Merchant Shipping Act, 1992
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Fees. |
31.—(1) (a) There shall be paid to the Minister by the owner of the vessel concerned in respect of the issue of a certificate or the grant of a licence a fee of such amount as may be prescribed with the consent of the Minister for Finance. | |
(b) There shall be paid to a surveyor and a radio surveyor by the owner of the vessel concerned in respect of a survey for the purposes of Part II a fee of such amount as may be prescribed with the consent of the Minister for Finance. | ||
(c) There shall be paid to an authorised person by the owner of the vessel concerned in respect of an inspection by the authorised person for the purposes of Part III a fee of such amount as may be prescribed with the consent of the Minister for Finance. | ||
(d) Fees of different amounts may be prescribed under this section in respect of the issue of certificates for, and surveys of, vessels of different sizes for the purposes of Part II and in respect of the grant of licences for, and inspections of, vessels of different classes for the purposes of Part III . | ||
(2) The Minister may refuse to issue a certificate or grant a licence if the appropriate fee in respect of the issue or grant and the appropriate fee in respect of the relevant survey or inspection has not been paid. | ||
(3) A fee payable under this section may be recovered by the person to whom it is payable from the person by whom it is payable as a simple contract debt in any court of competent jurisdiction. | ||
(4) The Public Offices Fees Act, 1879, shall not apply in relation to a fee under this section. |