Before revision: British Isles Light dues are levied on commercial vessels and larger pleasure boats calling at ports in the British Isles and paid in to the General Lighthouse Fund (GLF), which is under the stewardship of the UK's Department for Transport and is used to finance the lighthouse services provided by the three General Lighthouse Authorities that cover all of the British Isles: Trinity House for England, Wales, Gibraltar and the Channel Islands Northern Lighthouse Board for Scotland and the Isle of Man Commissioners of Irish Lights for the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland The main principles of the light dues system are: The UK Department for Transport sets the level of light dues in the UK, which is reviewed annually, taking advice from the General Lighthouse Authorities and representatives of the shipping industry.
After revision: British Isles Light dues are levied on commercial vessels and larger pleasure boats calling at ports in the British Isles and paid into the General Lighthouse Fund (GLF), which is under the stewardship of the UK's Department for Transport and is used to finance the lighthouse services provided by the three General Lighthouse Authorities that cover all of the British Isles: Trinity House for England, Wales, Gibraltar and the Channel Islands Northern Lighthouse Board for Scotland and the Isle of Man Commissioners of Irish Lights for the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland The main principles of the light dues system are: The UK Department for Transport sets the level of light dues in the UK, which is reviewed annually, taking advice from the General Lighthouse Authorities and representatives of the shipping industry.