STATES OF JERSEY
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Draft Amendment No. 30 to the Tariff of Harbour and Light Dues
Lodged au Greffe on 18th
October 2005
by the
Harbours and Airport Committee
STATES GREFFE

Draft Amendment No. 30 to the Tariff of Harbour and Light Dues
PROPOSITION
THE STATES are asked to
decide whether they are of opinion -
in accordance with Article 6 of the Harbour and Light Dues (Jersey) Law
1947, as amended, to approve the draft Amendment (No. 30) to the Tariff of
Harbour and Light Dues as set out in the Appendix to the Report of the Harbours
and Airport Committee dated 18th October 2005.
HARBOURS AND AIRPORT
COMMITTEE
There are no manpower implications and the financial implications are as
set out in the report below.
REPORT
It is
proposed to increase the dues for –
(a) Arriving and departing passengers and
vehicles by 2.5%, as agreed by the Finance and Economics Committee under
delegated powers;
(b) Leisure
moorings and spaces by 3.6%;
(c) Visitors
leisure berthing by £1.
Passengers
and Private Vehicle Dues
The proposed
increase in these charges is made up of 2.5% to meet Jersey Harbour’s approved
2006 budget commitments and in accordance with the Finance and Economics
Anti-Inflation Strategy. The 2006 commitment will continue to absorb
two-thirds, approximately £177,000, of the International Ship and Port Security
Code arising from the States approval of P.144/2003 until a decision is made
regarding the best method to recover Harbour and Airport Security costs, the
other third is, and will continue to be, collected from the Port Users as a result
of an additional 1.8% on 2005 Harbour Dues agreed by the States last year.
Additionally, the Committee intends to commit the proposed 2.5% on passenger
and passenger vehicle landings towards assisting the growth of high speed ferry
landings. This is a projected sum of £80,000 which will gain added value by
being targeted at key areas. Rather than freeze the increase the Committee
intends to ensure that the saving is applied to best effect. Discussions on Harbour Dues have already
begun with the Economic Development Department and the initiative in regard to
high speed passenger dues will be discussed with it and the Tourism Board in
order to gain added value. The Department continues to make efficiency
savings which accumulate over the ten year plan including in the near future a
re-examination of tariff structure in the light of improved cost-based
information.
Leisure
Dues – Residents
In recent
times these dues have been recognised as not being directly related to the
Island’s inflation rate. The Finance and Economics Committee commented in the
States last year that: “The Committee believes that it is important that the
users of Marinas and moorings do not receive a service subsidised by commercial
users of the Harbour or the taxpayer - - “. Charges were raised by 5.3% giving
an end of year forecast of £2.06m up by 6% on the previous year and on target
towards full self sufficiency. As a result of improved management information
in this area, the department has been able to take action to achieve cost recovery
in a key marine leisure area. It is
therefore proposed that the increase for 2006 be held at 3.6%.
It is the Department’s
intention to examine the need to continue to deal with these charges by
legislation as it would be more able to respond to market forces and balance
this with its social and community responsibilities by other means. Such an
opportunity may be provided by the new Harbour Charges Law which is subject to
continued consultation with Port Users.
10th October 2005.
APPENDIX
Explanatory Note
The effect
of this Amendment to the Tariff of Harbour and Light Dues would be to revise
dues in the following way –
(a) Harbour dues for arriving and departing
passengers, and vehicles carried on “drive on/drive off” ferries would be
increased by 2.5%.
(b) Dues payable in respect of marina and other
mooring spaces (except those for visiting leisure craft) would be increased by 3.6%.
(c) Dues for visiting leisure vessels would be
increased by a flat amount of £1. This represents an increase ranging from
3.13% to 6.67%, according to the length of the craft.
The new
charges will come into force on 1st January 2006.

Draft Amendment No. 30 to the Tariff of Harbour and Light Dues
Arrangement
Article

Draft
Amendment No. 30
to the Tariff of Harbour and Light Dues
Coming into force [date to be inserted]
THE
HARBOURS AND AIRPORT COMMITTEE,
in pursuance of Article 6 of the Harbour and Light Dues (Jersey) Law 1947,[1] and with the approval of the States given on
[ ] 2005, has made the following
amendment to the Tariff of Harbour and Light Dues approved by the States on
19th August 1980[2] (in this Amendment called “the Tariff”) –
For Section a of Part III of the
Tariff (which Section relates to dues payable on arrival and on departure)
there shall be substituted the following Section –
“A. Dues payable on arrival and on departure
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1. |
For each passenger disembarked from or
embarked on a ship – |
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(a) if
an adult |
£1.83 |
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(b) if
a child |
92p. |
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2. |
(a) For each private vehicle (other than one
to which any of sub-paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) applies) disembarked
from or embarked on a ‘drive-on/drive-off’ ferry and accompanied by a driver |
£7.61 |
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(b) For each private vehicle (other than one
to which either of sub-paragraphs (c) and (d) applies) disembarked from
or embarked on a ‘drive-on/drive-off’ ferry and accompanied by a driver,
where the fare payable depends on the dimensions or weight or any other
distinguishing feature of the vehicle and any fare other than the lowest fare
is payable |
£7.98 |
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(c) For each private motorcycle disembarked
from or embarked on a ‘drive-on/drive off’ ferry and accompanied by a driver |
£1.49 |
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(d) For each caravan, or caravanette,
disembarked from or embarked on a ‘drive-on/drive off’ ferry, whether
accompanied or unaccompanied by a driver |
£12.32. |
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3. |
Where at any harbour in the Island – |
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(a) any passenger travelling to a destination
outside the Island disembarks from a ship and for the purpose of continuing
the journey embarks on another ship; or |
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(b) any private vehicle being shipped to a
destination outside the Island is disembarked from a ‘drive-on/drive-off’
ferry and for the purpose of continuing its shipment is embarked on another
‘drive-on/drive-off’ ferry, |
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the appropriate dues payable under either
of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be reduced by 50%. |
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4. |
In this Section, ‘driver’ means a driver
who is also a passenger.”. |
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For Section B of Part III of the Tariff
(which Section relates to dues payable in respect of mooring spaces) there
shall be substituted the following Section –
“B. Dues payable in respect of marina and other
mooring spaces
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1. |
Ship owned by a person ordinarily resident
in Jersey – |
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(a) if moored at Saint Helier Harbour
(elsewhere than at a marina, a holding pontoon at the entrance to the drying
harbour at Saint Helier or the holding pontoons) or the inner harbour at
Saint Aubin – |
a
due payable annually in advance and equivalent to, for each year or part of a
year, £9.69 a square metre, or part of a square metre, of the superficial
area of the ship, with a minimum charge of £51.86 |
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(b) if moored at the inner harbour at
Gorey – |
a
due payable annually in advance and equivalent to, for each year or part of a
year, £8.35 a square metre, or part of a square metre, of the superficial
area of the ship, with a minimum charge of £42.31 |
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(c) if moored at the harbour at Bonne Nuit
Bay, Bouley Bay or Rozel – |
a
due payable annually in advance and equivalent to, for each year or part of a
year, £4.29 a square metre, or part of a square metre, of the superficial
area of the ship, with a minimum charge of £22.81 |
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(d) if moored at Belcroute Bay, Saint Catherine’s
Harbour, La Rocque, Saint Brelade’s Bay or the outer moorings at Saint
Aubin – |
a
due payable annually in advance and equivalent to, for each year or part of a
year, £2.08 a square metre, or part of a square metre, of the superficial
area of the ship, with a minimum charge of £11.53. |
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2. |
Single-hulled
ship owned by a person having an agreement for the use of mooring space for a
period of not less than one year, and moored at La Collette Yacht Basin
Marina – |
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(a)(i) for each day or part of a day (except in
July and August) |
ship under 8 metres’ overall length,
£14.00 ship of 8 metres or more, but under 10
metres’ overall length, £16.00 ship of 10 metres or more, but under 12
metres’ overall length, £18.00 ship of 12 metres or more, but under 14
metres’ overall length, £20.00 ship of 14 metres or more, but
under 16 metres’ overall length, £25.00 ship of 16 metres or more, but
under 20 metres’ overall length, £33.00 ship of 20 metres or more overall
length, £1.78 per metre or part of a metre |
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(a)(ii) for each day or part of a day in July or
August |
the
rate specified in sub-paragraph (a)(i) plus £2.00 |
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(b) for each week, if paid in advance |
six
times the daily rate specified in sub-paragraph (a) |
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(c) for each month or part of a month within
the period from 1st October to 30th April, if paid in advance |
an amount equal to the product of £17.13
and the overall length of the ship in metres |
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(d) for any continuous period of
3 months within the period from 1st October to 30th April, if paid in
advance |
an
amount equal to the product of £40.38 and the overall length of the ship in
metres |
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(e) for any continuous period of 4 months
within the period from 1st October to 30th April, if paid in advance |
an
amount equal to the product of £53.86 and the overall length of the ship in
metres |
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(f) for any continuous period of
5 months within the period from 1st October to 30th April, if paid in
advance |
an
amount equal to the product of £67.32 and the overall length of the ship in
metres |
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(g) for any continuous period of 6 months
within the period from 1st October to 30th April, if paid in advance |
an
amount equal to the product of £65.91 and the overall length of the ship in
metres |
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(h) continuously, for the period from 1st
October to 30th April, if paid in advance |
an
amount equal to the product of £76.89 and the overall length of the ship in
metres |
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(i) for any period of 12 months, if paid
quarterly in advance |
for
a ship under 5.2 metres in overall length not having an individual
mooring, an amount equal to the product of £167.96 and the overall length of
the ship in metres for
a ship under 5.2 metres in overall length having an individual mooring,
or a ship of 5.2 metres or more in overall length, an amount equal to the
product of £260.15 and the overall length of the ship in metres. |
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3. |
Ship (other than a single-hulled ship)
owned by a person ordinarily resident in Jersey, and moored at La Collette
Yacht Basin Marina |
the
same due as would be payable if it were a single-hulled ship of the same
overall length moored at that marina, plus 50%. |
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4. |
Single-hulled ship moored at Saint Helier
Marina or the holding pontoons or, where paragraph 2 is not applicable,
at La Collette Yacht Basin Marina – |
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(a) for each day or part of a day |
the
same due as would be payable under clause (i) or clause (ii) of paragraph
2(a), for a single-hulled ship of the same overall length moored at La
Collette Yacht Basin Harbour, if paragraph 2 were applicable |
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(b) for each week, if paid in advance |
six
times the daily rate specified in sub-paragraph (a) |
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(c) for each month or part of a month within
the period from 1st October to 30th April, if paid in advance |
the
same due as would be payable under paragraph 2(c), for a single-hulled ship
of the same overall length moored at La Collette Yacht Basin Harbour, if
paragraph 2 were applicable |
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(d) for any continuous period of 3 months
within the period from 1st October to 30th April, if paid in advance |
the same due as would be payable under
paragraph 2(d), for a single-hulled ship of the same overall length moored at
La Collette Yacht Basin Harbour, if paragraph 2 were applicable |
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(e) for any continuous period of 4 months
within the period from 1st October to 30th April, if paid in advance |
the
same due as would be payable under paragraph 2(e), for a single-hulled ship
of the same overall length moored at La Collette Yacht Basin Harbour, if
paragraph 2 were applicable |
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(f) for any continuous period of 5 months
within the period from 1st October to 30th April, if paid in advance |
the
same due as would be payable under paragraph 2(f), for a single-hulled ship
of the same overall length moored at La Collette Yacht Basin Harbour, if
paragraph 2 were applicable |
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(g) for any continuous period of 6 months
within the period from 1st October to 30th April, if paid in advance |
the
same due as would be payable under paragraph 2(g), for a single-hulled ship
of the same overall length moored at La Collette Yacht Basin Harbour, if
paragraph 2 were applicable |
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(h) continuously, for the period from 1st
October to 30th April, if paid in advance |
the
same due as would be payable under paragraph 2(h), for a single-hulled ship
of the same overall length moored at La Collette Yacht Basin Harbour, if
paragraph 2 were applicable |
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(i) for any period of 12 months, if paid
quarterly in advance |
an
amount equal to the product of £251.80 and the overall length of the ship in
metres. |
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Single-hulled ship moored at Elizabeth
Marina – |
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(a) for each day or part of a day |
the
same due as would be payable under clause (i) or clause (ii) of paragraph
2(a), for a single-hulled ship of the same overall length moored at La
Collette Yacht Basin Harbour, if paragraph 2 were applicable |
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(b) for each week, if paid in advance |
six
times the daily rate specified in sub-paragraph (a) |
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(c) for each month, for any continuous
period within the period from 1st May to 30th September |
£26.11
a metre or part of a metre of overall length, if paid in advance for a period
of not less than 3 months and not more than 6 months, and £29.01 a metre or
part of a metre of overall length in any other case |
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(d) for each month or part of a month within
the period from 1st October to 30th April, if paid in advance |
the
same due as would be payable under paragraph 2(c), for a single-hulled ship
of the same overall length moored at La Collette Yacht Basin Harbour, if
paragraph 2 were applicable |
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(e) for any continuous period of 3 months
within the period from 1st October to 30th April, if paid in advance |
the
same due as would be payable under paragraph 2(d), for a single-hulled ship
of the same overall length moored at La Collette Yacht Basin Harbour, if
paragraph 2 were applicable |
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(f) for any continuous period of 4 months
within the period from 1st October to 30th April, if paid in advance |
the
same due as would be payable under paragraph 2(e), for a single-hulled ship
of the same overall length moored at La Collette Yacht Basin Harbour, if
paragraph 2 were applicable |
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(g) for any continuous period of 5 months
within the period from 1st October to 30th April, if paid in advance |
the
same due as would be payable under paragraph 2(f), for a single-hulled ship
of the same overall length moored at La Collette Yacht Basin Harbour, if
paragraph 2 were applicable |
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(h) for any continuous period of 6 months
within the period from 1st October to 30th April, if paid in advance |
the
same due as would be payable under paragraph 2(g), for a single-hulled ship
of the same overall length moored at La Collette Yacht Basin Harbour, if
paragraph 2 were applicable |
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(i) continuously, for the period from 1st
October to 30th April, if paid in advance |
the
same due as would be payable under paragraph 2(h), for a single-hulled ship
of the same overall length moored at La Collette Yacht Basin Harbour, if
paragraph 2 were applicable |
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(j) for any period of 12 months if paid
quarterly or annually in advance |
an
amount equal to the product of £242.62 and the overall length of the ship in
metres. |
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6. |
Ship (other than a single-hulled ship)
moored at Saint Helier Marina, Elizabeth Marina or the holding pontoons or,
where paragraph 3 is not applicable, at La Collette Yacht Basin |
the
same due as would be payable if it were a single-hulled ship of the same
overall length moored at that marina, plus 50%. the appropriate due specified
in paragraph 4 or 5, plus 50%. the appropriate due specified in paragraph 4
or 5, plus 50%. |
7. |
Commercial ship using Saint Helier Harbour
and not paying any other due in respect of cargo or passengers, or any other
craft of 25 metres or more overall length and owned by a person not having
an agreement for the use of mooring space for a period of not less than one
year, for each day or part of a day |
£1.95
a metre or part of a metre of overall length. |
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8. |
Ship moored on a holding pontoon at the
entrance to the drying harbour at Saint Helier – |
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(a) if owned by a person having an agreement
for the use of mooring space in Jersey for a period of not less than one
year, for a stay not exceeding 12 hours in any period of 36 hours |
Nil |
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(b) in any other case, for each day or part
of a day |
£5.98 in respect of the first three days
of its stay, and thereafter £17.64. |
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9. |
Ship owned by a person not ordinarily
resident in Jersey and moored at a place other than La Collette Yacht Basin
Marina, Saint Helier Marina, Elizabeth Marina or the holding pontoons (other
than a ship to which paragraph 7 or 8 applies), for each day or part of a day
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ship
under 8 metres’ overall length, £7.02 ship
of 8 metres or more, but under 10 metres’ overall length, £8.15 ship
of 10 metres or more, but under 12 metres’ overall length, £9.41 ship
of 12 metres or more, but under 14 metres’ overall length, £10.53 ship
of 14 metres or more, but under 20 metres’ overall length,
£11.78 ship
of 20 metres or more, but under 25 metres’ overall length, £15.29. |
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10. |
Ship laying up in Jersey, for each day or
part of a day – |
ship
under 6 metres’ overall length, £1.95 ship
of 6 metres or more, but under 9 metres’ overall length, £2.93 ship
of 9 metres or more, but under 15 metres’ overall length, £4.66 ship
of 15 metres or more, but under 30 metres’ overall length, £7.74 ship
of 30 metres or more overall length, £11.64. |
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11. |
Ship moored at the Working Berths at the
French Harbour at Saint Helier, for each week or part of a week – |
£8.84
a square metre, or part of a square metre, of the superficial area of the
ship.”. |
Amendment
(No. 29) to the Tariff of Harbour and Light Dues[3] is revoked.
This Amendment shall come into force on 1st
January 2006.