The Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) Regulations 1997

UK Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 562 — creates 1 criminal offence.

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Made: 4 March 1997
In force from: 1 April 1997
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Transport: maritime, aviation, rail and harbours
Made under: Merchant Shipping Act 1995

Explanatory note

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These Regulations revoke and replace the Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) Regulations 1990 as amended. The Regulations make the following reductions to the amount of light dues which may be levied: Description Previous amount New amount Annual payment per ship for tugs and registered fishing vessels £212 £202 Payment for each metre of length in excess of 10 metres for tugs and registered fishing vessels £22 £21 Two equal payments per ship for tugs and registered fishing vessels £119 £114 Payment for each metre of length in excess of 10 metres length for tugs and registered fishing vessels £12.50 £12 Minimum annual payment for a new or newly registered tug or fishing vessel £62 £60 Minimum annual payment for a tug or registered fishing vessel which is not registered for a continuous period of more than three months. £62 £60 Annual payment for pleasure vessels £81 £77 Payment for each period of 30 days in respect of a visit within an area for which any general lighthouse authority has responsibility for a pleasure vessel not ordinarily kept or used in such an area £27 £26 Amount for each month or part of month for a new or newly registered pleasure vessel £27 £26 Minimum amount per voyage for ships not subject to periodical payments £62 £60 Rate per ton for ships subject to payments per voyage 43 pence 41 pence In addition, the Regulations also make the following amendments: a A ship’s tonnage is to be ascertained by reference to its International Tonnage Certificate (1969) or, if the ship does not have such a certificate, by reference to the ship’s gross tonnage. b The exemption in favour of ships navigating wholly within the limits of a harbour authority has been modified except in relation to the Port of London Authority and the Forth Port Authority. c Additional exemptions have been granted for various classes of ships.

Offences created by this instrument

Contravention of The Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) Regulations 1997 the instrument as a whole · Status not determined · Strict liability

What Parliament said about it

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Shipping: Light Dues Lords · Written Statements · 23 February 2009 · The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Lord Adonis)
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Jim Fitzpatrick) has made the following Ministerial Statement. I wish to announce that we will be consulting on proposed amendments to the Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) Regulations 1997. On current projections, the General Lighthouse Fund will incur an estimated funding shortfall next year of around £21 million. Recent falls in the investment portfolio of the General Lighthouse Fund have reduced the capacity of the fund to defer or spread these increases in dues, which are being kept to the minimum necessary to…
Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) Commons · Written Statements · 23 February 2009 · The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Jim Fitzpatrick)
I wish to announce that we will be consulting on proposed amendments to the Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) Regulations 1997. On current projections, the General Lighthouse Fund will incur an estimated funding shortfall next year of around £21 million. Recent falls in the investment portfolio of the General Lighthouse Fund have reduced the capacity of the fund to defer or spread these increases in dues, which are being kept to the minimum necessary to deliver next year’s funding requirement. The Government have a statutory responsibility to ensure that the fund is maintained at an appropriate…
Light Dues Commons · Westminster Hall · 2 June 2009 · Mr. John Leech (Manchester, Withington) (LD)
It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr. Olner. I congratulate the hon. Member for Isle of Wight (Mr. Turner) on securing this important debate. As a history and politics graduate, I appreciated the history lesson that he gave us. It was a first for me to attend a debate in which an hon. Member has blamed successive Governments, including a Liberal Government. There is a first every day. The hon. Member for Castle Point (Bob Spink) made a valid point about the impact that increased costs may have on the fishing industry, especially at a time of economic recession, and the Minister made…

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