonne, 100% increase

Unhousing.

4.

The rates set out in this Schedule for unhousing shall cover the operations of tendering to carrier at pile or in warehouse, without selection of marks, numbers, weights or sizes or as to condition or quality.

Goods not otherwise rated.

5.

Where no specific rates are fixed for goods of a particular type, the Board may change in respect thereof rates equal to the rates set out in this Schedule in the respect of goods which are in the opinion of the Board of a similar nature, package and quality, and if no such rates are ascertainable, at the following rates:—

Housing — 95p per tonne, minimum £1.19 plus an additional charge for small units as provided by paragraph 3 of this Part:
Unhousing — 95p per tonne, minimum £1.19
Rent — 29p per tonne per week or £1.14 per tonne per month.

PART III SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RATES FOR WINES AND SPIRITS

Cask Sizes.

1.

( a ) Casks or Drums shall be charged for on the full content on the following scale:—

Quarter cask — not exceeding 150 litres
Barrel — not exceeding 150—195 litres
Hogshead — not exceeding 195—300 litres
Pipe, Butt,
Puncheon — not exceeding 300—573 litres

( b ) Casks, vats or tanks of more than 573 litres capacity to be subject to special arrangements.

Cases and cartons.

2.

The rates shall apply to packages of one-dozen bottles or two-dozen half-bottles with a liquid content of approximately 9 litres, and packages of substantially greater size shall be charged proportionately higher rates.

Housing.

3.

The housing rate shall include receiving, presenting to Customs, stowing to rotation and number, furnishing Customs particulars and rent to the end of the month during which a consignment (or part thereof) is received.

Unhousing.

4.

The unhousing rate includes breaking out, presenting to Customs for dipping or examination and tendering to carrier.

Coopering.

5.

Coopering attendance at warehouse is not charged for but a charge will be made for any work done or materials supplied to make casks safe for storage or delivery.

PART IV WAREHOUSING RATES— GENERAL GOODS

Housing Unhousing Rent per week
P P P
Ammonia, Sulphate of Ammonia, Sulphate of 69.70 69.70 13.70
Aluminium (Ingots) Aluminium (Ingots) 79.70 79.70 28.60
Aluminium, Manufactures of Aluminium, Manufactures of By arrangement By arrangement By arrangement
Artificial Manures Artificial Manures 69.70 69.70 13.70
Boards, Straw, Liner, Card, etc. Boards, Straw, Liner, Card, etc. As paper As paper As paper
Beans, Peas, etc. Beans, Peas, etc. 69.70 69.70 18.70
Bags or Sacks— empty Bags or Sacks— empty 69.70 69.70 18.70
Books, Periodicals Books, Periodicals 93.40 93.40 47.30
Boots, Shoes Boots, Shoes 79.70 79.70 47.30
Bicycles, Scooters, etc. unpacked Bicycles, Scooters, etc. unpacked By arrangement By arrangement By arrangement
Beet Pulp, in sacks Beet Pulp, in sacks 79.70 79.70 28.60
Canned or Preserved Foodstuff Canned or Preserved Foodstuff 79.70 79.70 18.70
Cocoa Beans, Crumb Powder Cocoa Beans, Crumb Powder 69.70 69.70 28.60
Confectionery Confectionery 93.40 93.40 47.30
Cotton (Raw) Cotton (Raw) 93.40 93.40 28.60
Cotton Yarn Cotton Yarn 69.70 69.70 18.70
Chemicals, Salts, etc. in sacks or drums Chemicals, Salts, etc. in sacks or drums 69.70 69.70 18.70
Chemicals, fine, Drugs etc. Chemicals, fine, Drugs etc. 93.40 93.40 47.30
Cattle Feeding Stuffs Cattle Feeding Stuffs 69.70 69.70 18.70
Cornflour, Starch, Glucose in bags Cornflour, Starch, Glucose in bags 69.70 69.70 28.60
Cornflour, Starch, in cartons or cases Cornflour, Starch, in cartons or cases 79.70 79.70 28.60
Corks, Corkboard Corks, Corkboard 79.70 79.70 28.60
Cartons— flat Cartons— flat As Paper As Paper As Paper
Coffee Beans in bags Coffee Beans in bags 79.70 79.70 18.70
Coffee or Coffee Essence in tins or bottles Coffee or Coffee Essence in tins or bottles 79.70 79.70 28.60
Cleaning Fluids, in cartons or cases Cleaning Fluids, in cartons or cases 79.70 79.70 28.60
Cement Cement 69.70 69.70 13.70
Carbon Black Carbon Black 93.40 93.40 28.60
Domestic Appliances, Refrigerators etc. Domestic Appliances, Refrigerators etc. 93.40 93.40 28.60
Diatomic or Infusorial Earth in bags Diatomic or Infusorial Earth in bags 69.70 69.70 28.60
Earthenware, in cases Earthenware, in cases 79.70 79.70 28.60
Electric Equipment, in cases Electric Equipment, in cases 79.70 79.70 28.60
Electric lamps, bulbs, tubes Electric lamps, bulbs, tubes 79.70 79.70 28.60
Flour Flour 69.70 69.70 18.70
Fruit— dried, Raisins, Currants, Sultanas, etc. Fruit— dried, Raisins, Currants, Sultanas, etc. 79.70 79.70 28.60
Fruit Pastes and Pulps Fruit Pastes and Pulps 79.70 79.70 18.70
Fruit— fresh, in cases, cartons or barrels Fruit— fresh, in cases, cartons or barrels 79.70 79.70 47.30
Fruit, Canned or Preserved Fruit, Canned or Preserved 79.70 79.70 18.70
Floor Coverings, Linoleum, Mats, Matting, Floor Coverings, Linoleum, Mats, Matting,
Carpets Carpets 93.40 93.40 28.60
Furniture Furniture By arrangement By arrangement By arrangement
Glass, in cases Glass, in cases 93.40 93.40 47.30
Glassware, in cases or cartons Glassware, in cases or cartons 93.40 93.40 47.30
Glucose, in drums Glucose, in drums 69.70 69.70 13.70
Gums and Waxes Gums and Waxes 69.70 69.70 18.70
Gypsum, Plaster Board Gypsum, Plaster Board 69.70 69.70 18.70
Grain, in sacks Grain, in sacks 69.70 69.70 18.70
Honey, in drums or cans Honey, in drums or cans 79.70 79.70 28.60
Hops Hops 79.70 79.70 28.60
Hardware, in cartons or cases Hardware, in cartons or cases 79.70 79.70 28.60
Hollow-ware Hollow-ware 79.70 79.70 28.60
Iron, Steel Iron, Steel By arrangement By arrangement By arrangement
Ink, Printing, in drums Ink, Printing, in drums 79.70 79.70 18.70
Jams, Jellies, Preserves, Custard Powder Jams, Jellies, Preserves, Custard Powder 79.70 79.70 28.60
Jute Jute 93.40 93.40 47.30
Lime Juice, in barrels or drums Lime Juice, in barrels or drums 79.70 79.70 28.60
Leather, or Substitute materials (packed) Leather, or Substitute materials (packed) 79.70 79.70 47.30
Linens Linens See textiles
Lithopone, Titanium Oxide, in bags Lithopone, Titanium Oxide, in bags 79.70 79.70 28.60
Machinery, in cases n.e. 1500 kilos each Machinery, in cases n.e. 1500 kilos each 79.70 79.70 28.60
Machinery, unpacked or in cases over 1500 Machinery, unpacked or in cases over 1500
kilos each kilos each By arrangement
Motor Vehicles, unpacked Motor Vehicles, unpacked By arrangement
Milk Powder, in bags or drums Milk Powder, in bags or drums 79.70 79.70 28.60
Meats, Canned Meats, Canned 79.70 79.70 18.70
Margarine Margarine 79.70 79.70 28.60
Nails, nuts and bolts Nails, nuts and bolts 69.70 69.70 18.70
Nuts, edible Nuts, edible 79.70 79.70 28.60
Onions, in cartons Onions, in cartons 79.70 79.70 47.30
Oil, in drums Oil, in drums 69.70 69.70 28.60
Plastic, Granulated Plastic, Granulated 79.70 79.70 28.60
Plastic Goods — manufactured Plastic Goods — manufactured 93.40 93.40 47.30
Paint or varnish Paint or varnish 93.40 93.40 47.30
Personal Effects and Baggage Personal Effects and Baggage 93.40 93.40 47.30
Paper, in reels or bales each 100 kilos or over Paper, in reels or bales each 100 kilos or over 69.70 69.70 18.70
Paper, in reels or bales each less than 100 kilos Paper, in reels or bales each less than 100 kilos 79.70 79.70 28.60
Paper, Crepe, Tissue Toilet Handerchiefs Paper, Crepe, Tissue Toilet Handerchiefs 79.70 69.70 28.60
Paper or Boards — Corrugated Paper or Boards — Corrugated 79.70 79.70 28.60
Plywood, Chipboard, Plastic Boards Plywood, Chipboard, Plastic Boards 79.70 79.70 28.60
Photographic Equipment, Films, etc. Photographic Equipment, Films, etc. 93.40 93.40 47.30
Radio or Television Sets, Equipment or parts Radio or Television Sets, Equipment or parts 93.40 93.40 47.30
Rope or Twine Rope or Twine 69.70 69.70 28.60
Rice, in sacks Rice, in sacks 69.70 69.70 18.70
Sugar, in sacks Sugar, in sacks 69.70 69.70 18.70
Salt, in sacks Salt, in sacks 69.70 69.70 28.60
Sausage Casings Sausage Casings 69.70 69.70 28.60
Seeds, Agricultural, in sacks Seeds, Agricultural, in sacks 69.70 69.70 18.70
Seeds, Agricultural, if stowed for sampling Seeds, Agricultural, if stowed for sampling 93.40 93.40 47.30
Seed, Lawn seed, Bird seed, Garden seed Seed, Lawn seed, Bird seed, Garden seed 93.40 93.40 47.30
Stationery Stationery 93.40 93.40 47.30
Steel Joists, Plates, Girders Steel Joists, Plates, Girders By arrangement
Spices Spices 93.40 93.40 47.30
Textiles — Silks, Rayon, etc. Textiles — Silks, Rayon, etc. 93.40 93.40 47.30
Textiles — Other sorts Textiles — Other sorts 79.70 79.70 28.60
Tin Plate Tin Plate 69.70 69.70 18.70
Toys, Ornaments, Fancy Goods Toys, Ornaments, Fancy Goods 93.40 93.40 47.30
Telescopes, Binoculars Telescopes, Binoculars 93.40 93.40 47.30
Turpentine Turpentine 69.70 69.70 28.60
Timber — hard Timber — hard 93.40 93.40 18.70
Timber — soft Timber — soft 69.70 69.70 18.70
Timber — special Timber — special By arrangement
Wool, in bales Wool, in bales 69.70 69.70 56.00
Wood Pulp Wood Pulp 69.70 69.70 13.70

TEA

1.

RECEIVING RATE

Attendance at discharge (if arranged in advance), cartage from ship to warehouse, Customs clearance, weighing gross, marking weights, sampling for Customs, sorting to breaks, furnishing returns of weights and of damage, breaking out to merchants' orders and unhousing, but excluding—

( a ) overtime arranged or required to receive from ship teas discharged during ship's overtime, or to receive teas from transit shed outside ordinary warehouse hours.

( b ) Customs charges for cart following,

( c ) sorting, classifying and making good import damage,

( d ) passing entry for or collection of small lots of tea overcarried by importing vessels,

( e ) overtime worked to meet requirements of importer,

( f ) cartage at delivery,

( g ) extra coopering beyond that required to make fit for town delivery.

14.8p per 10 kilogrammes gross on advised weights

2. TRANSIT RATE for teas landed at Dublin for immediate delivery to other points, attendance at discharge, cartage from ship to warehouse, sorting to merchants' lots, presenting to Customs and Customs sampling, furnishing returns of damage and unhousing. 38p per package
If sorting and delivery to breaks is required 48p per package
3. HOUSING AND UNHOUSING
(teas delivered to warehouse in merchant's lots) without
sorting, examining, weighing, sampling or furnishing returns of marks or numbers 14p per package
if examined, checked and sorted to breaks 24p per package
Rent per week 1.9p per package
4. SUNDRY RATES
Repairing— major damage 48p per package
Repairing—minor damage 10p per package
Re-packing or taring 71p per package
Opening, examining and garbling (if necessary) stained or suspect packages, re-packing and furnishing returns £ 1.19 per package
Consigning or delivering to third party 2.5p per package
Minimum 10p
Transferring 1.9p per package
Minimum 48p
Sampling 19p per package
Blending or Bulking 4.2p per kilo on nett out-turn weights

UNMANUFACTURED TOBACCO STORED UNDER BOND

1.

RECEIVING RATE :—

Receiving at warehouse, sorting, weighing nett, sampling at time of weighing, marketing, stowing and furnishing particulars of weights and of damage. This rate includes rent up to the beginning of the month following receipt of the first part of any consignment.

Casks Casks Casks £6.88
Cases Cases Cases £4.03
Bales Bales Bales £2.38
2. RENT:— 2. RENT:— 2. RENT:—
Casks Casks Casks 37p per month
Cases Cases Cases 19p per month
Bales Bales Bales 14p per month
3. UNHOUSING:— 3. UNHOUSING:— 3. UNHOUSING:—
Casks Casks Casks £1.43
Cases Cases Cases £1.00
Bales Bales Bales 38p
4. WEIGHING GROSS:— 4. WEIGHING GROSS:— 4. WEIGHING GROSS:—
All packages (at receipt or delivery) All packages (at receipt or delivery) All packages (at receipt or delivery) 29p
All packages (at any other time) All packages (at any other time) All packages (at any other time) £1.43
5. WEIGHING NETT AND/OR SAMPLING OUTSIDE RECEIVING RATE:— 5. WEIGHING NETT AND/OR SAMPLING OUTSIDE RECEIVING RATE:— 5. WEIGHING NETT AND/OR SAMPLING OUTSIDE RECEIVING RATE:— 5. WEIGHING NETT AND/OR SAMPLING OUTSIDE RECEIVING RATE:—
Casks Casks Casks £3.80
Cases Cases Cases 2.38
6. DIVIDING 6. DIVIDING £2.85 per part
IN TRANSIT RATES:— IN TRANSIT RATES:— IN TRANSIT RATES:— IN TRANSIT RATES:—
Receiving, weighing gross, stowing, unhousing and rent to end of week Receiving, weighing gross, stowing, unhousing and rent to end of week Receiving, weighing gross, stowing, unhousing and rent to end of week Receiving, weighing gross, stowing, unhousing and rent to end of week
Casks Casks Casks £1.90
Cases & Bales Cases & Bales 95p
Rent per week thereafter
Casks Casks Casks 10p
Cases & Bales Cases & Bales Cases & Bales 5p

MANUFACTURED TOBACCO, CIGARS, CIGARETTES— Stored under Bond

Housing Unhousing Rent per
week
Packages not exceeding .057 c.mtr. 10.12p 10.12p 3.80p
Packages not exceeding .142 c.mtr. 19.00p 19.00p 5p
Packages not exceeding .34 c.mtr. 29.10p 29.10p 10.12p

WINES AND SPIRITS

Housing Unhousing Rent per month
Pipe/Butt/Puncheon £1.42 £1.42 71p
Hogshaed or Barrel 95p 95p 48p
Quarter cask 47p 47p 19p
Case/Carton 14p 14p 10.12p

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 12th day of April, 1978.

PÁDRAIG FAULKNER

Minister for Tourism and Transport.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order increases the rates for warehousing services provided for port users at the Port of Dublin.

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