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