The Hovercraft (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the Hovercraft (Fees) Regulations 1997 by altering certain hourly fees as follows:–

Subject	Old fee	New fee
Survey or inspection of a hovercraft or its equipment under the Hovercraft (General) Order 1972 (S.I. 1972/674)	£78	£94
Application for an exemption under the Order	£78	£94
Waiting time before and during survey or inspection, per hour or part of an hour after the first hour:
in the United Kingdom	£78	£94
abroad	£156	£94
Abortive visits, per hour or part of an hour (excluding the first hour):
in the United Kingdom	£78	£94
abroad	£156	£94
Work at unusual hours:
Mondays to Fridays 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. and Saturdays	£39	£47
Sundays and bank holidays	£78	£94

The remaining fees are unchanged.

The revised fees were last increased on 6th September 2004. The new fees will be payable in respect of work carried out on or after 11th September 2006.

A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared in respect of these Regulations and the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2055) and copies may be obtained from Finance and Contracts, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Bay 3/11, Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road, Southampton SO15 1EG (telephone [phone]) or viewed on the Agency’s website at www.mcga.gov.uk. A copy has been placed in the library of both Houses of Parliament.