Statutory Instruments
2022 No. 240
Merchant Shipping
The Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Made
7th March 2022
Laid before Parliament
10th March 2022
Coming into force
1st April 2022
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, commencement and extent
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 1st April 2022.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Amendment to the Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) Regulations 1997
2. In paragraph 3(1A)(g)( 2 ) of Part II (scale of payments) of Schedule 2 to the Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) Regulations 1997( 3 )—
(a) after “2021” insert “and before 1st April 2022” ; and
(b) after “voyage” insert—
“ ;
(h) on or after 1st April 2022, 41 pence per ton subject to a maximum charge of £16,400 per voyage. ”
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Robert Courts
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
7th March 2022
Sub-paragraph (1A) of paragraph 3 was substituted by S.I. 2009/1371 in place of the sub-paragraph inserted by S.I. 2006/649 . Paragraph (g) was added by S.I. 2021/280 .
S.I. 1997/562 ; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2006/649 , 2009/1371 , 2010/629 , 2014/527 , 2015/458 , 2016/269 , 2017/543 and 2021/280 .