TONGA

HARBOURS (AMENDMENT NO 2) ACT 1994
No. 3 of 1994.

I assent,

TAUFA'AHAU TUPOU IV,
23rd June, 1994.

AN ACT
TO AMEND THE HARBOURS ACT

[31st May, 1994.]

BE IT ENACTED by the King and Legislative Assembly of Tonga in the Legislature of the Kingdom as follows:

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Harbours (Amendment No. 2) Act 1994.

(2) The Harbours Act (Cap. 137), as amended, is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3) This Act shall come into effect on a day to be appointed by His Majesty in Council.

2. The part with the heading "EXEMPTIONS" in the Schedule to the Principal Act is amended by inserting after the words "OTHER CHARGES" the words and comma "TUGBOATS SERVICE CHARGES,".

3. The Schedule to the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

"TUGBOAT SERVICE CHARGES

1. Where the services of a tugboat are used, or deemed to be used, the following charges shall be payable:

Vessel Gross Registered Tonnage (GRT)	$ per Hour	
	
1000 and less	173	
1001 - 2000	200	
2001 - 3000	250	
3001 - 6000	300	
6001 - 8000	350	
8001 - 10000	400	
10001- 15000	450	
15001- 20000	500	
20001- and above	550	

2. Where a vessel with GRT in excess of 1000 tonne makes a movement within a port without the use of a tugboat the owner, charterer or agent shall pay an amount equivalent to the charge that would have been incurred in respect of the services of a tugboat during the period of that movement by the vessel.

3. The Secretary for Marine and Ports may, at his discretion, direct that the services of a tugboat must be used by any vessel of 1000 GRT or less.

4. The hire of a tugboat shall be calculated by the basic unit of one hour and any hire lasting less than one hour shall be counted as one hour. Any hire time beyond the first one hour shall be calculated on an hourly basis with any fraction of hire time less than half-hour counted as half-hour.

5. For the purposes of computing the charges payable, the time a tug is employed shall be deemed to commence from the time the services of the tugboat was originally booked for until such time the tugboat is released or have completed the operation.

6. Where the services of a tugboat is booked and is then amended or cancelled less than two hours before the time originally booked, the tugboat shall be deemed to have been used for one hour and charges payable accordingly."

Passed by the Legislative Assembly this 31st day of May, 1994.

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TONGA

Fika 3 'o e 1994.

'Oku ou loto ki ai,

TAUFA 'AHAU TUPOU IV,
23 'o Sune, 1994.

KO E LAO
KE NE FAKATONUTONU 'A E LAO KI HE NGAAHI TAULANGA [31 'o Me, 1994.]

'OKU TU'UTU'UNI 'e he Tu'i mo e Fale Alea 'o Tonga 'i he Fakataha Alea 'o e Pule'anga 'o pehe:

1. (1) 'E ui 'a e Lao ni ko e Lao (Fakatonutonu Fika 2) ki he Ngaahi Taulanga 1994.

(2) 'Oku ui 'i he Lao ni 'a e Lao ki he Ngaahi Taulanga (Vahe 137), 'i hono fakatonutonu, ko e Tefito'i Lao.

(3) Kuo pau ke kamata ngaue'aki 'a e Lao ni 'i ha 'aho 'e fokotu'u 'e he 'Ene 'Afro 'i he Fakataha Tokoni.

2. 'Oku fakatonutonu 'a e konga 'oku 'ulu'i tohi 'aki "KO E NGAAHI FAKA'ATlE MEI HE TOTONGV 'i he Tepile 'o e Tefito'i Lao 'aki 'a hono fakahu atu hili 'a e ngaahi fo 'i lea "NGAAHI TOTONGI MAKEHE" 'a e ngaahi fo'i lea mo e koma "NGAAHI TOTONGI KI HE SEVESI 'A E VAKA FAITAULANI,".

3. 'Oku fakatonutonu 'a e Tepile 'o e Tefito 'i Lao 'aki hono tanaki atu 'i he ngata'anga 'o is 'a 'eni

"NGAAHI TOTONGI KI HE SEVESI 'A E VAKA FAI-TAULANI

1. Kapau 'e ngaue'aki pe 'e lau 'oku ngaue'aki 'a e ngaahi sevesi 'a ha vaka fai-taulani, kuo pau leva ke totongi 'a e ngaahi totongi ko 'eni

Toni Lesisita Fakakatoa 'o e Vaka (GRT)	$ ki he Houa	
	
1000 pe si 'i hifo	173	
1001 - 2000	200	
2001 - 3000	250	
3001 - 6000	300	
6001 - 8000	350	
8001 - 10000	400	
10001- 15000	450	
15001- 20000	500	
20001- pe lahi hake	550	

2. Ka 'i ai ha vaka 'oku lahi hake hono Toni Lesisita Fakakatoa (GRT) 'i he Toni 'e 1000 'oku fenga'unu'aki 'i loto 'i ha taulanga 'o 'ikai ngaue'aki ha vaka fai-taulani kuo pau ke totongi 'e he taha 'oku Wona, taha 'oku ne noe 'a e vaka pe hano fakafofonga 'a e pa'anga 'oku tatau mo e totongi kapau na'e ngaue'aki 'a e sevesi 'a ha vaka fai-taulani lolotonga 'a e vaha'a taimi 'o e fenga'unu'aki 'a e vaka.

3. 'E ngofua ki he Sekelitali 'o e Malini mo e Ngaahi Taulanga ke ne tu'utu'uni kuo pau ke ngaue'aki 'e ha vaka 'oku Toni Lesisita Fakakatoa (GRT) 'e 1000 pe si'i hifo 'a e sevesi 'a ha vaka fai-taulani.

4. Kuo pau ke fika'i hono noe 'o ha vaka fai-taulani 'aki 'a e 'iuniti ko e bona 'e taha pea ka 'i ai ha noe 'e si'isi'i hifo 'i he bona 'e taha kuo pau ke lau pe is ko e bona 'e taha. Ka laka 'a e taimi noe 'i he 'uluaki bona 'e taha kuo pau leva ke fika'i fakahoua pea ko ha konga 'o e taimi noe 'e si'i hifo 'i he haafe bona kuo pau ke lau pe is ko e haafe bona.

5. Koe'uhi ke fika'i 'a e ngaahi totongi ke totongi kuo pau ke lau 'a e taimi na'e ngaue'aki ai 'a e vaka fai-taulani 'o kamata mei he taimi na'e 'uluaki alea'i ai ke ngaue'aki 'a e sevesi 'a e vaka fai-taulani 'o a'u ki he taimi 'e faka'atae pe 'osi ai 'ene ngaue.

6. Kapau na'e alea'i ke ngaue'aki 'a e sevesi 'a ha vaka fai-taulani pea to e liliu pe kaniseli is 'o si'i hifo 'i he bona 'e ua kimu'a 'i he taimi na'e 'uluaki alea'i ki ai, kuo pau ke lau pe na'e ngaue'aki 'i he bona 'e taha pea kuo pau ke totongi 'a e ngaahi totongi 'o fakatatau mo is".

Na'e fakahoko 'e he Fale Alea 'i he 'aho 31 'o Me, 1994.

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