Statutory Instrument 2004 No. 610

The Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) (Amendment) Regulations 2004

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2004 No. 610

MERCHANT SHIPPING

The Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) (Amendment) Regulations 2004

	Made	8th March 2004
	Laid before Parliament	11 th March 2004
	Coming into force	1st April 2004

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 205(5) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 [1] hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement
1.These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st April 2004.

Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) Regulations 1997
2.For paragraph 3(1) of Part II of Schedule 2 to the Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) Regulations 1997 [2] there shall be substituted the following -

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

David Jamieson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport

8th March 2004

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) Regulations 1997.

The Regulations reduce the amount of light dues payable per voyage in respect of ships other than tugs, fishing vessels and pleasure vessels from 40 pence to 39 pence per ton. They further provide for the maximum amount for such light dues to be reduced from �16,000 to �13, 650 per voyage.

The new rates will mean a reduction in costs for shipping operators who pay light dues.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no adverse impact on the costs of business.

Notes:

[1] 1995 c. 21.back

[2] S.I. 1997/562; the relevant amendment is in S.I. 2002/504.back

ISBN 0 11 048879 2

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