Statutory Instruments
2015 No. 458
Merchant Shipping
The Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
Made
26th February 2015
Laid before Parliament
5th March 2015
Coming into force
1st April 2015
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. These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 1st April 2015.
Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) Regulations 1997
2. In paragraph 3(1A) of Part II (scale of payments) of Schedule 2 to the Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) Regulations 1997( 2 )β
(a) in paragraph (c), after β2014β insert βand before 1st April 2015β; and
(b) after paragraph (c) addβ
β (d) on and after 1st April 2015, 39 pence per ton subject to a maximum charge of Β£15,600 per voyage. β .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
John Hayes
Minister of State
Department for Transport
26th February 2015
S.I.1997/562 ; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2006/649 , 2009/1371 , 2010/629 and 2014/527 .