HARBORS AND NAVIGATION ACT 1993 - SECT 90AA
HARBORS AND NAVIGATION ACT 1993 - SECT 90AA
(1) This section
applies to all vessels (other than a vessel, or vessels of a class, declared
by the regulations to be exempt from operation of this section).
(2) A levy (the
"facilities levy") is imposed for the purpose of providing a source of revenue
to establish, maintain and improve facilities used by vessels in this State.
(3) The
facilities levy is payable by the owner of a vessel to which this section
applies—
(a) in
the case of a vessel that is required to be registered under this Act—on
registration of the vessel; or
(b) in
any other case—on or before the date fixed by the CE for the purposes of
this subsection.
(4) If 2 or more
persons own a vessel, the owners are jointly and severally liable for the
facilities levy in respect of the vessel.
(5) The amount of the
facilities levy is to be fixed by the regulations, and may vary according
to—
(a) the
length of the vessel; or
(b) the
use of the vessel; or
(c) any
other prescribed factor.
(6) The CE may recover
the amount of an unpaid facilities levy as a debt from a person liable to pay
the amount under this section.
(7) If 2 or more
persons are jointly or severally liable to pay a facilities levy, the CE may
recover the whole of the levy from them, or any of them, or any 1 of
them.
(8) A certificate of
registration will not be issued for a vessel until any levy payable under this
section is paid.