# The Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) Regulations 1997, Part II: SCALE OF PAYMENTS


(1) Either:
(a) an annual payment per ship of £202 plus a payment of £21 for each metre of length in excess of 10 metres; or
(b) two equal payments per ship of £114 plus payment of £12 for each metre in length in excess of 10 metres in respect of each of the six month periods commencing respectively on 1st April and 1st October.
(2) The annual payment for a new or newly registered tug or fishing vessel shall be one twelfth of the appropriate annual rate in paragraph 1(1)(a) of the scale for each month, or part of a month, of the year during which it is so registered, after the date of its first or new registration, subject to a minimum payment of £60.
(3) Where a tug or a fishing vessel (other than one covered by paragraph 1(2)) is not registered for a continuous period of more than three months the annual payment shall be one twelfth of the appropriate annual rate in paragraph 1(1)(a) of the scale for each month, or part of a month, of the year during which it is so registered, subject to a minimum payment of £60.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/562/schedule/2/part/II (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-light-dues-regulations-1997/schedule-2/part-II
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