Surcharges U.K.

Prospective

7 Imposition of surcharges: in-year declaration that is prospective only U.K.

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a harbour authority requests the operator of a service to which this Act applies to provide the authority with an equivalence declaration in respect of the service for a relevant year,

(b) the operator provides the declaration during the relevant year in accordance with regulations under section 3(5), and

(c) the declaration is within subsection (3) of section 4 (and not also within subsection (4) of that section).

(2) The harbour authority must impose a charge on the operator of the service in respect of each occasion when a ship providing the service entered its harbour between the beginning of the relevant year and the time the declaration was provided.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 7 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 20(3)