MERCHANT SHIPPING 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on 5th April 1990. 2 1 In these Regulations: “the Act of 1948 ” means the Merchant Shipping Act 1948; “the Act of 1949 ” means the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1949; “the Act of 1967 ” means the Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Act 1967; “the Act of 1970 ” means the Merchant Shipping Act 1970; “the Act of 1974 ” means the Merchant Shipping Act 1974; “the Act of 1979” means the Merchant Shipping Act 1979; “the principal Act ” means the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 ; and “tons” means gross tons and the gross tonnage of a ship having alternative gross tonnages shall be taken to be the larger of those tonnages. 2 Subject to regulation 3 below the following Regulations are hereby revoked:– the Merchant Shipping (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1988 the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 1989 3 Nothing in these Regulations shall apply to any work involved in carrying out a service before these Regulations come into force. 4 1 Where a fee is determined by the amount of work involved on or off the ship: a travelling time in excess of 4 hours for each visit to a ship in the United Kingdom shall be disregarded except for the initial survey or inspection of a fishing vessel under the Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Rules 1975 or the Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1975 ; b travelling time includes the time taken to travel from the United Kingdom to a ship overseas subject to a maximum of 10 hours in any 24 hour period; c travelling time in respect of the survey of a fishing vessel for the renewal of a United Kingdom fishing vessel certificate under the Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Rules 1975 shall be subject to a minimum charge of £50 for each visit required for the survey; d the cost of travelling and subsistence incurred in visiting a ship outside the United Kingdom shall be charged additionally to the hourly rate; e time spent by a surveyor in the office in respect of the survey of a fishing vessel for a United Kingdom fishing vessel certificate under the Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Rules 1975 or of an inspection under the Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1975 shall be charged for at a rate of £50 per hour, except that in the case of a survey of a fishing vessel for the renewal of such a certificate the charge shall be at a flat rate of £250; f where the work is carried out in conjunction with a non-statutory survey for which fees are not payable under these Regulations, the work involved shall be the extra time taken to ensure compliance with the requirements for which fees are charged under these Regulations; g any specific costs incurred in respect of computer or outside services shall be charged additionally to the hourly rate. 2 The cost of travelling and subsistence in respect of tonnage measurement incurred in visiting a ship outside the United Kingdom shall be chargeable additionally to the fee in paragraphs 3 and 4 of Part II of the Schedule; 5 1 The fees payable for the services specified in the Schedule to these Regulations shall be the fees specified in relation thereto in that Schedule. 2 The fee in the case of a survey or periodical inspection for the issue, renewal or endorsement of a certificate shall cover the issue or endorsement of that certificate. 3 Where a fee payable under these Regulations is for, or covers, the issue or endorsement of a certificate, the certificate need not be issued or endorsed unless that fee has been paid. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Transport 2nd March 1990 We consent to and approve the making of these Regulations, John Taylor Stephen Dorrell Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 6th March 1990