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Port Authorities (Amendment) Act, 2003

No. 8 of 2003

AN ACT TO AMEND

THE PORT AUTHORITIES ACT

(Date of Assent - 1st July, 2003)

Enacted by the Parliament of The Bahamas.
1.
This Act, which amends the Port Authorities Act may be cited as the Port Authorities (Amendment) Act, 2003.

Short title

Ch. 269.
2.
Section 7 of the principal Act is amended by the insertion immediately after the word "wharf" of the words "mooring,".

Amendment of section 7 of the principal Act.
3.
The principal Act is amended by the insertion immediately after section 40 of the following new section 40A -

Insertion of new section 40A into principal Act.
"Jetty fee.

40A.(1) There shall be charged, levied, collected and paid in respect of the financial year commencing 1st July 2003 and in each succeeding financial year -
(a)
upon any of the following categories of jetties situated on the island of New Providence the following fee -

(i)

private

$2.00 per linear foot ;

(ii)

commercial

$6.32 per linear foot ;

(iii)

industrial

$4.00 per linear foot ; and
(b)
upon any of the following categories of jetties situated on a Family Island (other than in the Port Area), the following fee-

(i)

private

$1.94 per linear foot ;

(ii)

commercial

$6.13 per linear foot ; and

(iii)

industrial

$3.88 per linear foot ;
(c)
upon any of the following groin, mooring, causeway or pipeline structures situated on the island of New Providence the following fee -

Groins

Moorings

Causeways

Pipelines

(i)

private

$100.00

$50.00

$100.00

$3.50 per ft.;

(ii)

commercial

$160.00

$200.00

$200.00

$3.50 per ft.;
(d)
upon any of the following groin, mooring, causeway or pipeline structures situated on a Family Island (other than in the Port Area) the following fee -

Groins

Moorings

Causeways

Pipelines

(i)

private

$90.00

$30.00

$50.00

$3.00 per ft.;

(ii)

commercial

$120.00

$150.00

$100.00

$3.00 per ft.;"
(2)The fee payable under subsection (1) in respect of any private, commercial or industrial jetty, groin, mooring, causeway or pipeline shall be paid by the proprietor of any jetty, groin, mooring, causeway or pipeline and shall be collected and received where the jetty, groin, mooring, causeway or pipeline is -
(a)
situated on the island of New Providence, by the Port Controller; or
(b)
situated on a Family Island (other than in the Port Area), by the Administrator for that Family Island.
(3)The fee payable under subsection (1) shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund and, on neglect of payment of the same may be sued for and recovered by the Port Controller or the Administrator concerned as the case may be and paid into the Consolidated Fund.".

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