Statutory Instruments
2009 No. 1371
Merchant Shipping
The Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
Made
8th June 2009
Laid before Parliament
10th June 2009
Coming into force
1st July 2009
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 205(5) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995( 1 ), makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) (Amendment) Regulations 2009.
(2) They come into force on 1st July 2009.
Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) Regulations 1997
2. —(1) Paragraph 3 in Part II of Schedule 2 to the Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) Regulations 1997( 2 ) is amended as follows.
(2) For sub-paragraph (1A)( 3 ) substitute—
“ (1A) Subject to a minimum charge of £60, the amount of light dues per voyage shall be—
(a) after 30th June 2009 and before 1st April 2010, 39 pence per ton subject to a maximum charge of £13,650 per voyage;
(b) on and after 1st April 2010, 43 pence per ton subject to a maximum charge of £17,200 per voyage. ” .
(3) In sub-paragraph (4), for “seven” substitute “nine”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Jim Fitzpatrick
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
8th June 2009
S.I. 1997/562 ; relevant amendments are in S.I. 2002/504 and 2006/649 .
Sub-paragraph (1A) of paragraph 3 was inserted by S.I. 2006/649 , regulation 2(1) and (2)(b).