Statutory Instrument 2004 No. 1976

The Hovercraft (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2004

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2004 No. 1976

HOVERCRAFT

The Hovercraft (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2004

	Made	21st July 2004
	Coming into force	6th September 2004

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by article 35 of the Hovercraft (General) Order 1972[1] and with the approval of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement
    1.These Regulations may be cited as the Hovercraft (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 6th September 2004.

Amendment of the Hovercraft (Fees) Regulations 1997
    2. - (1) The Hovercraft (Fees) Regulations 1997[2] shall be amended as follows.

    (2) In regulation 5, for "£60" there shall be substituted "£78".

    (3) For the table in regulation 9 there shall be substituted the following table:

	per hour or part thereof
1.For waiting time prior to the commencement of and during the course of survey or inspection: for periods not in excess of one hour	No fee
For periods in excess of one hour -  For surveys in the United Kingdom	£78
For surveys abroad	£156
2.For abortive visits in the United Kingdom: for the time wasted in excess of one hour at the place of survey or inspection plus time occupied in travelling to and from the place of survey	£78
3.When a surveyor or inspector is called upon to perform services at unusual hours; for work undertaken during the following hours, including time occupied in travelling: Mondays to Fridays inclusive between 6 pm and 8 am and all day Saturday	£39
Sunday and Public Holidays	£78

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport


David Jamieson
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport

20th July 2004



We approve the making of these Regulations.


Joan Ryan

Jim Murphy
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

21st July 2004

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Hovercraft (Fees) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/320) (the principal Regulations) to prescribe changes in some of the fees charged.

In Part 3 of the principal Regulations, the hourly rate chargeable under regulation 5 for the services specified in regulation 6 has been increased from £60 to £78.

Revised fees have been introduced in respect of the additional fees payable under regulation 9 of the principal Regulations. The changes to the fees charged are as follows:

Description of fee	Old fee	New fee
	£	£
1.Waiting time prior to commencement of and during survey or inspection:
For periods not in excess of one hour	No fee	No fee
For periods in excess of one hour: for surveys in the United Kingdom	£60	£78
for surveys abroad	£120	£156
2.For abortive visits in the United Kingdom: time wasted in excess of one hour at place of survey or inspection plus travelling time to and from place of survey	£60	£78
3.For survey or inspection services at unusual hours during the following hours including travelling time:
Mondays to Fridays 6 pm to 8 am and all day Saturday	£30	£39
Sunday and Public Holidays	£60	£78

A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been carried out and a copy placed in the library of both Houses of Parliament. Copies can be obtained from the Finance and Contracts Directorate, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road, Southampton SO15 1EG (telephone 02380 329472).

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Notes:

[1] S.I. 1972/674.back

[2] S.I. 1997/320.back

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ISBN 0 11 049635 3

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