S.I. No. 318/1978 - Harbour Rates (Galway Harbour) Order, 1978.

S.I. No. 318 of 1978.

HARBOUR RATES (GALWAY 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 the said Act, hereby order as follows:

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

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 27th day of November, 1978.

2. (1) The rates set out in the Schedules to this Order are hereby fixed as the maximum rates to be charged by the Galway Harbour Commissioners in respect of Galway Harbour.

(2) Where rates fixed under this Order are payable at a metric tonne charge, lesser weights shall be chargeable as follows:—

( a ) any weight not exceeding 250 kilogrammes shall count as 250 kilogrammes,

( b ) any weight exceeding 250 kilogrammes but not exceeding 500 kilogrammes shall count as 500 kilogrammes,

( c ) any weight exceeding 500 kilogrammes but not exceeding 750 kilogrammes shall count as 750 kilogrammes,

( d ) any weight exceeding 750 kilogrammes but not exceeding 1 tonne shall count as 1 tonne.

3. Every statutory or other provision fixing, restricting or otherwise regulating the rates or the maximum or minimum rates chargeable by the Galway Harbour Commissioners on subjects of charge set out in the Schedule to this Order, or the basis on which, or method by which, such rates are computed, is hereby revoked.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Maximum Goods Rates.

Ref. No.	Commodity	Rate per tonne except where specified
SECTION 0—FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS		p
00	Live Animals Each	15
01	Meat and Meat preparations	36
02	Dairy produce and eggs	51
03	Fish and fish preparations	51
04	Cereals and Cereal preparations	20
05	Fruit and Vegetables	15
06	Sugar, Sugar preparations and honey	27
07	Coffee, Tea, Cocoa, Spices and Manufactures thereof	51
08	Feeding stuffs for Animals (not including unmilled cereals)	22
09	Miscellaneous Food preparations	85
SECTION 1—BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO
11	Beverages	79
12	Tobacco and Tobacco Manufactures	71
SECTION 2—CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS
21	Hides, Skins, Fur Skins, undressed	20
22	Oil seeds, Oil nuts and Oil kernels	36
23	Crude Rubber (incl. synthetic and reclaimed)	55
24	Wood, lumber and cork	20
25	Pulp and Waste Paper	32
26	Textile Fibres and their waste	25
27	Crude Fertilisers and Minerals (excl. coal, petroleum and
	precious stones)	23
27(01)	Phosphate Rock	16.5
28	Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap	20
29	Crude animal and vegtable materials N.E.S.	35
SECTION 3—MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS
32	Coal, Coke, Briquettes	16.5
33	Crude oil and reformer feedstock	36
33	Motor Spirit	36
33	Other Petroleum Spirit	36
33	Other Petroleum Products	36
34	Gas (Natural and Manufactured)	71
SECTION 4—ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS AND FATS
41	Animal and Vegetable Oils and Fats	38
43	Animal and Vegetable Oils and Fats (processed and waxes)	36
SECTION 5—CHEMICALS
51	Chemical Elements and Compounds	42
52	Mineral tar and Crude chemicals from coal, petroleum and
	natural gas	25
53	Dyeing, tanning and colouring materials	27
54	Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products	52
55	Essential Oils and Perfume Materials, Toilet, polishing and
	cleaning preparations	71
56	Fertilisers Manufactured	24
57	Explosives	79
58	Plastic Materials etc. and Artificial Resins	33
59	Chemical Materials and Products N.E.S.	55
SECTION 6—MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY BY MATERIALS
		£ p
61	Leather, Leather Manufactures N.E.S. and Dressed Furskins	71
62	Rubber Manufactures N.E.S.	79
63	Wood and Cork Manufactures (Excl. Furniture)	27
64	Paper, Paperboard and Manufactures thereof	32
65	Textile yarn, Fabrics, made up articles and related products	20
66	Non metallic mineral manufactures N.E.S.	9
67	Iron and Steel	27
68	Non Ferrous Metals	36
69	Manufactures of Metal	36
69(01)	Empty Containers or Flats (each)	36
SECTION 7—MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT
71	Machinery (other than electric)	36
72	Electrical Machinery and Apps.	52
73(01)	Motor cars, Lorries, Trucks, Vans and Motor boats (each)	1.76
73(02)	Motor cycles, cycles, boats (each)	52
73(03)	Caravans, trailers etc. Less than 5 metres (each) 5 metres and less than 8 metres (each) 8 metres and over (each)	71 1.76 2.82
73(04)	Motor vehicles over 3 tonnes (each)	2.82
73(05)	Accompanied passenger M/cars (each)	60
SECTION 8—MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES N.E.S.
81	Sanitary Fixtures and Fittings	52
82	Furniture New	52
82(01)	Furniture Old	36
83	Travel Goods, handbags, and similar articles	52
84	Clothing	1.20
85	Footwear	52
86	Professional and other instruments, photographic and optical goods, clocks	71
87	Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles N.E.S.	1.06
88	Pianos	52
CONTAINERS OR FLATS
	Containers or flats carrying any kind of goods floor space 6 metres x 2.4 metres (each)	1.76

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Maximum Tonnage Rates.

Ref. No.	Description of Charge	Rate
1.	Tonnage Rates on Vessels.
	( a ) On every ton of the net register tonnage or of half the gross tonnage, whichever is the greater, of every vessel (except as hereinafter provided) entering or leaving the harbour from or to any port or place in the State, Northern Ireland or Great Britain, a sum not exceeding—	21p
	( b ) On every ton of the net register tonnage or of half the gross tonnage, whichever is the greater, of every vessel entering or leaving the harbour from or to any port or place other than a port or place in the State, Northern Ireland or Great Britain, a sum not exceeding—	29p
	( c ) On every ton of the net register tonnage, whichever is the greater, of every vessel entering the harbour and not shipping, unshipping or transhipping any cargo or passengers, other than provisions or fuel to be used for the purpose of the voyage, if from or to a port or place mentioned at (a) above, a sum not exceeding—	11p
	( d ) On every ton of the net register tonnage or of half the gross tonnage, whichever is the greater, of every vessel entering the harbour and not shipping, unshipping or transhipping any cargo or passengers, other than provisions or fuel to be used for the purpose of the voyage, if from or to a port or place mentioned at (b) above, a sum not exceeding—	15p
	( e ) On every ton of the net register tonnage or of half the gross tonnage, whichever is the greater, of every vessel lying alongside any pier or wharf or moored in the vicinity thereof or lying in any dock other than a graving dock, for each week after the expiration of a period of thirty days, a sum not exceeding—	4p
	( f ) On every ton of the net register tonnage or of half the gross tonnage whichever is the greater, of every vessel not subject to charges at 1 (e) lying in the harbour—for each week after the expiration of thirty days, a sum not exceeding—	3p
2.	Tonnage Rates on Fishing Vessels.
	On every mechanically propelled fishing vessel, using the harbour, as a composition of tonnage rates payable each year on 1st January, an annual sum not exceeding—
	(a) If 80 tons gross or over but under 120 tons gross	£22.00
	(b) If 65 tons gross or over but under 80 tons gross	£16.50
	(c) If 25 tons gross or over but under 65 tons gross	£11.00
	(d) If 10 tons gross or over but under 25 tons gross	£5.50
	(e) If under 10 tons gross	£2.75
3.	Tonnage rates on vessels other than described at paragraphs 1 and 2.
	On every vessel in whatever way propelled including yachts, sailing boats, motor boats and rowing boats, and including such vessels plying for hire, using or lying alongside any dock, wharf, or pier at the harbour as a composition in full of tonnage rates payable on the 1st day of May, an annual sum not exceeding—	£2.75

THIRD SCHEDULE.

Other (Maximum) Charges.

Ref. No.	Description of Charge	Rate
1.	For the use of any warehouse or shed for each day or part thereof exceeding the period authorised by the bye-laws of the harbour authority, for the time being in force, per square metre—	14p
2.	For the use of any wharf, pier or quay for any goods (except round native timber, including pit props, for export) for a period exceeding the period authorised by the bye-laws of the harbour authority for the time being in force—
	( a ) For each week or part thereof for the first three weeks, per square metre—	27p
	( b ) For each week or part thereof after the first three weeks, per square metre—	53p
3.	For the use of the harbour launch for shipping, landing or otherwise conveying a pilot within the pilotage district:—
	On each occasion when a pilot joins or leaves a vessel which is not alongside a pier, quay, wharf or jetty and is—
	( a ) Westward of a line drawn through the spire of Saint Nicholas' Church and continued southward through Mutton Island Lighthouse—	£15.40
	( b ) Eastward of the line mentioned at (a) above	£11.00
4.	For the use of the harbour launch for any other purpose, per hour or part thereof—	£11.00

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 17th day of November, 1978.

PÁDRAIG FAULKNER,

Minister for Tourism and Transport.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of this order is to authorise Galway Harbour Commissioners to charge increased goods, tonnage and other rates at Galway Harbour.