# Seafarers’ Wages Act 2023, Section 7: Imposition of surcharges: in-year declaration that is prospective only

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

(1) This section applies if—
(a) a harbour authority requests the operator of a service to which this Act applies to provide the authority with an equivalence declaration in respect of the service for a relevant year,
(b) the operator provides the declaration during the relevant year in accordance with regulations under section 3(5), and
(c) the declaration is within subsection (3) of section 4 (and not also within subsection (4) of that section).
(2) The harbour authority must impose a charge on the operator of the service in respect of each occasion when a ship providing the service entered its harbour between the beginning of the relevant year and the time the declaration was provided.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/8/section/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/seafarers-wages-act-2023/section-7
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