Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations

Merchant Shipping Act

(CHAPTER 179, Section 213)

Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations

Rg 17

G.N. No. S 158/1995

REVISED EDITION 1997

(15th June 1997)

[1st April 1995]

Citation

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations.

Fees

2.—(1)  Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), there shall be paid to the Director in respect of the matters set out in the First Schedule the fees set out opposite thereto.

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(2)  Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), an owner of a ship of a tonnage set out in the first column of the Second Schedule may, at the option of the owner, pay to the Director the corresponding annual administrative fee specified in the second column of that Schedule in lieu of paying in respect of the ship all or any of the fees specified in the following Parts of the First Schedule:

(a) Part I;

(b) items 17 and 18 of Part II;

(c) items 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 14 of Part III;

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(d) items 1 to 7 of Part IV;

(e) Part VIII.

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(3)  Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), an owner of a ship that is a tanker of a tonnage set out in the first column of the Third Schedule may, at the option of the owner, pay to the Director the corresponding annual administrative fee specified in the second column of the Third Schedule in lieu of paying in respect of the ship all or any of the fees specified in the following Parts of the First Schedule:

(a) Part I;

(b) items 17 and 18 of Part II;

(c) items 3, 3A, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 14 of Part III;

(d) items 1 to 7 of Part IV;

(e) Part VIII.

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(4)  If the annual administrative fee under paragraph (2) or (3) for a ship is paid by the owner of the ship after 1 January of any year, the amount payable is to be pro‑rated according to the number of months remaining in that year, including the month in which the owner of the ship opts to pay the annual administrative fee.

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(5)  Any fee specified in paragraph (2)(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) or (3)(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e), which has been incurred in respect of a ship as at the date on which the owner of the ship opts to pay the annual administrative fee under paragraph (2) or (3) (as the case may be) for the ship —

(a) if it has been paid as at that date, is not refundable; or

(b) if it has not been paid as at that date, remains payable.

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(6)  Where goods and services tax (called in these Regulations GST) is chargeable under the Goods and Services Tax Act 1993 in respect of any matter specified in these Regulations, GST is calculated based on the rate in force at the time the matter is supplied.

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Temporary partial waiver for certain fees

2A.  In respect of the fees specified in the following Parts of the First Schedule, an amount equivalent to 9% of each fee (exclusive of GST) is waived for the period between 1 October 2024 and 31 December 2025 (both dates inclusive):

(a) items 11(b) and 12(a)(ii), (b)(ii) and (c)(ii) of Part II;

(b) items 1, 2, 12, 13 and 15 of Part III;

(c) items 4 and 5(b) of Part IV.

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Definitions and transitional

3.—(1)  In these Regulations —

“chemical tanker”, “liquefied gas tanker” and “oil tanker” have the meanings given to them in regulation 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Training, Certification and Manning) Regulations (Rg 1);

“tanker” means a chemical tanker, liquefied gas tanker or oil tanker;

“tons” and “tonnage” refer to gross tonnage.

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(2)  Nothing in these Regulations shall apply to any service provided before 1st April 1995, and in respect of any such service, the fee payable shall be that applicable at the time of the provision of the service.