S.I. No. 213/1968 - Harbour Rates (Waterford Port and Harbour) (Amendment) Order, 1968.

S.I. No. 213 of 1968.

HARBOUR RATES (WATERFORD PORT AND HARBOUR) (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1968.

The Minister for Transport and Power, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 104 of the Harbours Act, 1946 (No. 9 of 1946), and the Transport, Fuel and Power (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1959 ( S.I. No. 125 of 1959 ), and after due compliance with section 106 of that Act, hereby orders as follows :

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Harbour Rates (Waterford Port and Harbour) (Amendment) Order, 1968.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 21st day of October, 1968.

2. The Waterford Harbour Act, 1919, shall be construed and have effect as if, for the matter contained in the Schedule to that Act, there were substituted the matter contained in the First Schedule to this Order.

3. The Harbour Rates (Waterford Harbour) Order, 1954 ( S.I. No. 225 of 1954 ), shall have effect as if, for the matter contained in the Schedule to that Order, there were substituted the matter contained in the Second Schedule to this Order.

4. The Harbour Rates (Waterford Harbour) Order, 1961 ( S.I. No. 7 of 1961 ), is hereby revoked.

FIRST SCHEDULE

"RATES ON GOODS CHARGEABLE ON GROSS WEIGHT INCLUDING PACKAGES

Article			Unit of Quantity	Rate
				s.	d.
Acid .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	2	6
Alcohol—wine, etc. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	7	6
Animals :			Each
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. .. ..				5	0
Dogs .. .. .. .. .. .. ..				5	0
Donkeys .. .. .. .. .. ..				5	0
Horses .. .. .. .. .. .. ..				7	6
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. .. ..				2	6
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. .. ..				2	6
Wild .. .. .. .. .. .. ..				7	6
Asbestos .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	2	0
Asphalt .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	3	0
Bags and Bagging .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	5	0
Biscuits .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	7	6
Bitumen .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	3	0
Borax .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	5	0
Bottles .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	5	0
Boxes—empty .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	5	0
Buckets .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	6	8
Butter .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	6	8
Calcium Chloride .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	1	2
Carpets .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	10	0
Cars .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Each	25	0
Cardboard .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	5	0
Chipboard .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	5	0
Cement .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	1	0
Chalk .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	1	3
Cheese .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	6	8
Chocolates .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	7	6
Chocolate Crumb .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	7	6
Cider .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	3	4
Coal and Dust .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	1	0
Cocoa .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	7	6
Coffee .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	7	6
Combine Harvester .. .. .. .. ..			Nos.	25	0
Copper .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	7	6
Cornflour .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	7	6
Cotton Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	6	0
Disinfectant .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	3	4
Drugs and Chemicals (other) .. .. .. ..			Ton	10	0
Dust (founders) .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	1	3
Dyestuffs .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	5	0
Earthenware :
Pipes .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	2	0
Tiles, etc. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	3	4
Electrical Goods .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	10	0
Feeding Stuffs .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	2	0
Felt .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	3	4
Fertilisers .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	2	0
Firebricks and Clay .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	3	4
Fish Dried .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	4	2
Fish Fresh .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	4	2
Salmon and Preserves .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	7	6
Fish Meal .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	2	0
Founders Dust .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	1	3
Fruit:
Dried .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	5	10
Fresh .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	5	10
Juice .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	5	10
Pulp .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	5	10
Furniture .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	10	0

Gannister .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	1	0
Glasscloth .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	5	0
Glassware .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	7	6
Glue (see Resin) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Grain		.. .. .. .. ..	Ton	2	0
Feeding Stuffs
Greaves .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Grease.. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	2	0
Hair .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	7	6
Hardware .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	10	0
Hides .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	2	6
Honey .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	5	0
Hops .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	10	0
Ink .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	5	0
Iron, Pig or Scrap .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	1	3
Iron Manufactured .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	2	6
Jute .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	2	6
Lead .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	3	4
Lead Ash .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	1	6
Leather .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	7	6
do. dressing .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	4	2
do. Scrap .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	7	6
do. Waste .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	2	6
Linerboard .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	2	0
Linoleum .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	10	0
Machinery .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	5	0
Meal (see Grain) .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	2	0
Meat (all classes) .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	6	0
Milk :
Condensed .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	5	0
Powder .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	5	0
Millboard .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	5	0
Millinery .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	10	0
Oil, except Bunker C. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	3	4
Bunker C. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	2	4
Oilcloth .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	7	6
Paint .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	3	4
Paper .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	3	4
Waste .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	1	6
Peatmoss .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	2	6
Piece Goods (Textile) .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	10	0
Plants .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	10	0
Polythene .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	7	6
Potatoes .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	1	8
Rags .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	2	0
Resin .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	2	0
Rice .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	2	0
Ropes .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	3	0
Rubber Solution .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	3	4
Rubber Goods .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	7	6
Salt .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	1	6
Sand .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	1	3
Soda .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	2	0
Steel Manufacture .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	2	6
Sugar .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	3	0
Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	10	0
Tallow .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	3	4
Tanning Extract .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	4	2
Tea .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	7	6
Tinplate .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	3	4

Wood .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			50 c. ft. (or ton)	3	0
Wood Pulp .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	1	6
Plywood .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	5	0
Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	5	0
Yarns .. .. .. .. .. .. ..			Ton	5	0
Containers or Flats carrying any kind of goods ..			Floor space	22	6
			20' X 8'	each
			and pro rata	Import
	or export"

SECOND SCHEDULE

"MAXIMUM TONNAGE RATES

Ref. No.	Description of Charge	Rate
		s.	d.
1.	On every ton of the net register tonnage or of half the gross tonnage, whichever is the greater, of every vessel discharging or loading cargo or passengers in the harbour, for each voyage made to or from the harbour—
	(a) From or to any port or place in the State, Northern Ireland or Great Britain .. .. .. ..	2	4
	(b) From or to any port or place in Europe between the River Elbe and Brest .. .. .. .. ..	3	1
2.	On every ton of the net register tonnage or of half the gross tonnage, whichever is the greater, of every vessel discharging or loading cargo or passengers in the harbour for each voyage made to or from the harbour from or to any port or place not in the State, Northern Ireland or Great Britain nor in Europe between the River Elbe and Brest .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	3	5
3.	On every ton of the net register tonnage of every vessel (other than a vessel bound from one port or place to any other port or place in the State, Northern Ireland, or Great Britain) entering the harbour for the purpose of seeking shelter therein or for repairs or for orders and not discharging or loading cargo or passengers.. ..		1¾
4.	On every ton of the net register tonnage of every fishing vessel of seventy tons net register tonnage or over, whatever way propelled which is for the time being employed in sea-fishing or in the sea-fishing service for each time such vessel enters the harbour and does not load fish but makes use of the quays or wharves.. ..	1	0
	LAYING UP CHARGES
5.	The maximum rate to be charged by the Waterford Harbour Commissioners in respect of a vessel (other than a fishing vessel) laid up in Waterford Harbour shall be a sum not exceeding three pence in respect of each ton of the net register tonnage of the vessel for each week or part of a week during which the vessel is laid up after the expiration of twenty-one days from the first day on which the vessel is laid up."

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Transport and

Power this 7th day of October, 1968.

PADDY LALOR.

A person authorised under Section 15 (1) of the Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924 , to authenticate the Seal of the said Minister.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The effect of this Order is to authorise the Waterford Harbour Commissioners to charge revised maximum tonnage and goods rates at Waterford Harbour.