S.I. No. 12/1979 - Castletownbere Fishery Harbour Centre (Rates and Charges) Order, 1979.

S.I. No. 12 of 1979.

CASTLETOWNBERE FISHERY HARBOUR CENTRE (RATES AND CHARGES) ORDER, 1979.

I, BRIAN LENIHAN, Minister for Fisheries and Forestry, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 4 (2) (b) of the Fishery Harbour Centres Act, 1968 (No. 18 of 1968), and the Fisheries (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Functions) Order, 1977 ( S.I. No. 30 of 1977 ) (as adapted by the Fisheries (Alteration of name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1978 ( S.I. No. 195 of 1978 )), and with the consent of the Minister for Tourism and Transport, hereby order as follows:—

1. This Order may be cited as the Castletownbere Fishery Harbour Centre (Rates and Charges) Order, 1979.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 22nd day of January, 1979.

3. In this Order "fish" has the same meaning as in the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959 (No. 14 of 1959).

4. Each rate or charge specified in column (3) of the Schedule to this Order at a particular reference number is hereby fixed as the rate or charge for the use of the facility or service described in column (2) of the Schedule at that reference number.

5. (1) A rate or charge fixed by this Order shall be paid to the Minister by the person using the facility or service concerned.

(2) Failure to pay the amount due in respect of such a rate or charge at the end of the period of one month beginning on the date of written notification to the person concerned by or on behalf of the Minister shall render the person concerned liable to payment of twice that amount.

(3) An amount due under this Order may be recovered by the Minister either as a simple contract debt in a court of competent jurisdiction or by distress and sale of any ship, boat or goods in respect of which the amount is due.

(4) In this paragraph "the Minister" means the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry.

SCHEDULE

Paragraph 4

Reference Number	Description of Facility or Service	or Service Rate or Charge
(1)	(2)	(3)
1	Use of harbour by boat engaged in fishing—
(a)	if boat is under 40 ft. in length	£1.20 for each entry into harbour, or £12 for each year payable in advance on each October 1st.
(b)	if boat is 40 ft. or over but under 75ft. in length	£1.20 for each entry into harbour, or £18 for each year payable in advance on each October 1st.
(c)	if boat is 75ft or over but under 100 ft. in length	£1.20 for each entry into harbour, or £24 for each year payable in advance on each October 1st.
(d)	if boat is 100 ft or more in length	£1.20 for each entry into harbour, or £30 for each year payable in advance on each October 1st.
2	Use of harbour in connection with cargo of fish—
	Fresh fish	6p per 50 kgs.
	fish for reduction to fishmeal	3p per 50 kgs.
3	Use of ladder	60p each entry into harbour.
4	Use of electricity	60p per hour
5	Use of harbour landing facilities or associated land areas for washing fish boxes	£2.40 per day.
6	Use of fresh water	48p per tonne.
7	Use of hose	24p per occasion.
8	Rope money	£9 per trip.
9	Use of berthage or moorings provided by harbour authority for purposes other than loading or discharging	4p on every tonne of (a) the net Register Tonnage or (b) fifty per cent of Gross Tonnage, whichever is greater.
		These charges are not applicable to passenger and general cargo ferry boats plying solely between Bere Island and Castletownbere.
10	Use of berthage or moorings provided by harbour authority for loading or discharging	12p on every tonne of (a) the net Register Tonnage or (b) fifty per cent of the Gross Tonnage, whichever is greater. These charges are not applicable to passenger and general cargo ferry boats plying solely between Bere Island and Castletownbere.
11	Use of harbour by vessel laid up at pier, quay, berthage or jetty
(a)		For the first two weeks the rate of charge at reference number 9 above is applicable.
(b)		For every day after two weeks and up to the end of the fifth week, 8p per day per metre of length of boat.
(c)		For each additional day after five weeks 15p per metre of length of boat.
12	Use of harbour in connection with miscellaneous cargo
(a)	Cured or salted fish	3p per barrel
(b)	salt	4p per tonne
(c)	empties	2p each
(d)	solid fuel	6p per tonne
(e)	manure	12p per tonne
(f)	large animals	10p each
(g)	small animals (excluding cats and dogs)	5p each
(h)	other cargo	24p per tonne.
		These charges are not applicable to goods being carried from Castletownbere to Bere Island for use by the people of Bere Island, nor to empties being returned from the Island.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 18th day of January, 1979.

BRIAN LENIHAN,

Minister for Fisheries and Forestry.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order specifies revised rates and charges to be paid to the Minister by persons using the facilities and services at Castletownbere Fishery Harbour Centre.