# Pests Act 1954, Section 6: Charges for inspection of ships.

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a port health authority or, in Scotland, a local authority within the meaning of the Public Health (Scotland) Act, 1945, or a port local authority within the meaning of section one hundred and seventy-two of the Public Health (Scotland) Act, 1897, may impose such charges as appear to the authority to be appropriate for any inspection of a vessel made by an officer of the authority for the purposes of any Order in Council under section 23 of the Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/2-3/68/section/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pests-act-1954/section-6
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