MARITIME AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2006 No. 21 - SECT 97 97 Replacement of s 215 (Pilotage fees and conservancy dues)
MARITIME AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2006 No. 21 - SECT 97
97 Replacement of s 215 (Pilotage fees and conservancy dues)Section 215--
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'(1) A regulation may provide for the following--
(a) establishing fees on a user pays basis--
(i) for pilotage services in pilotage areas and compulsory pilotage areas; and
(ii) for other services for other matters incidental or related to pilotage services, including, for example, establishing other fees for delay or cancellation of pilotage services;
(b) establishing conservancy dues in relation to ships;
(c) procedures for the payment of pilotage fees, other fees and conservancy dues;
(d) procedures for recovering pilotage fees, other fees or conservancy dues payable under this Act.
'(2) Without limiting the Statutory Instruments Act 1992, sections 24 or 25, for establishing a pilotage fee, other fee or conservancy due under subsection (1), a regulation may establish the pilotage fee, other fee or conservancy due by reference to a ship's length.
'(3) A conservancy due may be a tax.
'(4) In this section--
other fee means a fee for other services for other matters incidental or related to pilotage services, established under a regulation as mentioned in subsection (1)(a)(ii).
pilotage fee means a fee for pilotage services, established under a regulation as mentioned in subsection (1)(a)(i).'.