Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (LOCAL VESSELS) (FEES) REGULATION - SECT 4

Fees for application for issue or renewal of full licences or temporary licences

PART 3

FEES PRESCRIBED FOR PURPOSES OF MERCHANT SHIPPING (LOCAL VESSELS)
(CERTIFICATION AND LICENSING) REGULATION

(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the fee to be paid in respect of an
application under section 15, 17 or 19 of the Certification and Licensing
Regulation for the issue or renewal of a full licence, or a temporary licence,
in respect of a local vessel of a type described in column 2 of Part 2 of
Schedule 1 is—

   (a)  in the case of a licence valid for a period of 12 months, the fee
        specified in column 3 of that Part opposite the type of vessel;

   (b)  in the case of a licence valid for a period of less than 12 months, a
        fee equal to the aggregate of the following amounts—

        (i)    for each of the following within the validity period— (A) the
               monthly period beginning on the first day of the validity
               period; (B) each subsequent monthly period,
an amount equal to 1/12 of the fee specified in column 3 of that Part opposite
the type of vessel;

        (ii)   for each day within the validity period that does not fall
               within a monthly period referred to in subparagraph (i), an
               amount equal to 1/365 of the fee specified in column 3 of that
               Part opposite the type of vessel.

(2) If the licence is issued or renewed in respect of a Class IV vessel and
permits the vessel to carry more than 14 persons, there shall be payable in
respect of the application an additional fee of—

   (a)  in the case of a licence valid for a period of 12 months, the amount
        specified in subsection (4);

   (b)  in the case of a licence valid for a period of less than 12 months, an
        amount equal to the aggregate of the following amounts—

        (i)    for each of the following within the validity period— (A) the
               monthly period beginning on the first day of the validity
               period; (B) each subsequent monthly period,
an amount equal to 1/12 of the amount specified in subsection (4);

        (ii)   for each day within the validity period that does not fall
               within a monthly period referred to in subparagraph (i), an
               amount equal to 1/365 of the amount specified in subsection
               (4).

(3) If the licence is issued or renewed in respect of a floating restaurant,
or a stationary vessel that is certificated as a Class I vessel, there shall
be payable in respect of the application an additional fee of—

   (a)  in the case of a licence valid for a period of 12 months, the amount
        specified in subsection (5);

   (b)  in the case of a licence valid for a period of less than 12 months, an
        amount equal to the aggregate of the following amounts—

        (i)    for each of the following within the validity period— (A) the
               monthly period beginning on the first day of the validity
               period; (B) each subsequent monthly period,
an amount equal to 1/12 of the amount specified in subsection (5);

        (ii)   for each day within the validity period that does not fall
               within a monthly period referred to in subparagraph (i), an
               amount equal to 1/365 of the amount specified in subsection
               (5).

(4) The amount specified for the purposes of subsection (2) is the aggregate
of the following amounts—

   (a)  for the first 15 persons that the vessel concerned is permitted to
        carry, $165;

   (b)  for each additional person that the vessel concerned is permitted to
        carry, $165.

(5) The amount specified for the purposes of subsection (3) is, for each
person that the vessel concerned is permitted to carry, $165.