Merchant Shipping Act 1995

Amount of charges U.K.

6 (1) Regulations under this Schedule may impose a charge— U.K.

(a) of a fixed amount, or

(b) of an amount determined in accordance with the regulations,

and may impose different charges in relation to ships of different descriptions or in different circumstances.

(2) Regulations under this Schedule may, in particular, impose in respect of a ship a charge whose amount depends on—

(a) whether action has been or is being taken with a view to—

(i) enforcing international shipping standards in the case of that ship, or

(ii) preventing, reducing or minimising the effects of pollution from that ship; and

(b) if any such action has been or is being so taken, the nature of the action.

(3) Regulations under this Schedule may, in particular, impose in respect of a ship a charge whose amount depends on the tonnage or length of the ship.