LegalizeS.I. No. 157/1978 - Harbour Rates (Waterford Port and Harbour) Order, 1978
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S.I. No. 157 of 1978.
HARBOUR RATES (WATERFORD PORT AND HARBOUR) ORDER, 1978.
I, PÁDRAIG 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 that Act, hereby order as follows:—
1.
(1) This Order may be cited as the Harbour Rates (Waterford Port and Harbour) Order, 1978.
- (2) This Order shall come into operation on the 16th day of June, 1978.
2.
In this Order "Great Britain" includes the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
3.
The rates set out in the First Schedule to this Order are hereby fixed as the maximum goods rates to be charged by the Waterford Harbour Commissioners in respect of Waterford Port and Harbour: Provided that, save as otherwise provided in that Schedule, all goods exported from Waterford Port and Harbour shall be charged one half of the goods rates to be charged by the said Waterford Harbour Commissioners.
4.
The rates set out in the Second Schedule to this Order are hereby fixed as the maximum tonnage rates to be charged by the Waterford Harbour Commissioners in respect of Waterford Port and Harbour.
5.
Every statutory or other provision fixing, restricting or otherwise regulating the rates or the maximum or minimum rates chargeable by the Waterford Harbour Commissioners on the items specified in the First Schedule to, or on the subjects of charge in the Second Schedule to, this Order, or the basis on which or method by which such rates are computed, is hereby revoked.
FIRST SCHEDULE.
Rates on goods chargeable on gross weight, including packages.
| Article | Article | Unit of Quantity | Rate per metric tonne except where specified |
| £ p | |||
| Acid | Acid | Tonne | 31·82 |
| Alcohol, wine etc. | Alcohol, wine etc. | " | 86·38 |
| Animals: | Animals: | Each | |
| Cattle | Cattle | " | 60·05 |
| Dogs | Dogs | " | 60·05 |
| Donkeys | Donkeys | '' | 60·05 |
| Horses | Horses | " | 87·77 |
| Pigs | Pigs | 32·33 | |
| Sheep | Sheep | " | 32·33 |
| Wild | Wild | " | 87·77 |
| Asbestos | Asbestos | Tonne | 27·27 |
| Asphalt | Asphalt | " | 36·36 |
| Bags & Bagging | Bags & Bagging | " | 59·09 |
| Biscuits | Biscuits | " | 86·38 |
| Bitumen | Bitumen | " | 36·36 |
| Borax | Borax | " | 59·09 |
| Bottles | Bottles | " | 59·09 |
| Boxes, empty | Boxes, empty | " | 59·09 |
| Buckets | Buckets | " | 77·29 |
| Butter | Butter | " | 77·29 |
| Calcium chloride | Calcium chloride | " | 13·64 |
| Carpets | Carpets | " | £1·14 |
| Cars | Cars | Each | £3·23 |
| Cardboard | Cardboard | Tonne | 59·09 |
| Chipboard | Chipboard | " | 59·09 |
| Cement | Cement | " | 13·64 |
| Chalk | Chalk | " | 18·18 |
| Cheese | Cheese | " | 77·29 |
| Chocolates | Chocolates | " | 86·38 |
| Chocolate crumb | Chocolate crumb | " | 86·38 |
| Cider | Cider | " | 40·91 |
| Coal and Dust | Coal and Dust | " | 18·18 |
| Cocoa | Cocoa | " | 86·38 |
| Coffee | Coffee | " | 86·38 |
| Combine harvester | Combine harvester | Nos. | £3·69 |
| Copper | Copper | Tonne | 86·38 |
| Cornflour | Cornflour | " | 86·38 |
| Cotton Wool | Cotton Wool | " | 68·19 |
| Disinfectant | Disinfectant | " | 40·91 |
| Drugs & Chemicals | Drugs & Chemicals | ||
| (Other) | (Other) | " | £1·14 |
| Dust | Dust | " | 13·64 |
| Dyestuffs | Dyestuffs | " | 59·09 |
| Earthenware: | Earthenware: | ||
| Pipes | Pipes | " | 27·27 |
| Tiles, etc. | Tiles, etc. | " | 40·91 |
| Electrical goods | Electrical goods | " | £1·14 |
| Feeding stuffs | Feeding stuffs | " | 27·27 |
| Felt | Felt | '' | 40·91 |
| Fertilisers | Fertilisers | " | 27·27 |
| Firebricks and clay | Firebricks and clay | " | 40·91 |
| Fish, dried | Fish, dried | " | 50·01 |
| Fish, fresh | Fish, fresh | " | 50·01 |
| Salmon and preserves | Salmon and preserves | " | 86·38 |
| Fish meal | Fish meal | " | 27·27 |
| Founders dust | Founders dust | " | 13·64 |
| Fruit: | Fruit: | ||
| £ p | |||
| Dried | Dried | " | 68·19 |
| Fresh | Fresh | " | 68·19 |
| Juice | Juice | " | 68·19 |
| Pulp | Pulp | " | 68·19 |
| Furniture | Furniture | " | £1·14 |
| Gannister | Gannister | " | 13·64 |
| Glasscloth | Glasscloth | " | 59·09 |
| Glassware | Glassware | " | 86·38 |
| Glue (see Resin) | Glue (see Resin) | " | |
| Grain | [image omitted] | " | 27·27 |
| Feeding stuffs | |||
| Greaves | Greaves | " | 27·27 |
| Grease | Grease | " | 27·27 |
| Hair | Hair | " | 86·38 |
| Hardware | Hardware | " | £1·14 |
| Hides | Hides | " | 27·27 |
| Honey | Honey | " | 59·09 |
| Hops | Hops | " | £1·14 |
| Ink | Ink | " | 59·09 |
| Iron, pig & scrap | Iron, pig & scrap | " | 13·64 |
| Iron, manufactured | Iron, manufactured | " | 31·82 |
| Jute | Jute | " | 31·82 |
| Lead | Lead | " | 40·91 |
| Lead ash | Lead ash | " | 18·18 |
| Leather | Leather | " | 86·38 |
| Leather dressing | Leather dressing | " | 45·45 |
| Leather scrap | Leather scrap | " | 86·38 |
| Leather waste | Leather waste | " | 31·82 |
| Linerboard | Linerboard | " | 27·27 |
| Linoleum | Linoleum | " | £1·14 |
| Machinery | Machinery | " | 68·19 |
| Meal (see grain) | Meal (see grain) | " | 27·27 |
| Meat (all classes) | Meat (all classes) | " | 68·19 |
| Milk: | Milk: | ||
| Condensed | Condensed | " | 59·09 |
| Powder | Powder | " | 59·09 |
| Millboard | Millboard | " | £1·14 |
| Milinery | Milinery | " | £1·14 |
| Oil, except Bunker C | Oil, except Bunker C | " | 40·91 |
| Bunker C | Bunker C | " | 31·82 |
| Oilcloth | Oilcloth | " | 86·38 |
| Paint | Paint | " | 40·91 |
| Paper | Paper | " | 40·91 |
| Paper, waste | Paper, waste | " | 18·18 |
| Peatmoss | Peatmoss | " | 27·27 |
| Piece goods | Piece goods | ||
| (Textiles) | (Textiles) | " | £1·14 |
| Plants | Plants | " | £1·14 |
| Polythene | Polythene | " | 86·38 |
| Potatoes | Potatoes | " | 22·73 |
| Rags | Rags | " | 27·27 |
| Resin/Starch | Resin/Starch | " | 27·27 |
| Rice | Rice | " | 27·27 |
| Ropes | Ropes | " | 36·37 |
| Rubber solution | Rubber solution | " | 40·91 |
| Rubber goods | Rubber goods | " | 86·38 |
| Salt | Salt | " | 18·18 |
| Sand | Sand | " | 18·18 |
| Soda | Soda | " | 27·27 |
| Steel manufacture | Steel manufacture | " | 31·82 |
| Sugar | Sugar | Tonne | 36·37 |
| Sundries | Sundries | " | £1·14 |
| Tallow | Tallow | " | 40·91 |
| Tanning extract | Tanning extract | " | 45·45 |
| Tea | Tea | " | 86·38 |
| Timber (see wood) | Timber (see wood) | ||
| Tinplate | Tinplate | " | 40·91 |
| Wood | Wood | 50 cu. ft. | |
| (or tonne) | 36·37 | ||
| Wool pulp | Wool pulp | Tonne | 22·73 |
| Plywood | Plywood | " | 59·09 |
| Wool | Wool | " | 59·09 |
| Yarns | Yarns | " | 59·09 |
| Containers or flats carrying any kind of goods. | Containers or flats carrying any kind of goods. | Floor space 20’ x 8’ and pro rata. | £3·29 Import or Export |
SECOND SCHEDULE.
Maximum tonnage rates.
| Ref. No. | Description of Charge | Rate |
| 1. | On every ton of the net register tonnage or of half the gross tonnage, whichever is the greater, of every vessel discharging or loading cargo or passengers, for each voyage to and from the Harbour— | |
| (a) From or to any port in the State, Northern Ireland or Great Britain | 23·63p | |
| (b) From or to any port or place in Europe between the river Elbe and Brest | 30·38p | |
| (c) From or to any port or place not in the State, Northern Ireland or Great Britain nor in Europe between the Elbe and Brest. | 33·75p | |
| 2. | On every ton of the net register tonnage or of half the gross tonnage, whichever is the greater, of every vessel (other than a vessel bound from one port or place to any other port or place in the State, Northern Ireland or Great Britian) entering the harbour for the purpose of seeking shelter therein or for repairs or for orders and not discharging or loading cargo or passengers. | 1p |
| 3. | On every ton of the net register tonnage or of half the gross tonnage, whichever is the greater, of every fishing vessel of twenty-five tons net register tonnage or over which is, for the time being, employed in sea fishing or the sea fishing service, for each time, such vessel enters the harbour and does not load fish but makes use of the quays and wharves. | 15p |
| 4. | Laying Up Charges | |
| On every ton of the net register tonnage or half the gross tonnage, whichever is the greater, of a vessel (other than a fishing vessel) for each week or part of a week during which the vessel is laid up after the expiration of twenty-one days from the first day on which the vessel is laid up a sum not exceeding | 5p | |
| 5. | Local Lights Rates | |
| For and upon every ton of the rateable tonnage of every vessel which having entered the port from the sea comes up same. | 4·05p |
GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 6th day of June, 1978.
PÁDRAIG FAULKNER.
Minister for Tourism and Transport.
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
This Order authorises the Waterford Harbour Commissioners to charge increased goods, tonnage and local lights rates at Waterford Harbour.
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