Regulation 6 Transitional provisions

(1)

Except in a case to which paragraph (2) applies, where an application for any of the following services, namely—

(a)

an examination,

(b)

the issue of a licence, certificate or any other document or copy document,

(c)

the registration of a ship or a transfer or mortgage of a ship, or

(d)

an exemption from any requirement of or under the Act,

is made before 11th September 2006 but the service is provided on or after that date the fee payable in respect of that application is the fee prescribed immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations.

(2)

This paragraph applies where—

(a)

an application for an inspection, survey, test or other function is made before 11th September 2006,

(b)

the fee payable in respect of that function is to be calculated by reference to an hourly rate, and

(c)

any work to conduct that inspection, survey, test or other function is carried out after 10th September.

(3)

Where paragraph (2) applies the hourly rate prescribed under these Regulations applies for the purpose of calculating—

(a)

the fee in respect of the survey, inspection, testing or other work carried out after 10th September, and

(b)

any additional fee which becomes payable under Part 13 of Schedule 1 to these Regulations by reason of an event occurring after 10th September.