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THE FIRST SCHEDULE: PORTS, VESSELS CHARGEABLE, RATE OF PORT-DUES AND FREQUENCY OF PAYMENT

(See sections 1 and 33)

PART I- MAJOR PORTS

Name of Port

Vessels Chargeable

Rate of port dues per ton

Due how often chargeable in respect of same vessel

1

2

3

4

Calcutta

 

 

 

Paradip

 

 

 

Visakhapatnam

 

 

 

Explanation :- "Outer Harbour" means the portion of the Visakhapatnam Port limits with the following co-ordinates, namely

WEST: A line drawn towards North along the Eastern boundary of S. No. 9 of Dolphin's Nose Village from the junction point of S. No.3, 4, 9 and 10 i.e., at the point Lat.,17° 41' 11" .3 N and Long. 83° 17' 35" E across the channel till it touches Municipal boundary in T. No. 469 i.e., at the point Lat. 17° 41' 17" .3N and Long. 83° 17' 35" .2E and thence towards North along the field boundary of S. No. 10 and 12 of Dolphin's Nose Village upto the South Eastern point of T.S. 303 of Fort Ward, Visakhapatnam Town thence towards North East along eastern edge of the beach road till coinciding with the Western end of Groyne No. 2 at the point Lat. 17° 41' 47" N Long. 83°18' 03" .4 E.

NORTH : From the point of Lat. 17° 41' 47" N. and Long. 83°18' 03".4E. towards East along the centre line of Groyne No. 2 till coinciding with East break water at Lat. 17° 41' 32" .6 N. Long 83°18' 29" SE.

EAST A line drawn towards South from the point of Lat. 17° 41' 32" .6 N Long. 83°18' 29" 3E till the point coinciding with east break water South and at Lat. 17° 41' 14" .93 N. Long. 83° 18' 29" .3E thence a line drawn towards South East till the point coinciding with East end of South break water at Lat. 17° 41' 01" .43N Long. 83° 18' 49" .12 E.

SOUTH : A line drawn towards West South West direction from the point with Lat. 17° 41' 01" .43 N. Long 83°18' 49.2E till the point coinciding with Eastern boundary of S. No. 11 of Dolphin's Nose Village at the point Lat 17° 40' 36" .7 N. Long .83° 17' 49" .8 E and thence towards North along Eastern boundary S. No. 11 of Dolphin's Nose Village till the point of interception of S. No. 10 of Dolphin's Nose Village between F. Lines 109 and 71 and towards West to meet junction point of S. No. 3, 4, 9 and 10 of Dolphin's Nose Village i.e. at the point Lat. 17° 41' 11" .3 N and Long. 83°17’ 35" E approximately.

Madras

 

 

 

New Tuticorin

 

 

 

Cochin

 

 

 

New Mangalore

 

 

 

Mormugao

 

 

 

Bombay

 

 

 

Kandla

 

 

 

PART II-RESERVED FOR PORTS IN WEST BENGAL, IF ANY

PART III-PORTS UNDER THE CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT OF ORISSA

Name of port

Vessels chargeable

Rate or port dues

Due how often chargeable in respect of the same vessels

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1. Chandbali (Dhamra)

Sea-going vessels of ten tonnes and upwards (except fishing boats.)

Not exceeding rupees one and fifty paise per tone.

Once in the same month.

 

(Tug-boats, ferry-boats and river boats, whether propelled by steam or other mechanical means.)

Ditto

Once between the 1st January and the 30th June, and once between the 1st July and 31st December, in each year.

2. Gopalpur

Sea-going vessels of ten tones and upward (except fishing boats.)

Not exceeding rupee one and forty paise per tonne.

Once in the same month.

 

(Tug-boats, ferry-boats and river boats, whether propelled by steam or other mechanical means.)

Ditto

Once between the 1st January and the 30th June and once between the 1st July and 31st December, in each year.

PART IV-PORTS UNDER THE CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

Name of the port District

Vessels chargeable

Rate of port dues

Dues how often chargeable in respect of same vessel

Class of vessels

Rate

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Calingapatnam (srikakulam)
Bheemunipatnam (Visakhapatnam.)

 

Sea-going vessels of 42.45 cube metres (15tons) and upwards.

(1) Foreign ship or steamer calling at any port.

Fifteen paise per cubic metre.

Payable on each entry into the port.

Kakinada (East Godavari)

Narsapur (West Godavari)

Machilipatnam (Krishna)

(2) Foreign ship or steamer (referred to in item 1 above) calling at any port for more than once in the same voyage.

Twenty-five paise per cubic metre.

Payable once for one voyage.

Vadarevu (Prakasam)

Krishnapatnam (Nelore)

 

Sea-going vessels of 42.45 cubic metres (15 tons) and upwards.

(3) Coasting ship calling at any port.

Thirteen paise per cubic metre.

The payment of the dues at the port will exempt the ship for a period of 60 days from liability to pay the dues again at that port.

 

 

(4)Coasting steamer calling at any port.

Fifteen paise per cubic metre.

The payment of the dues at the port will exempt the steamer for a period of thirty days from liability to pay dues again at that port.

PART V-PORTS UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

Name of port

District

Vessels chargeable

Rate of port dues, class of vessels

Dues how often chargeable in respect of same vessel

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(1) Cuddalore

(2) Nagapattinam

South Arcot

Tanjavur

Sea-going vessels of 40 cubic metres and upwards.

(1) Foreign ship or steamer calling at any port not exceeding 10 paise per cubic metre.

Payable on each entry into the port except in the case of straits steamer which shall not be charged more than once in a voyage.

 

 

 

(2) Foreign ship or steamer calling at more than one port not exceeding 15 paise per cubic metre.

Payable once for the voyage.

(3) Pamban

(4) Ramesaram

(5) Kilakarai

 

Ramanathapuram

 

(3) Coasting ship calling at any port not exceeding 15 paise per cubic metre.

The payment of dues at the port will exempt the ship for a period of 60 (sixty) days form liability to pay the dues again at that port.

(6) Veppalodai

(7) Colachel

(8) Kanyakumari

Tirunelveli

Kanyakumari

 

(4) Coasting steamer calling at any port not exceeding 10 paise per cubic metre.

The payment of the dues at the port will exempt the steamer for a period of 30 (thirty) days from liability to pay the dues again at the port.

PART VI-PORTS UNDER THE COTROL OF GOVERNMENT OF PONDICHIERRY (See sections 1 and 33)

Name of Port

Vessels Chargeable

Rate of port dues per ton

Due how often chargeable in respect of same vessel

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Pondicherry

Sea going vessels of 40 cubic metres and upwards.

(a) Foreign going ship or sailing vessel calling at this port at 15 paise per cubic metre.

(a) Payable on each entry into the port.

 

 

(b) Coasting ships calling at this port at 15 paise per cubic metre.

(b) The payment of port dues will exempt the ship for a period of sixty days from liability to pay the dues again at that port

 

 

(c) Coasting sailing vessel calling at this port at 5 paise per cubic metre.

Do.

(1) The levy of port dues in accordance with the Schedule referred to in clause (1) shall be subject to the following conditions namely :-

(a) that with effect on and from the lst July, 1978, the rates of port dues to be levied on vessels specified in column (2) of the said Schedule, entering the Port in the Union Territory of Pondicherry shall be those laid down in column (3) of the said Schedule;

(b) that such dues shall be levied subject to the conditions mentioned in column (4) of the said schedule;

(c) that the rates of port dues chargeable on any one vessel entering the part in ballast and not carrying passengers shall be 3/4th of the rates laid down in the schedule ;

(d) that when a vessel enters the port but does not discharge or take any cargo or passengers therein (with the exception of such unshipment or reshipment as may be necessary for purposes of repair), she shall be charged with port dues at half the rates specified in the schedule; and

(e) that no port dues shall be levied on-

(i) any pleasure, yacht, or

(ii) any vessel which, having left any port, is compelled to re-enter it by stress of weather, or in consequence of having sustained any damage, or

(iii) any vessel which, having entered any port, leaves it within forty-eight hours without discharging or taking in any passengers or cargo.

(2) For the purpose of this notification the terms "Foreign going ship", "coasting ship", "sailing vessel" and "ship" shall have the same meaning as found in the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (Act No. XLIV of 1958).

PART VII- PORTS UNDER THE CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT OF KERALA

Name of Ports

Vessels chargeable

Rate of Port dues

Dues how often chargeable in respect of the same vessel.

District

Ports

 

Class of vessel

Rate of port dues

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Trivanduram

1. Kovalam Vizhinjam

2. Trivandrum

All sea-going vessels of 40 cubic metres and upwards.

(a) Foreign ship or steamer or coastal steamer calling at any port.

Not exceeding Rs. 1.50 per ton.

The payment of the dues on entry at any minor port of Kerala will exempt steamers for a period of 30 days and ships for a period of 60 days from payment of port dues again at that port.

Quilon

3. Quilon

(other than fish ing vessels)

(b) Coastal ship

Not exceeding paise 50 per ton

 

 

4. Neendakara

 

 

 

 

Alleppey

5. Alleppey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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