PORTS AND MARITIME ADMINISTRATION ACT 1995 - SECT 68 Payment and collection of charges

PORTS AND MARITIME ADMINISTRATION ACT 1995 - SECT 68

68 Payment and collection of charges

(1) A charge under this Part is payable on demand by the relevant port authority, or at such time, or on such terms, as the relevant port authority may determine in respect of the person liable to pay it.

(2) Agents may be appointed by the relevant port authority for collection of charges.

(3) If the relevant port authority is the Minister, the Minister may appoint a Port Corporation or any other person as the agent for the collection of charges. The appointment may also be made in an operating licence issued to a Port Corporation.

(4) A charge under this Part is a debt due to the relevant port authority from the person liable to pay it, and is recoverable by the relevant port authority in any court of competent jurisdiction.

(5) If there is more than one person liable to pay a charge under this Part, those persons are jointly and severally liable to pay the charge.