The Margate Pier and Harbour Revision Order 1992

PART V CHARGES

Charges for services or facilities

32.  In addition to their power to demand ship, passenger and goods dues under section 26 of the Harbours Act 1964, the Company may demand, take and recover such reasonable charges for services and facilities provided by them at the harbour as they may from time to time determine.

Payment of charges

33.—(1) The charges which the Company are for the time being authorised to demand, take and recover in respect of vessels and goods or otherwise under any enactment shall be payable before the removal from the harbour of any vessel or goods in respect of which they are payable, and may be demanded, taken and recovered by such persons, at such places, at such times and under such conditions as the Company may from time to time specify in their published list of charges.

(2) Charges payable to the Company shall be payable by the owner of any vessel or goods in relation to which the charges are payable.

(3) Where charges payable to the Company may be recovered by them from more than one person, the persons from whom they may be recovered shall be jointly and severally liable.

Deposit for charges

34.  The Company may, if they think fit, require any person who is liable, or may become liable, to pay charges to the Company to deposit with their collector, or to guarantee, such sum as in the opinion of the Company is reasonable having regard to the probable amount of the charges.

Recovery of charges

35.  In addition to any other remedy given by this Order and by the Act of 1847 as incorporated with this Order, and whether the demand required by section 44 of that Act has been made or not, the Company may recover any dues, rates, rents or other charges payable to them as a debt in any court of competent jurisdiction.