LAWS OF SOLOMON ISLANDS

[1996 EDITION]

CHAPTER 160

MERCHANT SHIPPING (FEES)

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE FEES TO BE TAKEN UNDER THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT, 1894.

[15th July 1913]

5 of 1913
20 of 1954
LN 46A of 1978

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Act.

Fees to be taken by port officer
LN 46A of 1978

2. Whenever any act mentioned in the schedule hereto which shall, under the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, be done by, to, or before a British Consular officer is in Solomon Islands done by, to, or before an officer for the time being performing the duties of port officer, there shall be paid in respect of such act the fee specified therefor in the said schedule.
57 & 58 Vict. c. 60

How fees are to be accounted for
LN 46A of 1978

3. All fees levied under this Act shall be accounted for by the officer levying the same to the Minister and, when so accounted for, shall form part of the Consolidated Fund.

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SCHEDULE
20 of 1954, s. 2
$

1. For every declaration taken or recorded under the Merchant Shipping Act, with a view to the registry, transfer and transmission of ships, interests in ships, or mortgages of ships ……………………………………………………………..	2.00	
2. For indorsing a memorandum of change of master upon the certificate of registry, and initialling his signature on agreement with crew, if required ………	0.50	
3. For recording a mortgage of a ship, or share in a ship ………………………...	2.00	
4. For recording the transfer of a mortgage of a ship, or shares in a ship ………..	2.00	
5. For recording the discharge of a mortgage of a ship, or shares in a ship ……...	2.00	
6. For every sale of a ship, or shares in a ship ……………………………………	2.00	
7. For every seaman engaged ……………………………………………………..	0.20	
8. For every alteration in agreements with seaman ………………………………	0.20	
9. For every seaman discharged or left behind with the sanction of a port officer …………………………………………………………………………………….	0.20	
10. For every desertion certified ………………………………………………….	0.50	
11. For indorsing a ship's agreement with respect to the death of any person on board ……………………………………………………………………………...	0.50	
12. For attesting the execution of a seaman's will ..................................................	0.50	
13. For certification of form of claim for wages, etc., of a deceased seaman.........	0.20	
14. For examination of provisions, or water, to be paid for by the party who proves to be in default, in addition to cost of survey ……………………………..	2.00	
15. For every salvage bond made in pursuance of section 560 (1) of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, to be paid by the master or owner of the property salved ……………………………………………………………………………..	4.00	
16. For making indorsement on ship's papers as required by section 257 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 (to include the fee for inspection of ship's paper-see No. 38) ..............................................................................................................	0.50	
17. For noting a marine protest and furnishing one certified copy if required .......	2.00	
18. For every other copy .........................................................................................	0.25	
19. For filing a request for survey and issuing order of survey ..............................	2.00	
20. For receiving report of survey, filing original in archives (if not exceeding 200 words), and furnishing if required, one certified copy of request, order and report of survey .......................................................................................................	2.00	
21. For extending marine protest, if not exceeding 200 words, filing original, and furnishing one certified copy if required ................................................................	2.00	
22. For any other protest, if not exceeding 200 words, filing original, and furnishing one certified copy if required …………………………………………	2.00	
23. If the protest, or report of survey, exceeds 200 words, for every additional 100 words, or fraction thereof ................................................................................	0.50	
24. For attesting average, bottomry, or arbitration bond, each copy ……………..	2.00	
25. For preparing a fresh agreement with the crew of a British vessel on new articles of agreement being opened at a foreign port, and for furnishing the copy which the Merchant Shipping Act requires should be made accessible to the crew………………………………………………………………………………..	4.00	
26. Bill of health .....................................................................................................	1.00	
27. Certifying to a foreign bill of health .................................................................	1.00	
28. Certificate of origin of goods and filing copy ………………………………..	1.00	
29. Certificate of due landing of goods exported from a British port ……….........	1.00	
30. For application addressed to local authorities for arrest or imprisonment of a seaman, if granted pursuant to the request of the master ........................................	2.00	
31. The like, for release of seaman..........................................................................	0.50	
32. For each certificate granted as to the number of the crew of a vessel, or as to any other matter required by local authorities for the clearance inwards and outwards of a vessel (See Nos. 16 and 33) .............................................................	0.50	
33. For drawing up, in form and language required by local authorities, a muster-roll or detailed list, giving the names, etc., of each member of the crew of a vessel (to be charged in addition to No. 32) ...........................................................	2.00	
34. For affixing official signature, and seal if required, to a ship's manifest …….	1.00	
35. For affixing official seal or signature to any entry in the official log-book of a British vessel, if not required by the Merchant Shipping Act ..............................	1.00	
36. For attesting the execution of a bill of sale of a ship, or shares in a ship …….	2.00	
37. For any document required from a port officer by foreign authorities as a preliminary to the engagement of a British seaman in a foreign vessel, including official seal and signature ………………………………………………………...	1.00	
38. For inspecting ship's papers when their production is required to enable a port officer to perform any specific service on the ship's behalf ............................	1.00	

N.B.-This fee is not to be charged in addition to fee No. 16 unless the agreement has been withdrawn from the office of the port officer in the interval.

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(No Subsidiary Legislation.)