Article 44 Exemptions from ship, passenger and goods dues

(1)

Except in so far as may be agreed between the Authority and the government department or person concerned or as may be specifically laid down by statute, nothing in any enactment authorising the Authority to levy charges shall extend to authorise it to demand ship, passenger and goods dues on—

(a)

a vessel—

(i)

belonging to or in the service of His Majesty,

(ii)

in the service of the Commissioners of Customs and Excise and not carrying goods for reward,

(iii)

in the service of the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses and not carrying goods for reward, or

(iv)

belonging to or used by the lifeboat service whilst employed in or in connection with the functions of that service,

(b)

the Commissioners of Customs and Excise in respect of a vessel or goods under customs seizure,

(c)

troops landed at the port premises or a person employed by the Secretary of State for Defence while in the execution of their duty, and

(d)

goods or stores belonging to the Secretary of State for Defence.

(2)

Officers of the Department for Transport and of the Ministers in the execution of their duty shall at all times be exempt from such charges in respect of their vessels and otherwise.