Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulation 1912

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TO PROVIDE FOR THE FEES TO BE TAKEN IN THE PROTECTORATES OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS AND GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS AND IN OCEAN ISLAND FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN DUTIES UNDER THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT 1894.

Made by His Britannic Majesty's High Commissioner for the Western Pacific in accordance with the provisions of the Pacific Order in Council, 1893.

In the name of His Majesty, George the Fifth, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India.

Short title.
1. This Regulation may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulation, 1912.

Repeal.
2. The (Merchant Shipping) Fees Regulation, 1909, and the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Amendment Regulation, 1911, are hereby repealed.

Fess to be taken by Port Officers in Protectorates and Deputy Commissioner in Ocean Islands.
3. Whenever any act mentioned in the schedule hereto which shal, under the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894, of the lImperial Parliament, or any Act amending the same, be done by, to, or before a British consular officer is, in the Protectorates of the Solomon Islands and of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, done by, to, or before an officer for the time being performing the duties of port officer, or which shall, under the provisions of the Act aforesaid, be done by, to, or before a Superintendent, is, in Ocean Island, done by, to, or before a Deputy Commissioner, there shall be paid in respect of that act the fee specified therefor in the said schedule.

How fees are to be accounted for.
4. All fees levied under this Regulation shall be accounted for by the officer levying the same to the Resident Commissioner for the Solomon Islands, or Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Protectorates as the case may be and, when so accounted for, shall form part of the revenue of the Protectorate in which they are levied.

		£	s	d.
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 on ships..................................	0	5	0
For	indorsing a memorandum of change of master upon the certificate of registry, and initialling his signature on agreement with crew, if required.........................................................................	0	4	0
For	granting a provisional certificate of registry (this fee to be exclusive of fees on declarations).......................................................	1	0	0
For	recording a mortgage of a ship, or shares in a ship......................	1	0	0
For	recording the transfer of a mortgage of a ship, or shares in a ship..............................................................................	1	0	0
For	Recording the discharge of a mortgage of a ship, or shares in a ship..............................................................................	1	0	0
For	every sale of a ship, or shares in a ship....................................	1	0	0
For	inspection of the register book of transaction in ships, kept in pursuance of the Merchant Shipping Act..................................	0	1	0
For	certified copy of extract from register book of transaction in ships..............................................................................	0	2	6
For	every seaman engaged.........................................................	0	2	6
For	every alteration in agreements with seamen...............................	0	2	0
For	every seamen discharged or left behind....................................	0	2	0
For	every desertion certified......................................................	0	2	0
For	every indorsing a ship’s agreement with respect to the death of any person on board................................................................	0	2	0
For	attesting the execution of a seaman’s will.................................	0	2	0
For	certificate of form of claim for wages, &c., of a deceased sea-man...........................................................................	0	1	0
For	examination of provisions or water, to be paid by the party who proves to be in default, in addition to costs of survey....................	0	10	0
For	every salvage bond made in pursuance of section 560(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894, to be paid by the master of owners of the property salved............................................................	2	0	0
For	Making indorsement on ship’s paper as required by section 257 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894............................................	0	2	6

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Published and exhibited in the Public Office of the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific this fourteenth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and twelve.

C.H. HART-DAVIS,
Secretary to His Britannic Majesty’s High Commissioner
for the Western Pacific

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Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulation 1912