Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Act 2014

Fees

3. (1) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, prescribe by order (in this Act referred to as a fees order) the fees to be charged for applications, renewals and inspections made, certificates issued, ship registrations and other services provided under this Act, including under sections 9 , 18 , 19 , 20 and 28 .

(2) Different fees or levels of fees may be prescribed under this section in respect of different types, classes or descriptions of ships and for different applications and renewals and different purposes and services.

(3) An application for ship registration, to amend, transfer or to renew registration, shall not be considered until the prescribed fee has been paid.

(4) All fees payable under a fees order shall be collected and taken in such manner as the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform shall from time to time direct and shall be paid into or disposed of for the benefit of the Exchequer.