# The Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) Regulations 2025, Paragraph 6

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Ships putting in solely for bunkers, stores, crew changes, embarkation or disembarkation of pilots, a medical emergency, or for provisions for their own use on board, provided that they are not otherwise engaged in, or awaiting, any commercial activity or service and if the general lighthouse authorities are satisfied that the ship is not ordinarily kept at the port to which the arrival relates.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/278/schedule/1/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-light-dues-regulations-2025/schedule-1/paragraph-6
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