Harbour Rates (Cork Port and Harbour) (No. 2) Order, 1986.

S.I. No. 458/1986 - Harbour Rates (Cork Port and Harbour) (No. 2) Order, 1986. S.I. No. 458 of 1986. HARBOUR RATES (CORK PORT AND HARBOUR) (No. 2) ORDER, 1986. I, TED NEALON, Minister of State at the Department of Communications, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 104 of the Harbours Act, 1946 (No. 9 of 1946), the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1983 (No. 40 of 1983), and the Communications (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order, 1984 ( S.I. No. 146 of 1984 ), and after due compliance with section 106 of the said Harbours Act, hereby order as follows: 1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Harbour Rates (Cork Port and Harbour) (No. 2) Order, 1986. (2) This Order shall come into operation on the l2th day of January. 1987. 2. The Harbour Rates (Cork Port and Harbour) Order, 1970 ( S.I. No. 192 of 1970 ), is hereby amended by the substitution for the Schedule (inserted by the Harbour Rates (Cork Port and Harbour) Order, 1986 ( S.I. No. 2 of 1986 )), thereto of the following Schedule: PART I MAXIMUM GOODS RATES All Rates are per Metric Tonne except where specified N.E.S. — Not elsewhere specified. Description of Goods Section O—Food and Live Animals 00 Live Animals (each) 75 38 01 Meat and Meat Preparations 150 75 02 Dairy Products and Eggs 225 113 03 Fish and Fish Preparations 75 38 04 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 75 38 05 Fruit and Vegetables 200 100 06 Sugar, Sugar Preparations and Honey 100 50 07 Coffee, Tea, Cocoa, Spices and Manufactures thereof 175 88 Description of Goods 08 Feeding Stuffs for Animals (excluding unmilled cereals) 100 50 09 Miscellaneous Food Preparations 300 150 Section 1—Beverages and Tobacco: 11 300 150 12 Tobacco and Tobacco Manufactures 225 113 Section 2—Crude Materials, Inedible, except Fuels: 21 Hides, Skins and Fur Skins, undressed 175 88 22 Oil Seeds, Oil Nuts and Oil Kernels 200 100 23 Crude Rubber (including Synthetic and reclaimed) 200 100 24 Wood, Lumber and Cork 75 38 25 Pulp and Waste Paper 150 75 26 Textile Fibres and their Waste 200 100 27 (01) Phosphate Rock 75 38 27 Other Crude Fertilisers 100 50 27 Minerals (excluding Coal, Petroleum and Precious Stones) 75 38 28 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 75 38 29 Crude Animal and Vegetable Materials N.E.S. 125 63 Section 3—Minerals, Fuels, Lubricants and related products: 32 Coal, Coke and Briquettes 63 38 33 (01 and 18) Crude Oil and Reformer Feedstock 28 19 33 (02) Motor Spirit 220 36 33 (03-10 and 17) Other Petroleum Oils and Spirits 120 34 33 (11-16) Other Petroleum Products 125 63 34 Gas (Natural and Manufactured) 250 125 Section 4—Animal and Vegetable Oils and Fats: 41 Animal and Vegetable Oils and Fats 150 75 43 Animal and Vegetable Oils and Fats (processed and waxes) 175 88 Section 5—Chemicals 51 Chemical Elements and Compounds 150 75 51 (22) Acids shipped in vessels built or converted to carry acid in bulk 90 75 52 Mineral Tar and Crude Chemicals from Coal, Petroleum and Natural Gas 100 50 53 Dyeing, Tanning and Colouring Materials 150 75 54 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 250 125 55 Essential Oils and Perfume Materials, Toilet, Polishing and Cleansing Preparations 150 75 56 Fertilisers Manufactured 100 50 57 425 213 58 Plastic Materials etc. and Artificial Resins 225 113 59 Chemical Materials and Products N.E.S. 175 88 Description of Goods Section 6—Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Material 61 Leather, Leather Manufacturers N.E.S. and Dressed Furskins 375 188 62 Rubber Manufacturers N.E.S. 400 200 63 Wood and Cork Manufacturers (excluding furniture) 125 63 64 Paper, Paperboard and Manufacturers (excluding furniture) 150 75 65 Textile, Yarn, Fabrics, made up Articles and related Products 275 138 66 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures N.E.S. 75 38 67 Iron and Steel 75 38 68 Non-ferrous Metals 100 50 69 Manufactures of Metal 225 113 69 (02) Empty Containers or Flats 125 125 Section 7—Machinery and Transport Equipment: 71 Machinery (other than Electrical) 150 75 72 Electrical Machinery and Appliances 150 75 73 (01, 02, 10) Motor Cars, Lorries, Trucks, Vans and Motor Boats 625 313 73 (05, 07, 09) Motor Cycles, Cycles, Boats 75 38 73 (08) Caravans and Trailers etc.— Less than 4.57 Metres 250 125 4.57 Metres and less than 7.62 Metres 625 313 7.62 Metres and over 500 73 (12) Motor Vehicles over 3 tonnes 500 73 (13) Accompanied Passenger Motor Cars 212 212 73 (03, 04, 06 and 11) Tractors, Car and Tractor Parts, Bicycles Parts and Luggage 100 50 Section 8—Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles N.E.S.: 81 Sanitary Fixtures and Fittings 225 113 82 325 163 83 Travel Goods, Handbags and Similar Articles 375 188 84 425 213 85 425 213 86 Professional and other instruments, Photographic and Optical Goods, Clocks 425 213 89 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles N.E.S. 375 188 89 (02) 325 163 Containers or Flats (laden or partly laden) Per container or flat import or export (1) Containers or flats not exceeding 6.1 metres in length carrying components for the manufacture of motor vehicles and/or tractors and other direct materials normally used in motor vehicle assembly plants. 250 (2) Containers or flats not exceeding 3.05 metres in length carrying any kind of goods other than specified in (1) above. 750 (3) Containers or flats exceeding 3.05 metres but not exceeding 6.1 metres in length (excluding units carrying components for the manufacture of motor vehicles and/or tractors and other direct materials normally used in motor vehicles assembly plants). (4) Containers or flats exceeding 6.1 metres but not exceeding 9.15 metres in length (5) Containers or flats exceeding 9.15 metres in length PART II Ref. No. Maximum Tonnage Rates 1. For every net ton register ton of the admeasurement of every vessel (except as hereinafter specified) from any port or place in Great Britain, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland or the State, which ships, trans-ships or unships any cargo or passengers in the Port, for each time of entering the Port a sum not exceeding 50.5 2. For every net register ton of the admeasurement of every vessel (except as hereinafter specified) from any port or place, other than a port or place in Great Britain, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland or the State, which ships, trans-ships or unships any cargo or passengers in the Port, for each time of entering the Port a sum not exceeding 65.5 3. For every net register ton of the admeasurement of every vessel, with or without cargo on board, from any port or place not shipping, trans-shipping or unshipping any cargo or passengers in the Port other than provisions or fuel (coal or oil) to be used for the purpose of the voyage, for each time of entering the Port a sum not exceeding 5.5 4. For every net register of the admeasurement of every trans-atlantic passenger vessel and cruising liner actually cruising not shipping, trans-shipping or unshipping in the Port any cargo other than mails, passengers or passengers' luggage, or provisions or fuel (coal or oil) to be used for the purpose of the voyage, for each time of entering the Port a sum not exceeding 5.5 5. For every register ton of the admeasurement of every cruising passenger vessel using the Port as a terminal port which enters the Port solely for the purpose of landing or embarking passengers or both landing and embarking and not shipping, trans-shipping or unshipping in the Port any merchandise or cargo other than passengers or passengers' luggage or provisions or fuel (coal or oil) to be used for the purpose of the voyage, for each time of entering the Port a sum not exceeding 13.5 6. For every register ton of the admeasurement of every fishing vessel of whatever size and in whatever way propelled which is for the time being employed in sea fishing, or in the sea fishing service, for each time of entering the Port a sum not exceeding 7. (a) For every net register ton of the admeasurement of every vessel (other than a vessel of the class mentioned at reference number 8 of this part of this Schedule) which is berthed at any Cork Harbour Commissioners' quay, wharf or jetty, and which remains within the Port after the expiration of four weeks from the date of arrival at the Port, for each week or part of a week in excess of four weeks from the date of such arrival during which such vessel remains berthed as above, in addition to any other sum payable under this part of this Schedule, sums as follows:— 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th week (per week or part) 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th week (per week or part) 16 subsequently (per week or part) 32 (b) For every net register ton of the admeasurement of every vessel (other than a vessel of the class mentioned at reference number 8 of this part of this Schedule) which remains within the Port after the expiration of eight weeks from the date of arrival at the Port and which is not subject to charge under reference number 7(a) of this part of this Schedule, for each week or part of a week in excess of eight weeks from the date of such arrival during which such vessel remains within the port, but is not berthed at any Cork Harbour Commissioners' quay, wharf or jetty, in addition to any other sum payable under this Part of this Schedule, a sum not exceeding 5.5 8. For every net register ton of the admeasurement of every vessel employed or plying for any purpose whatsoever within the limits of the Port, for each year during or in part of which it is so employed or plies, a sum not exceeding 188 9. For every net register ton of the admeasurement of every vessel from any Port or place not unshipping or trans-shipping in the Port any passengers or cargo other than crude or partly refined oil at the Marine Terminal of the Irish Refining Company Limited for refining at the Whitegate Refinery and not shipping in the Port any passengers or cargo other than petroleum products refined at the Whitegate Refinery, for each time of entering the Port, a sum not exceeding 16.5 10. For every net register ton of the admeasurement of every vessel from any port or place not unshipping or trans-shipping any passengers or cargo in the Port and not shipping in the Port any passengers or cargo other than petroleum products refined at the Whitegate Refinery, for each time of entering the Port, a sum not exceeding 16.5 PART III 1. In the case of a steam or motor vessel the net register tonnage upon which tonnage rates shall be leviable by the Commissioners shall in no case be deemed for the purpose of rating to be less than fifty per cent of the gross register tonnage of such vessel. 2. Where a ship (hereinafter referred to as the mother vessel) constructed to carry lighters or other vessels (hereinafter referred to as lighters) containing cargo enters the port and ships, trans-ships or unships any lighters and their cargo and does not ship, trans-ship or unship any other cargo, the mother vessel shall be liable in respect of such entry to tonnage rates under reference number 3 in Part II of this Schedule, and such lighters as are unshipped or trans-shipped shall be liable in respect of such entry to tonnage rates under reference number 1 or reference number 2 (as the case may be) in Part II of this Schedule. 3. For the purpose of charging tonnage rates, a composite vessel or barge train consisting of a power unit and separable parts, shall be rated as follows:— ) in case all the individual parts have gross and net register tonnages, the sum of all the individual net register tonnages or half the sum of all the gross register tonnages (whichever is the greater) shall be taken as being the net register tonnage of the whole composite vessel or barge train; ) in any other case, the composite vessel or barge train shall be rated as if it were an ordinary vessel of the same overall dimensions as the composite vessel or barge train. 4. Where the tonnage rate specified at reference number 3 in Part II of this Schedule is chargeable in respect of a ship, the ship shall not become liable to be charged any other tonnage rate specified in that Schedule by reason only of its engaging in any of the following activities:— ) taking on board, or landing a licensed pilot belonging to another port; or ) landing any sick or injured person or persons or the remains of any deceased person or persons; or ) landing a stowaway or stowaways. 5. If a vessel ships in the port any cargo for trans-shipment or unshipment at any port or place, other than a port or place in the State or in Great Britain, the Isle of Man or Northern Ireland, or trans-ships or unships in the port any cargo shipped at a port or place, other than a port or place in the State or in Great Britain, the Isle of Man or Northern Ireland, the tonnage rate mentioned at reference number 2 of Part II of this Schedule shall be payable. 6. The rates payable for the entry of any passenger car ferry into Cork Harbour and the rates payable in respect of a passenger, a car, a tourist caravan, a tourist trailer, a tourist motor cycle or a tourist bicycle shipped, trans-shipped or unshipped on such passenger car ferry shall, in lieu of the rates, if any, chargeable elsewhere in this Schedule, be the rates set out in Part IV to this Schedule where: ) the passenger car ferry operates between the Port of Cork and any port outside the State, and ) the owner or master elects (before or within six months of the arrival of the said passenger car ferry) to pay the rate set out in the said Part IV instead of the rate chargeable elsewhere in the Schedule. PART IV Optional rates payable in respect of entry of any passenger car ferry and in respect of any passenger, car, tourist caravan, tourist trailer, tourist motor cycle, tourist bicycle: For each entry of a passenger car ferry, £313.00. For each adult passenger, 90p. For each child passenger (aged 14 years and under), 45p. For each infant passenger (aged 3 years and under), NIL. For each car (tourist or trade), 375p. For each tourist caravan, 600p. For each tourist trailer, 250p. For each tourist motor cycle or bicycle, 75p. All other goods rates, as per Schedule.". 3. The Harbour Rates (Cork Port and Harbour) Order, 1986 ( S.I. No. 2 of 1986 .), is hereby revoked. GIVEN under my hand, this 31 day of December, 1986. TED NEALON, Minister of State at the Department of Communications. EXPLANATORY NOTE. This Order authorises the Cork Harbour Commissioners to charge certain increased goods and tonnage rates at Cork Harbour.