Statutory Instrument 1988 No. 1929

The Merchant Shipping (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1988

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1988 No. 1929

MERCHANT SHIPPING

The Merchant Shipping (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1988

Made	2nd November 1988

Laid before Parliament

10th November 1988

Coming into force

1st December 1988

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of powers conferred on him by section 33(2) of the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1949^[1] and by section 13(1) and (7) of, and paragraph 2(i) of Schedule 2 to, the Merchant Shipping Act 1988^[2], and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and with the approval of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Regulations:

    1.    These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 1st December 1988.

    2.    The Schedule to the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 1988^[3] shall be amended as follows:—

In Part V, the words in brackets in the sub-heading shall be amended to read:

"(excluding fishing vessels within the meaning of Part II of the Merchant Shipping Act 1988)".

    3.    After Part V, a new Part VA shall be inserted as follows:—

"Part VA
REGISTRATION ETC OF FISHING VESSELSFees for Registration and Transfer of Fishing Vessels, Registration of Mortgages thereon and other Related Matters and for Inspection of the Register under Part II of the Merchant Shipping Act 1988.
    1.    In this Part:—
"counter service" means any service performed for an applicant attending in person at a Local Office or at the office where the Register is kept;
"Local Office" has the same meaning as in the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1988^[4].

2. Service	Fees
Without Counter Service	With Counter Service
	£	£
1.    Registration of a vessel (including registration of a vessel whose registry has expired) (a) with full registration	100	130
(b) with simple registration	70	100
2.    Registration of transfer or transmission of ownership of a registered vessel or share therein	30	43
3.    Renewal of registry under regulation 30 of the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1988	30	43
4.    Change of registered vessel from simple to full registration	30	43
5.    Registration of mortgage	80	110
6.    Registration of notice of intended mortgage	20	30
7.    Noting of unregistered mortgage (applies during transitional period only)	30	43
8.    Issue of duplicate certificate	10		15
9.    Issue of transcript of entries in the register relating to any one vessel — (a) for current entries	5	12 (b) for other entries	20	27
10.    Personal inspection of the register	5
11.    Registration of change of name of vessel	10	15
12.    Registration of change of port of registry and/or port number	10	15
13.    Registration of change of measurement, tonnage or engine particulars recorded in Register	10	15

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Michael Portillo

Minister of State, Department of Transport

2nd November 1988
We consent the making of these regulations

David MacLean

Alan Howarth

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

2nd November 1988

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 1988 by inserting a Part prescribing fees payable in respect of registration of fishing vessels in the new register established under Part II of the Merchant Shipping Act 1988

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Notes:

[1] 1949 c. 43.

[2] 1988 c. 12.

[3] S.I. 1988/1485.

[4] S.I. 1988/1926.

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