SCHEDULE OF RATES AND DUES AT COMHAIRLE PIERS AND HARBOURS

SCHEDULE OF RATES AND DUES
AT COMHAIRLE PIERS AND HARBOURS
2000 - 2001

SECTION 1 - CONSERVANCY

A Commercial Vessels

			Ł
1.	For all vessels to or from any port on each occasion - for each period of 1 week or part thereof -
	per gross registered tonne		Ł0.20
	Tankers with segregated ballast tanks shall be subject to a 17% discount on the above charges.
2.	For vessels employed solely for charter cruising, when gross tonnage is not known - per metre or part metre length.		Ł1.00
	When such charter cruising vessels make subsequent calls at CNES ports within the season 1 May to 30 September the dues for each subsequent call will be reduced by 5% of the original charge subject to this not being less than the minimum charge.
	Minimum charge for any vessel in this part of the schedule on any one occasion		Ł5.23
	Seasonal rate for charter cruising vessels
		up to 50gt	Ł58.50
		Over 50 gt (per gt or part thereof)	Ł1.17
		Over 120gt.	n/a
3	When passengers are landed by tender from a ship at an anchorage the charge per call at Comhairle Piers for each tender will be -
	Tenders under 6m LOA		Ł6.68
	Tenders of 6m LOA and upwards		Ł8.46
4	Vessels anchoring within a harbour area but not using any pier or slip shall be subject to 75% of the above rates.

SECTION 1 - CONSERVANCY (Cont'd)

B Fishing Vessels

1.	At Ardveenish, Berneray, Breasclete, Brevig, Kallin and Lochmaddy harbour areas		Ł
1(a)	For all vessels which have not paid the composition dues as specified in Section 1.B(2), entering the harbour on each occasion of any such vessel for vessels less than 20m length - per metre or part metre length.		0.32
	Minimum charge per entry and per calendar day thereafter		2.67
	For vessels over 20m length the rate per entry and per day thereafter for all vessels will be - per gross registered tonne.		0.15
	When the tonnage is not known, per metre or part thereof length overall		0.38
	Minimum charge per entry and per calendar day thereafter		6.78
	Fishing vessels shall also be liable to pay wharfage charges at the appropriate rate on all landings. Where notification of arrival at any of the above piers, together with an account of the amount and value of all goods loaded or discharged, has not been advised to the Harbour Master or his representative within 24 hours of such arrival then the call rate for a Class A pier may be charged as an alternative.
1(b)	For every fishing vessel laying up at or on any part of a pier or slip -
	per week or part of a week	up to 6m L.O.A.	3.97
	do	6m to 12m	5.84
	do	over 12m (per metre or part thereof)	0.53
2.	At all Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar controlled piers, harbours and slips.
2(a)	Fishing vessels which use Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar owned piers on a regular basis may pay composition dues which cover all calls and landings at the class of pier for which payment has been made and for lower graded piers for a stated period of time. This does not cover the transportation of fish or shellfish, which have been landed at one port and are subsequently shipped to a second port. Such transportation is subject to the normal commercial rates or to a separately negotiated rate.

SECTION 1 - CONSERVANCY (Cont'd)
COMPOSITION DUES: ANNUAL RATES 1 APRIL 2000 TO 31 MARCH 2001

	Class of Pier/Harbour (see notes)
	A	B	C
	Ł	Ł	Ł
Up to 6m in length	249	207	171
Over 6m and up to 7m length	275	229	189
Over 7m and up to 8m length	305	252	209
Over 8m and up to 10m length	349	289	239
Over 10m and up to 12m length	397	330	273
Over 12m and up to 14m length	440	367	302
Over 14m and up to 16m length	483	400	331
Over 16m and up to 18m length	522	437	359
Over 18m and up to 20m length	563	467	386
Over 20m and up to 22m length	600	497	410
Over 22m length per gross registered tonne	7.58	6.31	5.22
Over 22m length minimum charge	633	525	435
Over 22m length maximum charge	1270	1054	875

2(b)

Vessels under 12m in length, which qualify for payment of composition dues, may opt for payment to be made on a six-monthly basis. The periods for which the six-monthly rate will be available are from 1 April to 30 September and 1 October to 31 March. When composition dues are paid on this basis, the six-month period may be extended by payment of the appropriate rate for each month of such extension.

The rate for a six month period will be 60% of the equivalent annual rate. Any extension of the six month period will be charged, for each calendar month or part thereof, at 10% of the equivalent annual rate. All of the above composition rates are payable in advance. It is the responsibility of vessel owners or skippers to give prior notification to the Harbour Master of the period for which they expect to be liable for dues. Failure to give such notification will result in vessels being billed at the annual composition rate.

N.B. Composition dues are NON-REFUNDABLE

SECTION 1 - CONSERVANCY (Cont'd)

B	2(c)	For all vessels for which the above composition dues have not been paid, the rate per visit to any of the Comhairle’s harbours, piers or jetties (except those specified in Section 1.B.(1) will be 8% of the annual composition dues as detailed in B.2(a) above. This call rate will cover all conservancy and landing charges. The period of a visit may extend up to a maximum of 7 days. Should a visit extend beyond 7 days each additional 7 days or part thereof will be charged at the rates shown. As an alternative and provided the amount and/or value if appropriate, of goods loaded or discharged has been ascertained charges may be levied as a proportion of those charges which would have become payable under Section B1(a) in the following proportions:
			Class A Piers - 100% Class B Piers - 85% Class C Piers - 70%
	2(d)	For every fishing vessel laying up alongside a pier - per week or part of a week -		Ł
			up to 6m L.O.A.	3.97
			6m to 12m	5.84
			over 12m (per metre or part thereof)	0.55
	2(e)	For every vessel as in (d) above laying up beyond a period of one year the charge per week will be increased in subsequent years by 50% of the previous year's charge.

C		Fish Farm Vessels
	1.	All vessels employed primarily in the fish farming industry shall pay the following annual composition rates when using Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar owned piers.

	Class of Pier
	A Ł	B Ł	C Ł
up to 6m L.O.A. and for each metre length (or part thereof) thereafter:	268	222	187
up to 10m length per metre L.O.A.	30	24	21
up to 14m length per metre L.O.A.	32	26	23
up to 18m length per metre L.O.A.	34	30	25
	*	*	*
over 18m, per gross tonne	10.02	8.56	7.53
subject to min. total of	682	573	493
if gross tonnage not available per metre L.O.A. or part thereof in excess of 18m	36	32	28

SECTION 1 - CONSERVANCY (Cont'd)

D Private Leisure Craft

		Class of Pier
(a)	Composition Rates: For all private leisure craft when not carrying goods or passengers for hire or commerce and not fishing for gain a composition fee PAYABLE IN ADVANCE for use of a particular class of CNES harbour, pier or jetty will be charged as follows -	A Ł	B Ł	C Ł
	per metre or part metre length	7.16	6.58	5.73
	These rates shall be valid for the period up to 31 March following payment.

		Class of Pier
(b)	Single Port Visit Rates: Where the above composition rate for private leisure craft for a particular pier or jetty has not been paid each visit to the harbour will be charged as follows -	A Ł	B Ł	C Ł
	Vessels up to 5m in length Vessels over 5m and up to 9m in length Vessels over 9m in length, per metre or part metre length	4.56 7.79 0.87	3.68 6.17 0.70	2.76 4.69 0.52
	The period of a visit may extend up to a maximum of 7 days during which time the vessel may make an unlimited number of entries to the harbour without further charge. Should the visit extend beyond 7 days each additional 7 day period or part thereof will be charged at the rates shown above.
(c)	Twin or Multi-hull pleasure vessels shall be liable to dues as above with a surcharge of 25%.
(d)	Visitor yacht moorings are free of charge to visiting yachts for a maximum period of 7 days. If the period for any vessel extends beyond the said 7 days a rate will be charged for each day or part day as follows. Fish farm cages and keep boxes will be classed as a vessel.
	Vessels up to 5m in length Vessel over 5m and 10m in length Vessels over 10m	1.15 1.47 1.68

SECTION 1 - CONSERVANCY (Cont'd)

E		Miscellaneous Craft	Ł
	(a)	Floating structures, whether powered or non-powered, including rafted machinery, fish-farm rafts and any other craft or structure not otherwise provided for in this schedule shall be charged at the following rates for pier area used when being assembled on any harbour, pier or jetty:
		per square metre	0.08
		or, if tied up alongside such pier or jetty, per metre or part metre length - per week or part of a week	0.74
	(b)	Vessels, whether with cargo or with passengers, or in ballast, entering the harbour for any of the following purposes but not using any dock or works or using any wharf or pier and not breaking bulk or loading goods or embarking or disembarking passengers shall be charged as follows -
		for safety due to stress of weather - for landing sick or injured persons - for orders, repairs, convenience or stores - per gross registered tonne	FREE FREE 0.19

NOTES ON SECTION 1 - CONSERVANCY

1. For the purposes of this Schedule the Gross Registered Tonnage shall be taken to be the Gross Tonnage of the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships 1969. Where a vessel does not have such a certificate the rateable tonnage shall be that described in the Gross Registered Tonnage (GRT) certificate of the Oslo Convention 1947 plus the total of tonnage listed as exempted and/or unmeasured spaces on that certificate. Alternatively, the rateable tonnage shall be based on an assessment of the gross tonnage, as so ascertained, made by appropriate officers of the Harbour Authority.

2. Where charges in this schedule are determined according to length, this is to be taken as length overall. For rectangular shaped vessels and unusual shaped vessels the length is to be taken as the maximum length between any 2 horizontal extremities on the structure.

3. All dues are payable on arrival at piers where a piermaster is employed.

4. All yearly rates are from 1 April to 31 March and shall be paid in advance.

5. Vessels paying the yearly rate for any class of pier shall be deemed eligible to use any of the Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar's sea terminals of that class at any time during that year without being charged further conservancy fees.

SECTION 1 - CONSERVANCY (Cont'd)

6. Except in the case of fishing and fish farm vessels' composition dues, the harbour dues listed under this section are exclusive of VAT which will be added at the current rate to account for conservancy charges for -

all private and commercial leisure craft

all other vessels less than 15 gross registered tonnes

The composition rates for fishing vessels are inclusive of VAT where appropriate.

7. The Harbour Authority has power to negotiate a composition rate with all regular users of the Harbour.

8. Composition dues are payable in advance. When charges at the call rate or ad valorem rates have been levied on vessels which have not paid composition dues, such charges are not refundable and will not be rescinded if subsequent payment of composition dues is made.

9. The master of any vessel coming within the pier or harbour area will report his presence to the Harbourmaster within 24 hours of arrival and comply with any berthing or anchoring instructions given by the Harbourmaster. At unmanned harbours, piers and jetties the master will report his vessel's presence, size, length of stay and purpose along with notification of a permanent address to which all dues incurred may be invoiced, in writing, to the Harbourmaster at the following address:

DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL SERVICES

COMHAIRLE NAN EILEAN SIAR

SANDWICK ROAD

STORNOWAY

ISLE OF LEWIS

HS1 2BW

If the master of any vessel attempts to evade the payment of any charges that he may be owing in respect of conservancy, wharfage and other miscellaneous costs, he shall become liable to pay 3 times the amount which would have otherwise been due plus any further expense incurred by the Comhairle to obtain settlement.

10. Vessels which have paid composition dues at Class B or Class C rates shall, for each call at a facility of a higher rating than that for which payment has been made, be liable on each occasion for the difference in call rate between the terminal being used and that for which payment has been made.

11. Access to power points and cranes will only be available to vessels upon payment of composition dues and in the case of cranes, upon completion of a familiarisation course.

12. In the event that Comhairle piers are used for any activities not otherwise covered in this Schedule a rate for such activities may be negotiated with the Harbour Authority.

COMHAIRLE NAN EILEAN SIAR

OWNED PIERS HARBOURS AND SLIPWAYS

Class A Facilities:	(Section 1 B.1)
	Ardveenish Harbour	Berneray Harbour
	Breasclete Harbour	Kallin Harbour
	Lochmaddy Harbour	Brevig Harbour

Class A Facilities:	(Section 1 B.2)
	Stockinish Kirkibost Scalpay (Fishery Pier)	Carloway Leverburgh

Class B Facilities:

Skigersta

Acarsaid

Berneray Terminal

Griminish

Ludaig

Eoligarry

Vatersay Causeway Slips

Ardveenish Ferry Terminal

Kyles Scalpay Terminal

Otternish Terminal

Lochboisdale Fishery Pier

Eriskay Ferry Terminal

Miavaig

Ardveenish Slipway

Ceann a Gharaidh Ferry Terminal

Class C Facilities

Port of Ness Slip

Callanish

Bayble

Cromore

Scarp

West Loch Tarbert

Newton Ferry Jetty

Pol nan Crann

Orosay

Castlebay Slip

Scalpay Ferry Terminal

Breasclete Old Pier & Slip

Valtos

Portnaguran

Gravir

Hushinish

Loch Ceann Dibig

Cheesebay

Petersport

Haun

Crossbost

Otternish West Slip

NB New piers or piers coming under the Comhairle administration during the course of the current financial year shall be rated as Class B until re-assessed at the end of that period.

SECTION 2

WHARFAGE ON ALL GOODS LANDED OR SHIPPED

A	Foods (per tonne)	Ł	E	Manufactured Materials (per tonne)	Ł
	Beverages Spirits, Wine, Tobacco Cereals Dairy Produce and Eggs Animal and Poultry Feed Fish Farm Feeding Stuff Fruit and Vegetables Potatoes Meat Confectionery Other Foodstuffs	1.28 2.57 1.08 1.28 1.08 1.08 1.28 0.52 1.28 1.28 1.08		Building Materials Cement Chemical Fertilisers Machinery, Tools, Plant Mails Manufactured materials not otherwise specified.	0.72 0.72 0.72 1.08 1.08 1.08
B	Fish and Crustacean (Fresh from sea unless otherwise stated)		F	Livestock
	White Fish, Herring, Shellfish (all types) Salmon & other fish (per Ł value) Cured fish (per tonne) Fish Meal (per tonne)	0.025 1.08 1.08		Bulls, Cows, Horses (each) Calves, Sheep, Lambs, Pigs (each) Poultry (each) Fish (Smolt & other fish farming stock) (per 100)	0.39 0.16 0.05 0.20
C	Fuels (per tonne) Coal, Coke and other derivatives Petroleum & Fuel Oil Other oil based fuels	0.45 0.78 1.08	G	Miscellaneous Oil Industry Materials Low Density Goods - Polystyrene blocks or similar (per cub m) Containerised Goods (per tonne) Empty Containers - up to 6.1m (each) Empty Containers - up to 12.2m (each) Calor Gas (per 10kg) Explosives (per tonne or part thereof)	1.08 0.82 1.08 5.38 10.75 0.04 6.82
D	Basic Materials (per tonne) Crude Fertilisers & Minerals Ores, Scrap & Mineral Sand, Shingle, Stones, Road Metal Timber Salt (for Fishery & Roads) Lime Kelp Wool - per 10kg Hides & Skins - per 10kg	Ł 0.72 0.51 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.72 1.08 1.08 1.92

NOTES ON SECTION 2 - WHARFAGE

1. Goods of all description rated by weight will be charged according to gross weight including the weight of the container and packaging.

2. The Harbour Authority has power to negotiate a composition rate with all regular users of a harbour.

3. All goods landed or discharged at a harbour and not particularly specified in this Schedule will be liable to rates as determined by the Harbour Authority.

4. The rates for all types of fish including shellfish etc. brought into the harbour to be levied direct from -

(a) the boat owner(s); or

(b) the fish salesmen; or

(d) the person purchasing or receiving delivery of same (other than the carriers)

In the case of (b), (c) or (d) above, the amount of fish rate may be deducted from the price at which such fish were sold or purchased and the fish salesmen, auctioneers, or the person purchasing or receiving delivery of such fish will when required be respectively bound to furnish to Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar or their collector of rates a true amount under their hands of such fish and verify the same.

Should such information be refused or a false statement/account be given this would constitute an offence.

5. The harbour dues listed under this section are exclusive of VAT.

SECTION 3 HANDLING

(a)	For the use of slips for painting etc.	per day	Ł3.61
(b)	For the use of CNES cranes and derricks on each occasion	per hour	Ł1.34
(b)	For the use of CNES cranes and derricks on each occasion	Minimum Charge	Ł1.34
(c)	For private cranes used on piers for any reason unless otherwise agreed	per hour or part thereof	Ł1.82
(c)		Minimum Charge	Ł3.61

SECTION 4 - STORAGE

(a)	For goods, including fishing equipment, remaining on pier outside designated storage areas for a period in excess of 24 hours:	per week or part thereof, per sq.m.	Ł0.20
	OR if goods dues previously paid,	per week or part thereof - 50% of original goods dues
(b)	Vessels which have not paid composition dues, if storing creels or other equipment on Comhairle piers, shall be liable to storage charges of:	per week or part thereof , per sq.m.	Ł0.26
(c)	Daily Hire Rate of Pens		Ł19.92
(d)	Dues for use of pens:	Cattle, each	Ł0.18
		Horses, each	Ł0.18
		Sheep, each	Ł0.09
		Pigs, each	Ł0.09

NOTES ON SECTION 4 - STORAGE

1. Where, for any pier, harbour or jetty, storage areas have not been designated, the charges in Section 4(a) shall not apply.

2. Vessels regularly using the Comhairle's piers for landing fish will be permitted to stack fish boxes, creels and nets within the area designated for this purpose at the discretion of the Harbourmaster without incurring storage dues.

3. Storage is subject to VAT at the standard rate.

SECTION 5 - PASSENGERS AND VEHICLES

Passengers embarking or landing	Each	Ł0.20
Motor cars	Each	Ł0.84
Motor cycles	Each	Ł0.36
Pedal cycles	Each	Ł0.20
Holiday caravans, horseboxes and trailers	Each	Ł0.84
Commercial vehicles, mobile homes and military vehicles	per metre length	Ł0.67
Parking: Private car	up to 5 hours	Ł0.28
	in excess of 5 hours and for every 24 hours	Ł0.74
Commercial vehicles under 4 tons tare weight	up to 5 hours	Ł0.45
	in excess of 5 hours and for every 24 hours	Ł1.13
Heavy Goods Vehicles and Public Service Vehicles	up to 5 hours	Ł1.13
	in excess of 5 hours and for every 24 hours	Ł2.62

NOTES ON SECTION 5 - PASSENGERS AND VEHICLES

1. The crew of any vessel for which a composition fee has been paid and is valid will be permitted to park without further charge at the discretion of the Harbourmaster provided that parking space is available and normal working of the facilities is not impeded by such parking.

SECTION 6 - SERVICE

Water supplied other than to fishing vessels	per tonne	Ł0.58
	OR per 1000 gallons	Ł2.53
Water supplied to fishing vessels	per tonne	Ł0.44
	OR per 1000 gallons	Ł1.95
Ice supplied to fishing vessels	per tonne	Ł0.58

SECTION 7 - ROLL ON/ROLL OFF LINKSPAN

For use by vessels other than regular ferry and in addition to the usual harbour dues -

Ł97.35 per hour or part thereof PLUS any overtime involved.

NOTES ON SECTION 7

1. Charges are exclusive of charges for vehicles or goods shipped or landed.

2. Charges are exclusive of harbour dues.

3. At the discretion of the Harbourmaster or his representative the linkspan may be used for a number of operations during the period of hire without further charge, provided the same vessel is used on each occasion and has not left the harbour during the intervening period.

4. Should a vessel have to interrupt activities to allow access to a ferry, the time from interruption of such activities to resumption of these same activities not to count and the total time used by the vessel whose activities were interrupted to be counted as one operation.

GENERAL NOTES ON THE SCHEDULE

1. Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar as Harbour Authority has power to negotiate a composition rate with all commercial regular users of their harbours as an alternative to any of the dues listed in this Schedule.

2. All composition fee rates, whether listed in this Schedule or negotiated by private agreement, are payable in advance.

3. All annual composition rates are valid for the period 1 April to 31 March.

4. The six-month composition rates for fishing vessels are available for any consecutive six-month period within the year from 1 April to 31 March, provided application for and payment of these rates are made in advance.

5. The minimum period for which composition fee rates are available is one calendar month.

6. Any extension to either the six-month or calendar month periods will be paid at the calendar month composition dues rate for each additional month or part thereof.

7. Composition dues rates payable by fishing vessels do not cover these vessels for commercial activities other than commercial fishing activities. Should other activities be undertaken, e.g. carrying commercial cargo, carrying paying passengers for sea angling, diving expeditions etc., full dues shall be payable for the period during which these activities are undertaken.

8. It is prohibited for any vessel to carry explosives into any harbour unless that harbour is licensed to handle explosives under the Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations 1987 and unless the Harbourmaster has given prior permission for the vessel to enter.

9. Copies of the Schedule are available from the Harbourmaster.

SECTION 8 - PILOTAGE

Pilotage for Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar administered piers and harbours is not compulsory and there are no appointed pilots. Any pilotage duties, which are undertaken, will be subject to availability of suitably approved individuals and will be charged at the following rates -

	Up to 250 gross tonnes	Ł31.19
	251 - 500 gross tonnes	Ł35.64
	501 - 750 gross tonnes	Ł40.54
	751 - 1000 gross tonnes	Ł45.11
	1001 - 1250 gross tonnes	Ł50.01
	1251 - 1500 gross tonnes	Ł54.57
	1501 - 1750 gross tonnes	Ł59.37
	1751 - 2000 gross tonnes	Ł63.68

	For every additional 100 gross tonnes or part thereof	0.65

Boarding/landing charges -

For every 100 gross tonnes or part thereof over 2000 gt	0.20
Boat hire on each occasion	64.27

A charge of Ł22.26 per hour or part thereof shall be applicable in the following cases:

(i) when a pilot is requested for the departure, shifting or arrival of a vessel and the vessel fails to move or arrive within one hour of the stated time of departure, shift or arrival;

(ii) when a pilot is requested and the request is cancelled after the pilot has set out to undertake pilotage and

(iii) for detention aboard ship of a pilot by request of the master, owner or agent and no pilotage is being rendered.