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The Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) (Amendment) Regulations 1993

S.I. 1993/475 · Made 4 March 1993

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MERCHANT SHIPPING

Made 4th March 1993

Laid before Parliament 11th March 1993

Coming into force 1st April 1993

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of powers conferred on him by section 5(2) of the Merchant Shipping (Mercantile Marine Fund) Act 1898f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1898 c. 44; section 5(2) was substituted by the Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (c. 39), section 36(2).

Contents

  1. 1Regulation 1
  2. 2Regulation 2
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) (Amendment) Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 1st April 1993.

2

The Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) Regulations 1990f1 shall be amended in the Schedule thereto as follows—

(a)

in paragraph 1(1) of Part I (Scale of Payments)—

  • for “£60” substitute “£62”

  • for “41.5 pence” (in both places) substitute “43 pence”;

  • for “83 pence” substitute “86 pence”;

(b)

in paragraph 2 of Part I—

  • Tugs and registered fishing vessels

    1. (i)

      in sub-paragraph (1)(a), for “£205” and “£21” substitute “£212”and “£22” respectively;

    2. (ii)

      in sub-paragraph (1)(b), for “£115” and “£12” substitute “£119”and “£12.50” respectively;

    3. (iii)

      in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), amend the minimum payments from “£60” to “£62” in each case.

  • Pleasure Craft

    1. (iv)

      in sub-paragraph (4), for “£78” substitute “£81”; and for “£26”substitute “£27”;

    2. (v)

      in sub-paragraph (5), for “£26” substitute “£27”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Caithness

Minister of State,

Department of Transport

4th March 1993

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations provide for an increase of about 3.5% in the scale of light dues payable under the Merchant Shipping Act 1894, as set out in the Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) Regulations 1990 (as amended).The last change took effect on 1st April 1992.