The Merchant Shipping (Fees) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1993

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

These Regulations further amend the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 1991. The amendments—

(a) clarify the cost to be charged in respect of travel overseas (regulation 4);

(b) increase the fees charged by British Telecommunications plc by about 9% (regulations 4 and 7);

(c) update the list of statutory instruments in respect of which fees are charged, under Part I of the Schedule to the principal Regulations (regulation 6);

(d) increase the fees for tonnage measurement by about 8%, and provide for the charging of the costs of overseas visits in connection with pleasure yachts (regulation 8);

(e) make changes to the fees charged under Part IV to the principal Regulations, including increasing the fee for certificates of continued proficiency by about 9% (regulation 9);

(f) increase fees charged for registration and related transactions by up to 8% (regulation 10);

(g) separate the costs of counter service for the registration of fishing vessels from the normal fee, and increase the fees by varying percentages (regulation 11);

(h) omit the fees of receivers of wreck (regulation 12).