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548J PDFTitle:MERCHANT SHIPPING (LOCAL VESSELS) (FEES) REGULATIONGazette Number:L.N. 283 of 2006
Section:4Heading:Fees for application for issue or renewal of full licences or temporary licencesVersion Date:02/01/2007

(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the fee to be paid in respect of an application under section 15, 17 or 19 of the Certification and Licensing Regulation for the issue or renewal of a full licence, or a temporary licence, in respect of a local vessel of a type described in column 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 isˇX

        (a) in the case of a licence valid for a period of 12 months, the fee specified in column 3 of that Part opposite the type of vessel;
        (b) in the case of a licence valid for a period of less than 12 months, a fee equal to the aggregate of the following amountsˇX
          (i) for each of the following within the validity periodˇX
            (A) the monthly period beginning on the first day of the validity period;
            (B) each subsequent monthly period,
          an amount equal to 1/12 of the fee specified in column 3 of that Part opposite the type of vessel;
          (ii) for each day within the validity period that does not fall within a monthly period referred to in subparagraph (i), an amount equal to 1/365 of the fee specified in column 3 of that Part opposite the type of vessel.
(2) If the licence is issued or renewed in respect of a Class IV vessel and permits the vessel to carry more than 14 persons, there shall be payable in respect of the application an additional fee ofˇX
        (a) in the case of a licence valid for a period of 12 months, the amount specified in subsection (4);
        (b) in the case of a licence valid for a period of less than 12 months, an amount equal to the aggregate of the following amountsˇX
          (i) for each of the following within the validity periodˇX
            (A) the monthly period beginning on the first day of the validity period;
            (B) each subsequent monthly period,
          an amount equal to 1/12 of the amount specified in subsection (4);
          (ii) for each day within the validity period that does not fall within a monthly period referred to in subparagraph (i), an amount equal to 1/365 of the amount specified in subsection (4).
(3) If the licence is issued or renewed in respect of a floating restaurant, or a stationary vessel that is certificated as a Class I vessel, there shall be payable in respect of the application an additional fee ofˇX
        (a) in the case of a licence valid for a period of 12 months, the amount specified in subsection (5);
        (b) in the case of a licence valid for a period of less than 12 months, an amount equal to the aggregate of the following amountsˇX
          (i) for each of the following within the validity periodˇX
            (A) the monthly period beginning on the first day of the validity period;
            (B) each subsequent monthly period,
          an amount equal to 1/12 of the amount specified in subsection (5);
          (ii) for each day within the validity period that does not fall within a monthly period referred to in subparagraph (i), an amount equal to 1/365 of the amount specified in subsection (5).
(4) The amount specified for the purposes of subsection (2) is the aggregate of the following amountsˇX
        (a) for the first 15 persons that the vessel concerned is permitted to carry, $165;
        (b) for each additional person that the vessel concerned is permitted to carry, $165.
(5) The amount specified for the purposes of subsection (3) is, for each person that the vessel concerned is permitted to carry, $165.

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Note:
The fees payable under this section are subject to certain concessions within the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 (please see the Merchant Shipping (Local Vessels)(Fee Concessions) Regulation 2009 (L.N. 141 of 2009)).