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Act
39 of 1961
Amended by
8 of 1964
9 of 1969
43 of 1969
8 of 1971
2 of 1975
136/1976
45 of 1979
37 of 1980
18 of 1994
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Index of Subsidiary Legislation
Page
Government Shipping Service (Passenger and Freight Rates) Regulations
(LN 10/1984) … … … … … … 46
Port Authority (Tariff) Regulations (LN 203/1994) … … … 48
Port Authority (Store Rent Exemptions) Regulations (LN 92/1995) … 77
Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (Vesting) Order (LN 68/2006) … 81
Note on Port Services (Dues, Charges and Management)
Ordinance, Ch. 18 No. 2 (1950 Ed.)
Section 76 of this Act repeals the Port Services (Dues, Charges and Management) Ordinance,
except sections 3 to 8 inclusive, and the Bye-laws made under section 22 of the said Ordinance.
However, these sections and the Bye-laws will remain in force until the said sections 3 to 8 are
amended and the said Bye-laws are revoked and replaced by new Regulations made under this Act.
Sections 3 to 8 of the Ordinance and the Bye-laws made under section 22 are appended herewith
as an APPENDIX.
Note on Amendment
The Port Authority Act is amended as follows:
Section 8. [37 of 1980].
Immediately after subsection (2), insert the following subsection:
“(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2)(a), the Tobago House of
Assembly is charged with the responsibility of constructing, maintaining and repairing
storage and warehousing facilities at ports in Tobago.”.
Note on Staff Provisions (Page 16)
Under section 3(2) of the Statutory Authorities Act (Chap. 24:01), the Port Authority has been
declared a statutory authority subject to the provisions of that Act (see Chap. 24:01— Subsidiary
Legislation). So long as this declaration remains in force, the provisions of the Act of this
Chapter relating to staff must be read and construed accordingly.
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CHAPTER 51:01
PORT AUTHORITY ACT
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
SECTION
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title.
2. Interpretation.
PART II
PORT AUTHORITY
3. Establishment and constitution of Authority.
4. Incorporation.
5. Procedure and meetings of the Authority.
6. Appointment of Committees.
7. Power of Authority to delegate.
8. Functions of Authority.
9. Powers of Authority.
10. Power to dispose of real or personal property generally.
11. Validity of acts of Authority.
12. Protection of Commissioners of Authority.
13. Declaration of interest.
14. Remuneration of Commissioners.
15. Policy directions.
16. Accommodation of Comptroller of Customs and Excise.
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17. Appointment of officers and other employees.
18. Staff of Authority.
19. Disciplinary proceedings against members of staff of former Port
Services Departments.
20. Pension and superannuation rights preserved.
21. Establishment and maintenance of superannuation schemes.
22. Authority to consult appropriate organisation.
23. Responsibility of certain officers.
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SECTION
PART III
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
24. Authority may borrow, secure or raise money.
25. Powers of the Authority to borrow from Government.
26. Application of revenue.
27. Authorised investments.
28. Dues, etc., chargeable by the Authority.
29. Accounting of Authority.
30. Cash deposits and payments.
31. Preparation of documents under the Act.
32. Rules.
33. Annual report.
34. Non-application of certain sections.
35. Exemption from Customs duty and Income tax.
36. Service contracts with local authorities.
PART IV
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE AUTHORITY
AS A WAREHOUSEMAN
37. Liability for loss, etc., of goods.
38. Limitation for loss, etc., where false account is given.
39. Burden of proof.
PART V
GOODS
40. Description, etc., of goods to be delivered.
41. Unclaimed goods in the possession of the Authority.
42. Dangerous or offensive goods, etc.
PART VI
SAFETY OF NAVIGATION
43. Safety of navigation.
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SECTION
PART VII
EMBARKATION AND DISEMBARKATION OF
PASSENGERS AND GOODS
44. Passengers, etc., to be embarked, etc., only at a harbour.
45. Master to supply information.
46. Harbour dues and charges to be levied.
47. Power to arrest ship for dues and charges.
48. Master required to obtain certificate of clearance.
49. Power of authorised employee with respect to wrecks, etc.
50. General Manager may retain goods until freight, etc., is paid.
51. Liability for delay or demurrage.
52. Master responsible for contravention of Act, etc.
53. Delivery to masters of copy of Act.
PART VIII
VESTING OF CERTAIN PROPERTY RIGHTS
AND LIABILITIES IN THE AUTHORITY
54. Vesting of property rights and liabilities in the Authority.
55. Revesting in State of portion of land and property.
56. Transitional provisions.
57. Vesting of other ports and harbours in Authority.
58. Safeguarding interests of the State and other persons.
59. Restriction on execution against property of Authority.
PART IX
GOVERNMENT SHIPPING SERVICE
60. Interpretation.
61. Operation of services by Authority.
62. Authority not to subsidise service.
63. Authority to keep separate accounts.
64. Government to meet deficits by subvention.
65. Surplus to be transferred to special account.
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS—Continued
SECTION
PART X
OFFENCES
66. Damaging property in a manner likely to endanger life.
67. False returns.
68. Endangering safety of operations.
69. Fraudulently demanding improper amount.
70. Miscellaneous summary offences.
71. Offences by Masters.
72. Power of arrest or removal.
73. Place of trial.
74. Power of Authority to confer powers of police on employees.
PART XI
REGULATIONS, REPEAL, COMMENCEMENT, ETC.
75. Regulations.
76. Repeal and saving.
77. Saving of rights and powers of the Harbour Master.
FIRST SCHEDULE.
SECOND SCHEDULE.
THIRD SCHEDULE.
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39 of 1961.
Commencement.
58/1962.
Short title.
Interpretation.
CHAPTER 51:01
PORT AUTHORITY ACT
An Act to make provision for a co-ordinated and integrated
system of harbour facilities and port services connected
therewith and other matters relating thereto and
connected therewith, by means of the establishment of a
Port Authority.
[14TH JUNE 1962]
PRELIMINARY
1. This Act may be cited as the Port Authority Act.
2. (1) In this Act—
“Accountant” means the person appointed by the Authority under
section 17 and includes any officer of the Authority acting
under the general or special directions of the Accountant;
“Authority” means the Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago
established under section 3;
“authorised employee” means a person authorised by the
Authority to exercise the powers or perform the duties in
respect of which the expression is used;
“basin” means the dredged portion of any harbour of Trinidad
and Tobago abutting on to any wharf operated by or on
behalf of the Authority, but does not include any dredged
channel to such dredged portion;
“cargo” includes all kinds of goods, wares, minerals, merchandise
and livestock, but does not include fuel or ship’s stores
loaded in or carried by a vessel for use on board such vessel;
“Comptroller” means the Comptroller of Customs and Excise and
includes any officer of the Customs and Excise Department
acting under the general or special orders of the Comptroller;
“dangerous goods” means any goods defined as such by
Regulations made under section 75;
“dues and charges” includes harbour dues, wharf dues, basin dues
and all sums which, under this Act or any Regulations made
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First Schedule.
Second
Schedule.
thereunder, may be levied for or in respect of the carriage,
storage or warehousing of goods by means of the Authority
of for or in respect of any ship, harbour or other service
performed or facility provided by means of the Authority;
“General Manager” means the officer appointed by the Authority
to manage the port and, except in sections 5(6) and 17,
includes any officer of the Authority acting under the
general or special directions of the General Manager;
“goods” means all kinds of goods, wares, minerals, merchandise
and livestock;
“harbours” means the port of Port-of-Spain in Trinidad and the
port of Scarborough in Tobago described respectively in the
First and Second Schedules and all the wharves, jetties,
slips, docks and breakwaters and the machinery, plant, tools
and other property appertaining thereto vested by sections
54, 55, and 56 in the Authority, and includes any port and
harbour when such port and harbour is vested by section 57
in the Authority;
“Harbour Master” means the Harbour Master of Port-of-Spain;
“master” means any person other than a berthing master having
or taking the command or management of a vessel for the
time being;
“offensive goods” means goods defined as such by regulations
made under section 75;
“owner” in relation to a vessel includes any joint or part owner,
and a person who, though only the hirer of a vessel, appoints
the master and other persons working such vessel, and also
includes the agent of the owner or hirer;
“owner” in relation to goods means any person who is for the
time being entitled, either as owner or as agent for the
owner, to the possession of these goods;
“perishable goods” means goods liable to rapid deterioration
and in particular, includes fish, fruit, vegetables, bread,
meat, poultry, game, butter, eggs, milk, cheese, plants,
small animals and any other thing which the Authority
may prescribe;
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Second
Schedule.
“port of Port-of-Spain” means the port within the limits described
in the First Schedule;
“port of Scarborough” means the port of Scarborough in Tobago
within the limits described in the Second Schedule;
“tariff book” means the tariff book prepared and published under
section 31;
“vehicle” includes carriages, wagons, carts, petrol or electrical
vehicles, bicycles, tricycles, vans, hand carts, sledges,
trucks, barrows and all other machines for the portage of
goods or persons;
“vessel” includes a boat, craft, ship or vessel of any description
but does not include a raft or a float of timber;
“wharf” means any wharf in Port-of-Spain or Tobago controlled
and operated by the Authority and includes any basin
connected therewith, the quay walls, jetties and piers of
such wharf.
(2) In this Act and in all documents issued under this
Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the expression—
(a) “accepted by the Authority” subject to the
provisions of any regulations made under this
Act, means accepted by an authorised employee
in the course of his duty for carriage, storage or
warehousing in accordance with this Act;
(b) “delivered to the Authority”, subject to the
provisions of any regulations made under this
Act, means delivered to an authorised employee
in the course of his duty under this Act;
(c) “the possession of the Authority”, subject to the
provision of any regulations made under this Act,
means the possession of any authorised employee
in the course of his duty under this Act;
(d) “the purposes of the Authority” means any purpose
necessary or desirable for the performance of the
services or the provision of any facilities
authorised to be performed or provided by means
of the Authority under this Act.
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Establishment
and constitution
of Authority.
[9 of 1969].
Incorporation.
PART II
PORT AUTHORITY
3. (1) There is hereby established for the purpose of this Act
a body to be called the Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago.
(2) The Authority shall consist of no fewer than five nor
more than nine persons to be designated Commissioners,
appointed by the President. Of these persons, five shall be
appointed from amongst persons who have special qualifications
in, and have had experience of, matters relating to engineering,
accountancy, law, economics or business management.
(3) The President shall appoint a Chairman and a deputy
Chairman of the Authority from amongst the Commissioners.
(4) Appointment to the office of Commissioner shall,
subject to subsections (6) and (7), be for such period, being not
less than two years nor more than five years, as the President shall
specify at the time of the appointment, but any Commissioner
shall be eligible for reappointment.
(5) Any Commissioner may at any time resign his office
by instrument in writing addressed to the Chairman, who shall
forthwith cause it to be forwarded to the Minister.
(6) The appointment of any person as a Commissioner
and the termination of office of any person as a Commissioner
whether by death, resignation, revocation, effluxion of time or
otherwise shall be notified in the Gazette.
(7) Each Commissioner shall make and subscribe an
oath before the President that he will faithfully, and to the best of
his ability, discharge the trust and perform the duties devolving
upon him as Commissioner.
4. (1) The Authority shall be a body corporate having
perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to hold land
and other property of whatever kind.
(2) The seal of the Authority shall be kept in the custody of
the Chairman or the deputy Chairman or of the Secretary of the
Authority and may be affixed to instruments pursuant to a resolution
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Procedure and
meetings of the
Authority.
[9 of 1969].
of the Authority and in the presence of the Chairman or deputy
Chairman, and of one other member, and the Secretary.
(3) The seal of the Authority shall be authenticated by
the signature of the Chairman, or Deputy Chairman, and the
Secretary of the Authority, and such seal shall be officially and
judicially noticed.
(4) All documents, other than those required by law to
be under seal, made by, and all decisions of, the Authority may
be signified under the hand of the Chairman, or deputy
Chairman, or the Secretary of the Authority.
(5) The Authority may sue and be sued in its corporate
name and may for all purposes be described by such name, and
service upon the Authority of any notice, order or other document
shall be executed by delivering the same or by sending it by
registered post addressed to the Secretary of the Authority, at the
office of the Authority.
5. (1) The Authority shall meet at such times as may be
necessary or expedient for the transaction of business, and such
meetings shall be held at such place and time and on such days as
the Authority may determine.
(2) The Chairman may at any time call a special meeting
of the Authority and shall call a special meeting within seven
days of the receipt of a requisition for that purpose addressed to
him by any three Commissioners.
(3) The Chairman, or in his absence the deputy
Chairman, and two other Commissioners shall form a quorum.
(4) Minutes in proper form of each meeting shall be kept
by the Secretary and shall be confirmed by the Chairman or the
deputy Chairman, as the case may be, as soon as practicable
thereafter at a subsequent meeting. Certified copies of such
minutes when so confirmed shall be forwarded to the Minister.
(5) The Authority may co-opt any one or more persons
to attend any particular meeting of the Authority for the purpose
of assisting or advising the Authority, but no such co-opted
person shall have any right to vote.
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Appointment of
Committees.
Power of
Authority to
delegate.
Functions of
Authority.
[37 of 1980].
First and
Second
Schedules.
(6) The General Manager shall, unless the Minister
otherwise directs, attend all meetings of the Authority but he shall
not have any right to vote.
(7) Subject to this section, the Authority has power to
regulate its own proceedings.
6. (1) The Authority may appoint a committee of the
Authority to examine and report to it on any matter whatsoever
arising out of or connected with any of its powers and duties
under this Act.
(2) Any such committee shall consist of at least one
member of the Authority together with such other persons,
whether members of the Authority or not, whose assistance or
advice the Authority may desire.
(3) Where persons, not being members of the Authority,
are members of a committee appointed under this section, or where
any person is co-opted under section 5(5), the Authority may with
the approval of the President by resolution declare the
remuneration and allowances of such persons, and such sums shall
properly be payable out of the funds and resources of the Authority.
(4) The Authority may by resolution reject the report of
any such committee or adopt it either wholly or with such
modifications, additions or adaptations as the Authority may
think fit.
7. Subject to this Act the Authority may delegate to any
member or committee of the Authority the power and authority to
carry out on its behalf such duties as the Authority may determine.
8. (1) It is the function of the Authority—
(a) to develop the harbours of Trinidad and Tobago
described in the First and Second Schedules and
such other harbours as may from time to time be
vested in the Authority under section 57;
(b) to operate port services in accordance with this Act;
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(c) to operate the Government Shipping Service
between Trinidad and Tobago in accordance
with Part IX;
(d) to collect the dues and charges authorised by this
Act; and
(e) generally to be responsible for the carrying out
of this Act.
(2) The development of the harbours and the operation
of the port services include the following:
(a) the provision and maintenance of facilities for
the entry and berthing of ships, the landing and
embarkation of passengers, the loading,
unloading, storage and warehousing of cargo;
(b) the provision and maintenance of equipment for
hoisting, lifting and transportation of cargo;
(c) the erection, equipment and maintenance of
quays, wharves, jetties, locks and piers;
(d) the provision of docking facilities, slipways, and
machine shops;
(e) the provision of lights and beacons subject to the
approval of the Harbour Master, towage services,
fire-fighting services, watering services,
bunkering services, rescuing services, dredging
services, salvage services, repair services and such
other services as are ordinarily required by ships
coming into port in the course of their voyages.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2)(a),
the Tobago House of Assembly is charged with the responsibility
of constructing, maintaining and repairing storage and
warehousing facilities at ports in Tobago.
9. (1) With respect to the carrying out of any duties falling
within its function, the Authority may arrange for the duties to be
carried out either by the Authority directly through its own officers,
servants and employees, or indirectly through persons with whom
the Authority has entered into contract; and for that purpose the
Authority may lease any lands, buildings, facilities or equipment.
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Power to
dispose of real
or personal
property
generally.
[8 of 1964].
(2) The Authority may for the purpose of the discharge
of its functions—
(a) carry on all activities the carrying on of which
appear to it to be requisite, advantageous or
convenient for or in connection with the
discharge of its functions;
(b) promote the carrying on of any such activities by
other bodies or persons, and for that purpose
may establish or expand, or promote the
establishment or expansion of, other bodies to
carry on any such activities either under the
control or partial control of the Authority or
independently, and may give assistance to such
bodies or to other bodies or persons appearing to
the Authority to have facilities for the carrying
on of any such activities, including financial
assistance by the taking up of share or loan
capital, or by loan or otherwise;
(c) carry on any such activities in association with
other bodies or persons including Government
authorities or as managing agents or otherwise
on its own behalf;
(d) do any thing and enter into any transaction whether
or not involving expenditure, borrowing, granting of
loans or investment of money in accordance with this
Act in that behalf, the acquisition of any real or
personal property or rights, or the disposal of any real
or personal property or rights, which in its opinion is
calculated to facilitate the proper discharge of its
function or is incidental or conducive thereto.
10. (1) The Authority may, with the written consent of the
President, sell, demise or otherwise dispose of any real or
personal property or rights vested in it by this Act.
(2) The powers conferred by subsection (1) shall be in
addition to and not in derogation of any powers conferred on the
Authority by section 9(2)(d) relating to the disposal of real or
personal property or rights.
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Validity of acts
of Authority.
Protection of
Commissioners
of Authority.
Declaration of
interest.
Remuneration of
Commissioners.
Policy
directions.
11. No act done or proceeding taken under this Act shall be
questioned on the ground—
(a) of the existence of any vacancy in the
membership of, or of any defect in the
constitution of, the Authority; or
(b) of the contravention by a Commissioner of the
provisions of section 13; or
(c) of any omission, defect or irregularity not
affecting the merits of the case.
12. A Commissioner is not personally liable in respect of
anything done or suffered in good faith under this Act, and any
sums of money, damages or costs which may be recovered
against any such Commissioner in respect of any act or thing
done bona fide for the purpose of carrying this Act into effect
shall be paid out of the funds and resources of the Authority.
13. (1) It is the duty of a Commissioner who is in any way,
whether directly or indirectly, interested in a contract or proposed
contract with the Authority, to declare the nature of his interest at
the first meeting of the Authority at which it is practicable for him
to do so.
(2) A Commissioner shall not vote in respect of any
contract or proposed contract with the Authority in which he is in
any way interested, whether directly or indirectly.
14. The Authority shall pay to each Commissioner, in respect
of his office, such, if any, remuneration as the President may
determine and to the Chairman and to the deputy Chairman, in
respect of his office, such, if any, remuneration in addition to any
remuneration to which he may be entitled in respect of his office
as a Commissioner as may be so determined.
15. (1) The President may from time to time give the
Authority directions of a special or general character on the policy
to be followed in the exercise of the powers conferred and the
duties imposed on the Authority by or under this Act in relation to
matters that appear to the President to affect the public interests.
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Accommodation
of Comptroller
of Customs and
Excise.
Appointment of
officers and
other
employees.
[45 of 1979].
Staff of
Authority.
Disciplinary
proceedings
against
members of
staff of former
Port Services
Departments.
*See Note on page 2.
(2) The Authority shall, as soon as practicable, give
effect to all directions issued pursuant to subsection (1).
16. The Authority shall provide and maintain from time to
time such reasonable office accommodation and facilities as the
Comptroller shall require for the carrying out of their duties by
the officers of his department within a harbour.
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17. The Authority may appoint, subject to section 18(1), a
General Manager (who shall be the chief executive officer and
responsible for carrying out the decisions of the Authority), a
Secretary, an Accountant and such other officers and employees
as may be necessary and proper for the due and efficient
administration, management and performance by the Authority
of its duties under this Act.
18. (1) On the commencement of this Act the officers and
other employees who are members of the staff of the—
(a) Port Services Department;
(b) the Dredging and Towage services of the
Harbour Master’s Department; and
(c) Coastal Steamers services,
shall comprise the staff of the Authority.
(2) Whenever a vacancy occurs in the membership of the
staff of the Authority as comprised in subsection (1), the Authority
may exercise its powers of appointment under section 17 to fill the
vacancy.
19. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any
other law, the persons to whom section 18(1) applies, are liable
to be suspended or dismissed by the Authority, but every such
person shall be entitled—
(a) to a hearing in accordance with the procedure
followed in disciplinary cases against public
officers of Government departments if such
procedure would have been followed in any similar
case against such person investigated immediately
before the commencement of this Act;
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Pension and
superannuation
rights preserved.
Establishment
and
maintenance of
superannuation
schemes.
Authority to
consult
appropriate
organisation.
(b) to have representations on his behalf made by
any competent association or body if such
representations would have been entertained in
connection with any similar case against such
person investigated immediately before the
commencement of this Act; and
(c) if he so desires, to have the proceedings in the
matter referred for the consideration of the
President who may make such order in the
matter as he thinks fit.
20. (1) There is preserved to the staff of the Authority to
whom section 18(1) applies, their pension or superannuation rights
accruing to them at the time of their transfer to the Authority.
(2) The President may approve the transfer of an officer
from the service of the Authority to the service of the
Government or from the service of the Government to the service
of the Authority:
Provided that, in every such case—
(a) any pension, gratuity or other allowance which
is ultimately provided shall be paid from public
funds;
(b) the Authority shall pay from its funds to the
Government such contributions as may be
provided for in rules made by the President, and
any such rules may make different provisions in
different classes of cases.
21. The Authority may, with the approval of and subject to
such terms and conditions as may be imposed by the President,
provide for the establishment and maintenance of a Pension
Scheme or a Provident Fund Scheme for the benefit of the
officers and employees of the Authority, and in every such
Scheme different provisions may be made for different classes of
officers and employees.
22. It is the duty of the Authority except so far as the Authority
is satisfied that adequate machinery exists for achieving the
purposes of this section, to seek consultation with any organisation,
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Responsibility
of certain
officers.
Authority may
borrow, secure
or raise money.
appearing to the Authority to be appropriate, with a view to the
conclusion between the Authority and that organisation of such
agreements as appear to the parties to be desirable with respect to
the establishment and maintenance of machinery for—
(a) the settlement by negotiation of terms and
conditions of employment of persons employed
by the Authority;
(b) the promotion and encouragement of measures
affecting the safety, health and welfare of persons
employed by the Authority and the discussion of
other matters of mutual interest to the Authority
and such persons, including efficiency in the
operation of the services contemplated by this Act.
23. All officers charged with the receipt, accounting for, or
disbursement of moneys, or with the custody or delivery of stores,
or other property belonging to the Authority are individually
responsible for the due and efficient discharge of their respective
duties, and for the exercise of proper supervision of the accounts
kept or controlled by them and of all the property entrusted to their
care, and for the due observance of all rules and regulations and
of all orders and instructions prescribed for their guidance.
PART III
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
24. (1) The Authority may, from time to time, with the
approval of the President, borrow, secure or raise money by the
issue of debentures or debenture stock, or other security, of all or
any of the following purposes:
(a) the provision of working capital;
(b) the fulfilling of the functions of the Authority
under this Act;
(c) the provision of capital for the expansion of, and
additions to, its fixed assets;
(d) the redemption of any debenture or debenture
stock or other security that the Authority is
required or entitled to redeem;
(e) any other expenditures properly chargeable to
capital account.
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Authority to
borrow from
Government.
Application of
revenue.
(2) The Authority may, from time to time, borrow by
way of overdraft or otherwise for periods not exceeding one year
such sums as the Authority may require for meeting its
obligations and discharging its functions under this Act.
25. (1) The Authority may, from time to time, borrow by
way of advances from the Government such sums as may be
necessary for carrying out its functions under this Act but notice
of any such advance shall be given by the Minister to both
Houses of Parliament.
(2) For the purpose of making approved advances to the
Authority under this section, the Minister may authorise advances
out of the proceeds of any loan raised for the purpose or out of the
reserve fund, revenues or surplus balances of the State.
(3) Pending the raising of any such loan, the Minister by
warrant under his hand may authorise the Comptroller of
Accounts to make advances out of public funds to the Authority
in such sums and on such terms and conditions as the Minister
may think fit for the purposes authorised by this Act.
(4) The repayment of any such advances and the
payment of interest thereon shall be made by the Authority in like
manner and on like conditions as borrowings by the Authority,
subject to any special terms and conditions which may be
stipulated with respect to any such advance by the Minister upon
the making thereof.
(5) In this section “Minister” means the Minister
responsible for Finance.
26. (1) The revenue of the Authority for any financial year
shall be applied in defraying the following charges:
(a) the remuneration, fees and allowances of the
members of the Authority or of any committee
thereof;
(b) the salaries, fees, remuneration and gratuities,
including payments for the maintenance of the
Provident Fund or Pension Fund authorised by
this Act, of the officers, agents and employees,
and technical and other advisers, of the Authority;
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Authorised
investments.
Dues, etc.,
chargeable by
the Authority.
Accounting of
Authority.
(c) working and establishment expenses, and
expenditure on, or provision for, the maintenance
of the property and of any of the works of the
Authority, and the insurance of the same and the
discharge of the functions of the Authority
properly chargeable to revenue account;
(d) interest on any debenture and debenture stock or
other security issued, and on any loan raised by,
the Authority;
(e) sums required to be transferred to a sinking fund
or otherwise set aside for the purpose of making
provision for the redemption of debentures or
debenture stock or other security or the
repayment of other borrowed money;
(f) such sums as it may be deemed appropriate to set
aside in respect of depreciation on the property
of the Authority having regard to the amount set
aside out of the revenue under paragraph (e);
(g) any other expenditure authorised by the Authority
and properly chargeable to revenue account.
(2) The balance of the revenue of the Authority shall be
applied to the creation of reserve funds to finance future
modernisation and expansion.
27. Funds of the Authority not immediately required to be
expended in the meeting of any obligations or the discharge of
any functions of the Authority may be invested from time to
time in securities approved by the President for investment by
the Authority.
28. The dues, charges and fees to be charged by the Authority
shall be in accordance with such dues and charges as may, from
time to time, be fixed by regulations made under section 75.
29. (1) All decisions, orders, rules and regulations relating
to the financial operations of the Authority and authorised by this
Act shall be made by resolution of the Authority at a meeting
thereof and shall be recorded in the minutes of the Authority.
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Cash deposits
and payments.
(2) The Authority shall keep proper accounts and other
records in respect of its operations, and shall cause to be prepared
a statement in respect of each financial year.
(3) Subject to section 31 of the Exchequer and Audit
Act, the accounts of the Authority shall be audited by auditors to
be appointed annually by the Authority.
(4) The Authority shall, before the commencement of
each financial year, submit to the Minister for the information of
Parliament a copy of its budget relating to capital expenditure
and the financing thereof, and a copy of its income and
expenditure budget, in relation to such year. The President shall
cause copies of such budgets to be laid on the table of each House
of Parliament.
(5) After the end of each financial year of the Authority,
the Authority shall, as soon as the accounts of the Authority have
been audited, cause a copy of the statement of accounts to be
transmitted to the President, together with a copy of any report
made by the auditors on that statement or on the accounts of the
Authority. The President shall cause a copy of every statement
and report to be laid on the table of each House of Parliament.
(6) Notwithstanding any power of the Authority
conferred by this Act, where the Authority intends to embark
upon any programme for expanding its facilities and services that
will involve borrowing moneys upon the credit of the State or
that will require a longer period than one year to complete, the
Authority shall obtain the approval of the President before
incurring any liability in respect thereof.
30. (1) All moneys of the Authority accruing from its
operations under this Act shall be paid into some bank or banks
appointed by resolution of the Authority, and such moneys shall
as far as practicable be paid into the bank from day to day, except
such sum as the accountant may be authorised by rules made
under section 32 to retain in his hands to meet petty
disbursements for immediate payments.
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Preparation of
documents
under the Act.
[43 of 1969].
Rules.
(2) All payments out of the funds of the Authority
except petty disbursements not exceeding a sum to be fixed by
rules made under section 32, shall be made by the accountant, or
on his behalf by any other officer appointed by the Authority, in
accordance with any such rules.
(3) Cheques against any banking account required to be
kept or withdrawals from any savings bank account shall be
signed by the accountant and countersigned by the Chairman of
the Authority or any member of the Authority or any officer of
the Authority appointed by resolution of the Authority for the
purpose, and a copy of any such resolution shall be certified by
the Chairman and forwarded to the bank or banks concerned.
31. The Authority shall cause to be prepared and in such
manner as it thinks fit—
(a) a tariff book containing all matters which under
this Act are required to be contained therein,
together with such other matters as the
Authority may think fit;
(b) such other books and other documents as under
this Act are required to be kept.
32. The Authority shall by resolution make Rules in respect
of the following matters:
(a) the manner in which and the officers by whom
payments are to be approved;
(b) the bank or banks into which the moneys of the
Authority are to be paid, the title of any account
with any such bank, and the transfer of one fund
from one account to another;
(c) the appointment of a member of the Authority or
an officer of the Authority to countersign
cheques on behalf of the Chairman or in the
absence of the Chairman;
(d) the sum to be retained by the accountant to meet
petty disbursements and immediate payments
and the maximum sum that may be so disbursed
for any one payment;
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Annual report.
Non-application
of certain
section.
Ch. 69:01.
Exemption from
Customs duty
and Income
Tax.
Ch. 75:01.
Service
contracts with
local
authorities.
[16 of 1965].
Ch. 54:40.
(e) the method to be adopted in making payments
out of the funds of the Authority; and
(f) generally as to all matters necessary for the proper
keeping and control of the accounts and books
and the control of the finance of the Authority.
33. (1) The Authority shall, as soon as practicable after the
end of each financial year of the Authority, make and transmit to
the President a report dealing generally with the activities of the
Authority during the preceding financial year and containing
such information relating to the operations and policy of the
Authority as the President may from time to time direct.
(2) The President shall cause a copy of every such report
to be laid on the table of each House of Parliament.
34. Notwithstanding section 32 of the Exchequer and Audit
Act, sections 33, 34, 36(1), 37 and 38 of that Act do not apply to
the Authority.
35. (1) Notwithstanding anything in any other Act contained,
all plant, machinery, appliances, apparatus, equipment and materials
of every kind whatsoever imported into Trinidad and Tobago by the
Authority for the purpose of carrying out its functions under this Act
shall be free of all Customs duty whatsoever.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Income
Tax Act, the income of the Authority shall be wholly exempt
from payment of income tax.
36. (1) The Authority may enter into a contract with any
local authority for the supply of water or for the scavenging of
harbour premises or for any other service which the local
authority may be rendering or be prepared to render within any
part of the area under its control.
(2) In this section “local authority” means a Municipal
Corporation or a County Council entitled to the control or
management of a municipal or other fund and includes the Water
and Sewerage Authority established under section 3 of the Water
and Sewerage Authority Act.
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Liability for
loss, etc., of
goods.
PART IV
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE AUTHORITY
AS A WAREHOUSEMAN
37. (1) Subject to this Act or of any contract, the Authority
is not liable for the loss, misdelivery or detention of or damage
to goods—
(a) delivered to or in the possession of the
Authority, otherwise than for the purposes of
carriage, storage or warehousing except where
such loss, misdelivery, detention or damage is
caused by the want of reasonable foresight and
care on the part of any person employed in or for
the purposes of the Authority;
(b) accepted by the Authority for carriage, storage or
warehousing where such loss, misdelivery,
detention or damage occurs otherwise than while
the goods are being carried, stored or warehoused
and is not caused by the want of reasonable
foresight and care on the part of any person
employed in or for the purpose of the Authority.
(2) The Authority is in no case liable for such loss,
misdelivery, detention or damage arising from—
(a) act of God;
(b) act of war or of enemies of the State;
(c) arrest or restraint of princes or rulers, or seizure
under legal process;
(d) act or omission of the consignor, consignee or
depositor, or of the servant or agent of any such
person;
(e) fire, flood, hurricane, tempest, earthquake, riot,
civil commotion, strike, lock-out, stoppage or
restraint of labour from whatever cause, whether
partial or general;
(f) inherent liability to wastage in bulk or weight,
latent or inherent defect, vice or natural
deterioration;
(g) deficiency in the content of unbroken packages;
(h) insufficient or improper packing or from leakage
from defective drums, containers or packages.
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Limitation for
loss, etc., where
false account is
given.
Burden of proof.
Description,
etc., of goods
to be
delivered.
(3) Where any loss, misdelivery, detention or damage
referred to in subsection (1) occurs in relation to goods accepted
by the Authority for carriage, storage or warehousing, the
limitations contained in section 38 applies.
38. The liability of the Authority in respect of any goods
accepted by the Authority for carriage, storage or warehousing
and in relation to which an account false in any material
particular has been given under section 40(4) shall be based on
the true value of such goods, or on the value thereof as calculated
in accordance with the description contained in such false
account, whichever is less.
39. In any proceedings brought against the Authority, it is not
necessary for the person claiming damages or compensation to
prove how the loss, misdelivery, detention or damage to the
goods was caused.
PART V
GOODS
40. (1) The consignor of, or the person tendering, any goods
for carriage, storage or warehousing by means of the Authority and,
on request by an authorised employee, the consignee of, or person
receiving, any goods which have been carried, stored or warehoused
by means of the Authority, shall deliver to an authorised employee
an account in writing signed by such consignor, person or consignee,
as the case may be, containing such description of the goods as may
be sufficient to enable such employee to determine the dues and
charges payable in respect of the carriage, storage or warehousing
thereof by means of the Authority.
(2) An authorised employee may, for the purpose of
checking any accounts delivered under subsection (1), require
such consignor, person or consignee, as the case may be, to
permit him to examine such goods.
(3) If such consignor, person or consignee fails to deliver
the account referred to in subsection (1) or to permit such goods to
be examined as required under subsection (2), an authorised
employee may, in respect of goods which are tendered for carriage,
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goods in the
possession of
the Authority.
*See Disposal of Uncleared Goods Act 1978 (No. 46 of 1978).
storage or warehousing by means of the Authority, refuse to accept
the goods for such carriage, storage or warehousing, and in
respect of goods which have been carried, stored or warehoused
by means of the Authority, refuse to deliver the same unless, in
either case, a charge not exceeding the highest charge payable for
any class of goods is paid.
(4) If, in respect of goods which have been carried,
stored or warehoused by means of the Authority, an account
delivered under subsection (1) is found to be false in any material
particular with respect to the description of any goods to which it
purports to relate, an authorised employee may refuse to deliver
such goods unless in respect of warehousing, storage or carriage
of the goods a charge not exceeding double the highest charge
payable for any class of goods is paid.
*41. (1) Where any goods in the possession of the Authority
are not claimed by the owner of any other person appearing to the
General Manager to be entitled thereto, the General Manager shall,
if such owner or person is known, take all reasonable steps to cause
a notice to be served upon him requiring him to remove the goods.
(2) If—
(a) the owner of any goods in the possession of the
Authority is not known and no person appears to
be entitled thereto; or
(b) the notice referred to in subsection (1) cannot
for any reason be served; or
(c) there has been a non-compliance with the
provisions of any notice served under
subsection (1),
the General Manager may, within a reasonable time not being less,
except in the case of perishable goods, than two months, sell the goods
by public auction and after deducting from the proceeds of sale the
expenses of such sale shall pay the balance, if any, into the funds of the
Authority; but no imported goods shall be sold under this section until
they have been entered for home consumption in accordance with the
laws of Trinidad and Tobago relating to Customs.
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offensive goods,
etc.
[136/1976].
42. (1) No person shall tender to the Authority for carriage,
storage or warehousing any goods to which this section applies
without giving notice of the nature of such goods—
(a) in the case of goods taken with a person, to the
person in charge of the port of embarkation at
which such first mentioned person commences
his journey; or
(b) in the case of goods tendered to the Authority for
carriage, storage or warehousing, to the authorised
employee to whom such goods are tendered.
(2) An authorised employee may—
(a) refuse to accept for carriage, storage or
warehousing by means of the Authority, goods
to which this section applies or may accept them
only under and in accordance with any special
provisions relating to the carriage, storage or
warehousing of any such goods;
(b) require any such goods to be marked and packed
in such manner as may be specified in
Regulations made under this Act.
(3) Where any authorised employee has reason to
believe that any goods to which this section applies are being
carried, stored or warehoused by means of the Authority or have
been accepted for carriage, storage or warehousing by means of
the Authority in contravention of subsection (1) or (2), he may
examine such goods and, if on examination they are found to be
goods to which this section applies, he may, upon informing an
officer of Customs of the place to which the goods are to be
removed, order their removal from any premises occupied for the
purposes of the Authority, or may order them to be destroyed or
otherwise disposed of, and the Authority may recover from the
person on whose behalf such goods have been carried, stored or
warehoused the cost of such removal and of any further expenses
reasonably incurred in connection with the disposal thereof.
(4) This section applies to any dangerous or
offensive goods.
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Safety of
Navigation.
[43 of 1969].
Passengers, etc.,
to be embarked,
etc., only at a
harbour.
(5) Nothing in this section shall apply—
(a) to any goods carried, stored or warehoused by
means of the Authority for or on behalf of the
Government;
(b) to any goods carried by any member of any
force established for the defence of Trinidad
and Tobago or by any constable in the course of
his duty.
PART VI
SAFETY OF NAVIGATION
43. (1) The consent of the Port Authority to the carrying out
of the following operations on the seashore shall first be
obtained, that is to say:
(a) constructing, altering or improving any works
on, under or over any part of the seashore lying
below high water mark of ordinary spring tides;
(b) depositing any object or any materials on any
such part of the seashore as mentioned above; or
(c) removing any object or any materials from any
part of the seashore lying below low mark of
ordinary spring tides,
if obstruction or danger to navigation is likely to result.
(2) A person who contravenes the provisions of
subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine of six
thousand dollars and to imprisonment for twelve months.
PART VII
EMBARKATION AND DISEMBARKATION
OF PASSENGERS AND GOODS
44. (1) Subject to subsection (2), no ship shall embark or
disembark any passenger or goods at any place other than a harbour.
(2) The General Manager may, with the prior agreement
of the Comptroller, authorise the master of any ship to embark or
disembark passengers or goods at such place other than a harbour
as may be agreed by the Comptroller.
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information.
Harbour dues
and charges to
be levied.
Power to arrest
ship for dues
and charges.
45. The master of any ship arriving in a harbour shall
produce on demand to an authorised employee—
(a) the ship’s register and the ship’s papers;
(b) a list of the passengers, if any, showing
particulars of their sex and occupation;
(c) a list showing the deaths, if any, which have
occurred during the voyage;
(d) a list showing the stowaways, if any, on the ship,
and shall also supply such other information in relation to the
ship’s passengers and cargo as such employee may require.
46. (1) There shall be levied upon every ship entering a
harbour such dues and charges as may be fixed by the Authority
by Regulations made under this Act.
(2) A book specifying all harbour dues and charges shall
be available for public inspection at the office of the General
Manager.
47. (1) Where any dues or charges are owing in respect of
any vessel, an authorised employee may arrest the vessel and the
tackle, apparel and furniture thereof, and such employee may
detain the vessel until the amount of such dues or charges are
paid to the Authority.
(2) Where, after such arrest, any such dues or charges
remain unpaid for a period of seven days, the authorised employee
may cause the ship and the tackle, apparel and furniture thereof
arrested to be sold, and out of the proceeds of such sale he shall
retain the amount necessary to meet the expenses of the detention
and sale thereof and shall, after paying the amount of any dues or
charges which are owing to the Authority, deliver the balance, if
any, to the master, owner or agent of the ship.
(3) Where any ship, in respect of which dues or charges
are owing and have not been secured to the satisfaction of an
authorised employee, leaves any harbour and enters or is in any
other harbour, then such ship may be dealt with as if the dues or
charges so owing and not secured were dues or charges owing in
respect of such other harbour.
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Master required
to obtain
certificate of
clearance.
Ch. 50:06.
Power of
authorised
employee with
respect to
wrecks, etc.
48. Before the master of any ship in a harbour requests
outward clearance from the proper officer of Customs of such
harbour he shall first obtain—
(a) from the Harbour Master a certificate issued
under section 27 of the Harbours Act; and
(b) from an authorised employee a certificate
stating that—
(i) dues and charges in respect of the ship,
and all penalties and expenses to which
the ship and her master are liable under
this Act have been paid or secured to the
satisfaction of the authorised employee;
(ii) he has complied with the provisions of
this Act.
49. (1) An authorised employee—
(a) may in case of urgent necessity take any action
in a harbour which in his opinion may be
necessary to prevent any danger to life or
shipping;
(b) may enter upon any ship or into any building in
a harbour if it is necessary for him to do so in the
performance of any duty under this Act or if he
has reasonable grounds for believing that an
offence against this Act has been, or is about to
be, committed therein; and
(c) shall, if so required by the Harbour Master,
remove any wreck in, or other obstruction to, a
harbour or its approaches, or any timber, raft or
other thing floating in a harbour which
endangers or obstructs, or is likely to endanger
or obstruct, the free navigation of the harbour or
the use of any wharf or dock therein.
(2) The owner of any wreck or other thing removed by
an authorised employee under the provisions of subsection (1),
without prejudice to any other action which may be taken against
him, is liable to pay the reasonable expenses of such removal;
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Manager may
retain goods
until freight,
etc., is paid.
and such wreck or other thing shall be detained by such
employee until such expenses and any Customs duties and dues
or charges payable have been paid.
(3) Where any wreck or other thing is removed under
subsection (1) and the expenses of removal have not been paid
within seven days of such removal, the General Manager may cause
such wreck or other thing to be sold by public auction and shall out
of the proceeds of sale retain the amount necessary to meet the
expenses of such removal, detention and sale and any Customs
duties and dues or charges payable and shall deliver the balance, if
any, to the person appearing to him to be entitled thereto.
50. (1) Where the master of a ship from which any goods
have been landed at a harbour and accepted by the Authority for
carriage, storage or warehousing notifies the General Manager in
writing that freight or other charges to the amount specified in the
notice remain unpaid in respect of the goods, the General
Manager shall retain the goods and refuse delivery thereof to the
consignee or any other person until—
(a) the payment of any dues, charges and Customs
duties due in respect of such goods; and either
(b) the production of a receipt for, or a release from,
the payment of such amount signed, or
purporting to be signed, by or on behalf of the
owner of such ship; or
(c) the payment of the amount specified in the
notice has been made by the person entitled to
take delivery thereof.
(2) Where the General Manager causes any goods in
respect of which a notice has been given under subsection (1) to
be delivered to a person producing such receipt or release, or
making such payment as is referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of
that subsection, the Authority shall be freed from all liability to
any person in respect of the goods.
(3) An authorised employee shall be entitled to levy such
charges as may be determined under this Act in respect of the
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Liability for
delay or
demurrage.
Master
responsible for
contravention of
Act, etc.
Delivery to
masters of copy
of Act.
Vesting of
property rights
and liabilities in
the Authority.
[8 of 1971].
First and
Second
Schedules.
custody of any goods delivered to him in accordance with this
section, and he may do all such reasonable acts and incur such
reasonable expenses as are necessary for the proper custody and
preservation of the goods, and the Authority shall have a lien on
the goods for such charges and any other expenses so incurred.
(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed as
requiring any person to take into the custody of the Authority any
goods which would not otherwise be receivable by means of the
Authority under the provisions of this Act, or as requiring the
General Manager to enquire into the validity of any claim for
freight or any other charges made in any notice given by a master
under subsection (1).
51. The Authority shall not be liable for any delay or
demurrage which may occur or be due in respect of any ship,
however such delay or demurrage may have been caused.
52. The master of a ship is responsible for the compliance in
respect of such ship with the provisions of this Act and, in the
event of a contravention, he may be proceeded against and held
liable for the contravention.
53. The General Manager shall, on the demand of the master
of any ship arriving at any harbour, cause to be delivered to such
master on loan for the duration of the visit of such ship a copy of
this Act and of any other written law relating to harbours,
quarantine and matters incidental thereto.
PART VIII
VESTING OF CERTAIN PROPERTY
RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES IN THE AUTHORITY
54. Subject to section 55, all lands, buildings, installations,
equipment and all other forms of property, whether real or
personal and all interests therein of whatsoever nature within the
areas specified in the First and the Second Schedules are hereby
vested in the Authority and shall be deemed always to have been
vested in the Authority from the commencement of this Act.
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State of portion
of land and
property.
[2 of 1975].
Third Schedule.
Transitional
provisions.
Ch. 18 No. 2.
(1950 Ed.).
55. (1) As from 27th March 1975, the land and buildings
and all other forms of property, whether real or personal, and all
interests therein of any kind within the area specified in the Third
Schedule that were vested in the Authority by section 54 are
hereby vested in the State.
(2) All the rights, privileges and advantages and all the
liabilities and obligations in relation to the land and buildings,
and the other forms of property and interests therein, referred to
in subsection (1) that immediately before 27th March, 1975 the
Authority was entitled or subject to are as from that date
transferred to and conferred or imposed upon the State.
(3) A reference in any deed, contract, bond or security or
other document to the Authority, in relation to its rights, titles and
obligations concerning the land and buildings, and the other forms
of property and interests therein, referred to in subsection (1) shall,
as from 27th March 1975, be construed as a reference to the State.
56. (1) The President may, with the approval of both Houses
of Parliament, by Order make such incidental, consequential and
supplemental provisions as may be necessary or expedient for the
purpose of giving full effect to any transfer of powers or duties
by or under this Act, including provisions for the transfer of any
property, rights and liabilities held, enjoyed or incurred by the
Port Services Department in connection with any powers or
duties transferred, and may, with the like approval, make such
orders as may be necessary to make exercisable by the Authority
and their officers the powers and duties so transferred.
(2) If any difficulty arises with respect to the foregoing
transitional provisions of this Act, the President may, with the
approval of both Houses of Parliament, by Order make such
modifications in these provisions as may appear to him necessary
for preventing anomalies during the period affected by the
transition to the provisions of this Act from the provisions of the
Port Services (Dues, Charges and Management) Ordinance
repealed by section 76 of this Act.
(3) The President shall not exercise the powers
conferred by subsection (2) after the expiration of twelve months
from the coming into operation of this Act.
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Vesting of other
ports and
harbours in
Authority.
Safeguarding
interests of the
State and other
persons.
(4) In the construction and for the purposes of any Act,
Rules, Regulations, Bye-laws, judgments, decree, order, award,
deed, contract or other document passed or made before the
transfer to the Authority of any powers or duties by or under this
Act, but so far only as may be necessary for the purpose or in
consequence of such transfer, the name of the Authority shall be
substituted for the name of the Port Services Department.
(5) Where at the time of the transfer of any powers or
duties by or under this Act any legal proceedings are pending to
which the Port Services Department is a party, and such
proceedings have reference to the powers and duties transferred
by or under this Act, the Authority shall be substituted in such
proceedings for the Port Services Department, and such
proceedings shall not abate by reason of the substitution.
(6) The rights and obligations of the Sub-Intendant of
State Lands under all existing agreements entered into by him
with other parties in respect of the operation of private wharves
and leases of land for storage of any commodity, the erection of
buildings or for any other purpose, within the harbours are vested
in the Authority.
(7) All debts and liabilities standing in the books of the
Port Services Department shall be assumed by the Authority at
the time of transfer.
(8) All work, capital as well as otherwise, negotiations
of any kind and anything whatever incomplete at the time of
transfer from the Port Services Department to the Authority shall
be continued just as if there had been no transfer from one body
to another.
57. The President may from time to time by Order vest in the
Authority any port and harbour in Trinidad and Tobago.
58. The President may from time to time by Order make such
provisions as he may consider necessary to safeguard the
interests of the State or of other persons having occasion to make
use of or to come upon any premises for the time being vested in
the Authority.
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Restriction on
execution
against property
of Authority.
Interpretation.
Operation of
services by
Authority.
Authority not to
subsidise
service.
Authority to
keep separate
accounts.
Government to
meet deficits by
subvention.
59. (1) The tugs, motor launches, boats, lighters, trucks,
trollies, cranes, tools, plant, machinery, fittings, workshop
materials, effects or any other articles whatsoever used or
provided by the Authority shall not be liable to be taken in
execution of any order of any Court, or of any local authority or
person having by law power to attach or distrain property or
otherwise to cause property to be taken in execution.
(2) In this section “local authority” has the same
meaning assigned to it by section 36.
PART IX
GOVERNMENT SHIPPING SERVICE
60. In this Part “Government Shipping Service” means the
service supplied by vessels owned by the State and engaged in the
carriage of passengers and goods between Trinidad and Tobago.
61. (1) The Authority shall operate the Government
Shipping Service, in this Part referred to as “the service”, as the
agent of the State, and subject to such Regulations as may be
made by the President in that behalf.
(2) The rates to be paid in respect of passengers and
freight in the operation of the service shall be fixed by
Regulations made by the President.
62. The Authority shall in no circumstances finance or
subsidise the service from surpluses accruing from the operation
of port services.
63. The Authority shall keep separate accounts in respect of
the service which shall show—
(a) the revenues and costs; and
(b) the surpluses or deficits resulting from the
operation of the service.
64. Any deficit in any year arising out of the operation of the
service shall be met by a subvention from the Government that
shall amount to the deficit suffered by the operation by the
Authority of the service for that year.
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Surplus to be
transferred to
special account.
Damaging
property in a
manner likely to
endanger life.
False returns.
Endangering
safety of
operations.
65. A surplus in any year arising out of the operation of the
service shall be transferred to a special account to be kept by the
Authority and, subject to the discretion of the President, shall be
used either—
(a) to offset any deficits arising out of the operation
of the services in any year or years; or
(b) for such other purpose as the President may
determine.
PART X
OFFENCES
66. Any person who unlawfully damages or in any way
interferes with any buoy, mark, beacon or other property of the
Authority in such manner as to endanger, or as might endanger
the life of any person, is liable on conviction on indictment to
imprisonment for ten years.
67. Any person who makes, either knowingly or recklessly,
any statement which is false in any material particular in any
return, claim or other document, which is required or authorised
to be made under this Act is liable on summary conviction to a
fine of eight thousand dollars and to imprisonment for two years.
68. Any person who, while on duty or lawfully employed on
any premises of the Authority or upon any ship or vehicle used
by or for the purposes of the Authority, endangers the safety of
any other person—
(a) by contravening any of the provisions of this
Act or of any Regulations made thereunder;
(b) by contravening any lawful order, direction or
rule given to such person, or made in respect of
his service;
(c) by being under the influence of alcohol; or
(d) by any rash or negligent act,
is liable on summary conviction to a fine of three thousand
dollars and to imprisonment for six months.
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Fraudulently
demanding
improper
amount.
Miscellaneous
summary
offences.
69. Any person who, with intent to defraud, demands or
receives from any other person delivering goods for carriage,
storage or warehousing by means of the Authority, or from any
other person making use of the services or facilities provided by
means of the Authority, any greater or less amount than he should
demand or receive is liable on summary conviction to a fine of
one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for three months.
70. Any person who—
(a) being a trespasser on any premises of the
Authority, or upon any ship or vehicle used by
or for the purposes of the Authority, refuses to
leave such premises, ship or vehicle after being
requested to do so by any authorised employee
or a constable;
(b) being on any premises of the Authority, or upon
any ship or vehicle used by or for the purposes
of the Authority—
(i) refuses when called upon by an
authorised employee or a constable to
give his name and address, or gives a false
name or address, for the purpose of
avoiding prosecution; or
(ii) is in a state of intoxication or behaves in a
violent or offensive manner to the
annoyance of any other person; or
(iii) discharges any firearm or does anything
which may cause injury to any person on
such premises or upon such ship or
vehicle; or
(iv) commits any nuisance or act of indecency,
or uses profane, obscene, indecent or
abusive language, or
(v) without lawful excuse contravenes any
lawful directions given by any authorised
employee; or
(vi) save with the express permission of the
General Manager, hawks, sells or exposes
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for sale any article, or touts, or
importunes any person or applies for or
solicits custom of any description; or
(vii) smokes in any part of such premises, ship
or vehicle bearing a notice that smoking is
not permitted in that part;
(c) writes, draws, or affixes any profane, obscene,
indecent or abusive word, matter, representation
or character upon any premises of the Authority,
or upon any ship or vehicle used by or for the
purposes of the Authority;
(d) defaces the writing on any board or any notice
authorised to be maintained upon any premises
of the Authority, or upon any ship or vehicle
used by or for the purposes of the Authority;
(e) damages or without lawful excuse interferes
with any property of the Authority;
(f) without lawful excuse does any act which
obstructs, or is likely to obstruct, the free
navigation of any harbour or the use of any
wharf or dock therein;
(g) being a driver or conductor of any vehicle,
disobeys while upon premises of the Authority
any reasonable directions given by any
authorised employee or constable;
(h) fails to deliver at the earliest possible
opportunity to any authorised employee any
property, which there is reason to believe has
been lost or forgotten, found on any premises of
the Authority, or on any ship or vehicle used by
or for the purposes of the Authority;
(i) wilfully obstructs or impedes any other
person in the discharge of his duties arising
out of his employment in or for the purposes
of the Authority;
(j) gives or offers to any other person money or
money’s worth for the purpose of avoiding
payment of any sum due to the Authority; or
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Masters.
Power of arrest
or removal.
[18 of 1994].
Ch. 4:60.
(k) unlawfully removes any property of the Authority,
is liable on summary conviction to a fine of seven hundred and
fifty dollars and to imprisonment for three months.
71. Any master, owner or agent who produces any document
or gives any information which is false in any material particular
is liable on summary conviction to a fine of seven hundred and
fifty dollars or to imprisonment for three months.
72. (1) Any person who commits any offence mentioned in
section 66, 68 or 70, may be arrested without warrant by any
authorised employee or by a constable.
(2) Any person who commits any offence against this
Act or any Regulations made thereunder other than an offence
mentioned in subsection (1), may be arrested without warrant by
any authorised employee or by a constable if—
(a) there is reason to believe that such person will
abscond;
(b) he refuses on demand to give his name and
address; or
(c) there is reason to believe that the name or
address given by him is incorrect.
(2A) Where a person is taken into custody without a
warrant under subsection (1) or subsection (2), a police officer
not below the rank of Inspector or the police officer in charge of
the police station to which the person is brought, may, and, where
it will not be practicable to bring him before a Magistrate’s Court
within twenty-four hours after his being taken into custody, shall
inquire into the case and, unless the offence appears to the officer
to be a serious one, grant him bail in accordance with the Bail
Act, subject to a duty to appear before a Magistrate’s Court at
such time and place as the officer appoints.
(3) Any person who commits any of the offences set out
in section 70 may be required by any authorised employee or
constable to leave the premises, ship or vehicle, as the case may be,
in which such person is at the time of the commission of the
offence; and if such person fails to comply with such requirement
he may be removed therefrom with such force as may be reasonably
necessary in the circumstances.
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Place of trial.
Power of
Authority to
confer powers
of police on
employees.
Regulations.
73. (1) Any person charged with any offence against this Act,
other than an offence mentioned in section 70, may be proceeded
against, tried and punished in any place in which he may be in
custody for that offence as if the offence had been committed in
such place; and the offence shall, for all purposes incidental to, or
consequent upon, the prosecution, trial or punishment thereof, be
deemed to have been committed in that place.
(2) Nothing contained in this Act shall preclude the
prosecution, trial and punishment of such person in any place in
which, but for the provisions of this section, such person might
have been prosecuted, tried and punished.
74. The Authority may, by notice in writing, authorise any
employee to maintain order upon any premises used by or for the
purposes of the Authority, or in any port, ship or vehicle used by
or for the purposes of the Authority, and any employee so
authorised shall, in the performance of such duty, have all the
powers, rights, privileges and protection of a constable.
PART XI
REGULATIONS, REPEAL, COMMENCEMENT, ETC.
75. (1) The Authority may make Regulations for the fixing of
the rates of dues and other charges for or in connection with the
carriage, storage or warehousing of goods by means of the
Authority, or any other service or facility performed or provided by
means of the Authority and for the fixing of the rates of ships’ dues,
wharfage charges, fees, dues and charges, and for the payment,
exemption from payment, refund or remission thereof; and such
Regulations may fix different rates of dues, or charges, or fees for
different classes of goods, or for different ships or classes of ships
or in relation to different circumstances or conditions.
(2) In the making of Regulations in respect of the matters
specified in subsection (1), the Authority shall ensure that the rates
fixed thereby are adequate to provide sufficient revenue—
(a) to cover operating expenses, including taxes, if
any, and to provide adequate maintenance and
depreciation, and interest payments on
borrowings;
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(b) to meet periodic repayments on long-term
indebtedness to the extent that any such
repayments exceed the provisions for
depreciation;
(c) to create reserves to finance a reasonable part of
the cost of future expansion.
(3) The Authority with the approval of the President
may make Regulations generally with respect to the services
performed and the facilities provided by means of the Authority,
generally for the maintenance of order on any premises used by
or for the purposes of the Authority, or in any harbour, ship or
vehicle used by or for the purpose of the Authority and, without
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, may—
(a) make Regulations with respect to—
(i) the collection, receipt, storage, conditions
of carriage, storage or warehousing and
delivery of goods or any class of goods to
or by means of the Authority, and the
disposal of perishable or unclaimed goods;
(ii) the prohibition of smoking in any portion
of any such premises, ship or vehicles;
(iii) the proper control and management of
foreshores, harbours and the entrances
thereof, the prevention and removal of
obstructions therein, and the regulation of
any work, service or facility performed or
provided there;
(iv) the control of all persons and vehicles on
any such premises, the maintenance of
order thereon and the admission or
exclusion of persons therefrom, and the
charges, if any, to be made for such
admission;
(v) the protection of ships and cargoes, and the
removal, destruction, sale or abandonment
of stranded ships and their cargoes and
appurtenances which obstruct or are likely
to obstruct the fairway of any harbour, the
payment of expenses in connection
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therewith, and the levy and recovery of a
rent for the right of a hulk or wreck or
wreckage to lie in any harbour;
(vi) the licensing of porters, landing agents,
stevedores, forwarding agents, shipping
agents, baggage and parcel agents, and
contractors for the supply of water or
ballast, or other persons concerned in
harbour work;
(vii) the defining of dangerous or offensive
goods and the conditions under which they
may be carried, stored or warehoused;
(viii) the sale of any article on any premises
occupied for the purposes of the Authority;
(ix) any matter required by this Act to be
prescribed;
(b) subject to the provisions of any law relating to
merchant shipping, make Regulations with
respect to the taking of measures for the
prevention of ships from leaving any harbour if
overloaded, improperly loaded, improperly
found, insufficiently manned or without
qualified officers or engineers or with a number
of passengers in excess of the number that can
be carried with reasonable safety, or if otherwise
unseaworthy.
(4) The power of the Authority to make Regulations
under this section in relation to any matter, shall not be construed
as derogating from any other powers conferred upon the
Authority or upon the General Manager under this Act to make
provisions in relation to any such matter in any different manner.
(5) Regulations made under this section may provide
that any breach or contravention of any Regulation is punished
by the imposition of a fine of one thousand five hundred dollars
and to imprisonment for three months.
(6) All Regulations made under subsection (3) shall be
laid before both Houses of Parliament and shall be subject to
negative resolution of the House of Representatives.
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BOUNDARIES OF THE PORT AUTHORITY
OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Port of Port-of-Spain
1. LAND
All that portion of land containing approximately 350 acres bounded on the
West by the eastern bank of the Maraval River and on the North commencing at
a point on the eastern bank of the Maraval River by the southern edge of
Wrightson Road Extension as shown in the National Transportation Plan (1967)
as prepared in the Report by C. C. Parker & Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Ltd., and the
southern edge of the existing section of Wrightson Road including those areas
now occupied by the State and the former Pumping Station but excluding the
areas allocated to the John S. Donaldson Technical Institute, the area of the
Caribbean Medical Centre, the Licensing Office and those holdings East of the
Licensing Office to the eastern boundary of the General Post Office and then by
a line crossing the eastern end of Dock Road and continuing along the south-
western edge of Wrightson Road then in a south-easterly direction diverting to
the southern edge of the Beetham Highway and continuing in an easterly
direction up to the western edge of Pioneer Drive at West Sea Lots along Pioneer
Drive, thence South-West along the northern edge of Concession Drive up to a
point where the northern edge of Concession Drive produced meets the water
edge just North of the Percival Bain Wharf and on the East by a line in a southerly
direction and on the South by the Sea.
Repeal and
saving.
Ch. 18. No. 2
(1959 Ed.).
Saving of rights
and powers of
the Harbour
Master.
Section 54.
[8 of 1971
2 of 1975].
76. (1) Subject to this section the Port Services (Dues,
Charges and Management) Ordinance is hereby repealed.
(2) Sections 3 to 8 inclusive of the Port Services (Dues,
Charges and Management) Ordinance and the Bye-laws made
under section 22 of that Ordinance shall remain in force and shall
continue to have effect until amended or revoked or until other
provisions are substituted therefor by Regulations made under
this Act.
77. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as derogating in any
way from any rights or powers conferred on the Harbour Master by
any law for the time being in force in Trinidad and Tobago.
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Also that portion of land at the East I.D.C. Sea Lots Estate bounded on the
West by the eastern bank of the St. Ann’s Dry River on the North by the
southern boundary of the I.D.C. Lot, (which lies South of the Beetham Highway
between the Dry River and Trinidad Warehouses Ltd.) and then by the southern
boundary of the Trinidad Warehouses Ltd. and then by a line in a southerly
direction along the western boundary of the I.D.C. East Sea Lots Estate to the
northern edge of Production Avenue and then by the northern edge of
Production Avenue to the southern edge of Development Circular Road and then
by the southern edge of Development Circular Road in a north-easterly
direction and the southern edge of the Beetham Highway immediately East of
the Flyover Roundabout on the South by the W.A.S.A. outfall Drain and Sea, on
the East by the western boundary of the W.A.S.A. Pump House and then by the
southern boundary of the East Pump House and then by the western edge of the
W.A.S.A. road (approximately 3,800 ft.) which runs in a south-easterly direction
from the W.A.S.A. Pump House to the W.A.S.A. settling tanks.
Also the block of land bounded by lower Edward Street on the East and
immediately North of Wrightson Road and immediately South of Independence
Square except for that area now occupied by Textel Limited. The block
includes the area occupied by the Mariners’ Club and the Immigration Office.
These areas are more particularly shown on plans signed by the Director of
Surveys and filed in the vault of the Survey Department, Red House, as A.M.11.
2. SEA
All that area of sea from the eastern bank of the mouth of the Maraval River
to the East of a line bearing 61° 15' from sea and parallel to the centre line of
the Grier Channel and Seaward to a distance of 2.96 nautical miles to the
Geographical position Lat. N 10° 38' 2" Long. W 61° 34' 51" and thence in a
south-easterly direction to Lat. N. 10° 36' 24" Long. W. 61° 32' 30" thence due
East to the Low Water Mark, on the East by the Low Water Mark of the
Coastline in the area of the Caroni Swamp and Sea Lots and on the North by
the Low Water Mark of port and I.D.C. lands.
These areas are more particularly shown on the plans signed by the
Director of Surveys and filed in the vault of the Survey Department, Red
House, as A.M.10.
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PORT OF SCARBOROUGH, TOBAGO
(i) All those lands bounded on the North by the Southern edge of
Milford Road, on the South by the Sea, on the East by the centre line of the
Cook’s River, on the West by a line drawn through the existing leading lights;
(ii) All the portion of Rockly Bay, i.e., the area of sea within a radius
of half a nautical mile from the South-western corner of the Customs House.
These areas are more particularly shown on plans signed by the Director of
Surveys and filed in the vault of the Survey Department, Red House, as R.D.23.
THIRD SCHEDULE
All that portion of land bounded on the North by Independence Square South,
on the East by lower St. Vincent Street, on the West by lower Edward Street
and on the South by Wrightson Road.
The said portion of land is more particularly shown on plans signed by the
Director of Surveys and filed in the Vault of the Survey Department, Red
House, as A.M.11.
Section 54.
Section 55(1).
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10/1984.
Citation.
Passenger rates
on coastal
steamers.
Freight rates for
motor vehicles
and trailers.
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
GOVERNMENT SHIPPING SERVICE
(PASSENGER AND FREIGHT RATES) REGULATIONS
made under section 61(2)
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Government
Shipping Service (Passenger and Freight Rates) Regulations.
2. Passenger rates on the Government Shipping Service
(hereinafter referred to as “the service”) are as follows:
(a) Tourist Class—$13.00 one way: $26.00 return;
(b) Cabin Class—$20.00 one way: $40.00 return.
The rates for children 3-12 years old are 50 per
cent of the rates set out above; children under
the age of three years travel free.
3. Freight rates on the service for motor vehicles and
trailers are as follows:
Motor vehicles or trailers under—
2,000 lb. … … … $25.00
2,000 to 3,000 lb. ... … $50.00
over 3,000 to 4,000 lb. ... … $60.00
over 4,000 to 8,000 lb. ... … $100.00
over 8,000 to 10,000 lb. ... … $150.00
over 10,000 lb. ... ... $150.00 plus
$10.00 for
every
additional
500 lb. or
part
thereof.
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Commencement.
Freight rates on goods vehicles are calculated on
the tare weight when the vehicle is unloaded and
on the gross weight when the vehicle is loaded,
whether fully or not.
4. These Regulations came into operation on the 12th day
of January, 1984.
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PORT AUTHORITY (TARIFF) REGULATIONS
ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS
REGULATION
1. Citation.
2. Definitions.
3. Explanations of abbreviations and symbols.
4. Operational obligation of users.
5. Special operational conditions.
6. Charges and fees.
7. Responsibility for payment.
8. Vessel charges.
9. Tonnage assessment.
10. Port dues.
11. Wharf dues.
12. Berth occupancy.
13. Mooring lines—berthing and unberthing.
14. Towage—Tug Service.
15. Exemption from port dues, wharf dues, berth occupancy, mooring
lines, towage services.
16. Conventional wharves cargo handling.
17. Labour standing-by Conventional and container operations.
18. Container terminal—general conditions.
19. Store rent (Conventional cargo operation) free storage period.
20. Rent of wharf space.
21. Wharf gears and mechanical units.
22. Store rent container operations.
23. Empty containers for loading,
SCHEDULE.
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203/1994.
[128/1995
14/1996
4/1998
225/1999].
Citation.
Definitions.
[128/1995
14/1996].
Ch. 51:01.
PORT AUTHORITY (TARIFF) REGULATIONS
made under section 75(1)
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Port Authority
(Tariff) Regulations.
2. In these Regulations—
“Act” means the Port Authority Act;
“agent” means, in relation to any vessel, a person or firm acting
on behalf of the owner and includes the person or firm
through whom the business of the vessel is conducted;
“assessment” means the determination of cargo quantities
applicable for the purpose of calculating dues and charges;
“authorised employee” means a person authorised by the
Authority to exercise the powers or perform the duties of
the Authority;
“Authority” means the Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago
established under section 3 of the Act;
“berth” means the place where a ship lies along any wharf or a
ship moored along any other vessel lying at a wharf;
“berthing” means any act or operation which is performed or
carried out in connection with the occupation of a berth by
any vessel;
“bulk cargo” refers to large quantities of homogeneous cargo of
a dry or liquid nature;
“cargo” means all kinds of goods and includes ware, minerals,
merchandise and livestock, but does not include fuel or
ships’ stores loaded in or carried by a vessel for use on board
the vessel;
“Caricom Wharves” means the area from the Marine
Administration Building eastward to Government Old
Lighthouse or any further extension which may take place
on this quay line or eastward of this quay line and so
designated by the Authority;
“chassis” means a wheeled frame for supporting and wheeling a
container;
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“coastal vessel” means a vessel engaged in the carriage of
passengers and cargo between any port in Trinidad and
Tobago to any other port in Trinidad and Tobago;
“container” means all boxlike permanent type of transport
equipment 20 feet in length and over, specifically designed
to facilitate the carriage of goods by one or more modes of
transport without intermediate reloading;
“conventional wharves” refers to the Authority’s traditional wharf
face areas namely King’s Wharf, King’s Wharf Extension,
Scarborough and Caricom Wharves where break bulk general
cargo is normally handled and any other place authorised
under section 44(2) of the Act for purposes of handling cargo;
“cost plus charges” means, in relation to the Tariff Book, all
operating and administrative expenses except where
specifically stated otherwise;
“dangerous cargo” means goods identified as such in the
International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code of the
International Maritime Organisation;
“drogher” means any vessel registered under the Drogher’s Act
and employed in the loading and unloading of ships, or in
the coastal trade of Trinidad or Tobago whether in the
conveyance of passengers or cargo;
“dues, fees and charges” means all dues, fees and charges which
are contained in the Tariff Book and which shall be levied
by the Port Authority for or in respect of the carriage,
storage or warehousing of goods of any ship, or for the
performance of any other service;
“free storage period” means the specified period of time during
which a container, trailer, chassis or break bulk cargo may
occupy space assigned to it free of store rent charges;
“general cargo” means all goods including rum and other
spirituous liquors but does not include fuel or ship’s stores
loaded in or carried by a vessel for use on board such vessel;
“General Manager” means the officer appointed by the
Authority to manage the Port and includes any officer of
the Authority acting under the general or special directions
of the General Manager;
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First Schedule.
Second
Schedule.
“gross tonnage” means the capacity in cubic feet of the space
within the hull and the enclosed space above the deck
available for cargo, stores, fuel, passengers and crew
divided by one hundred. Thus one cubic foot of capacity is
equivalent to one gross ton;
“harbour” means the Port of Port-of-Spain in Trinidad or the Port
of Scarborough in Tobago described respectively in the First
and Second Schedules of the Act and all the wharves, jetties,
slip docks and break-waters, the machinery, plant, tools and
any other property apportioning thereto vested by sections
54, 55 and 56 in the Authority and includes any port and
harbour when such port and harbour is vested, by section 57,
in the Authority;
“heavy lift cargo” means a package of ten tonnes or over in
weight (1 tonne=1000 kg);
“master” means any person other than the berthing master having
or taking the command or management of a vessel;
“owner” in relation to a vessel means any joint or part owner, and
a person who though only the hirer of a vessel, appoints the
master and other persons working such vessel;
“owner” in relation to goods means any person who is for the
time being entitled either as owner or as agent for the owner,
to possession of these goods;
“palletised or unitised cargo” means small lots of cargo which are
wrapped, strapped or packaged together into a single unit
amenable to handling by forklifts both on board vessels or
on a wharf;
“passenger vessel” means a vessel which is constructed for or
which is habitually or on any particular occasion used for
carrying more than twelve passengers;
“person” includes a corporation and the heirs, executors,
administrators or other legal representatives of a person to
whom the context applies according to law;
“pleasure craft” means a ship, however propelled that is used
exclusively for pleasure and does not carry passengers or
cargo for hire or reward, but does not include a ship that is
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provided for the transport or entertainment of lodgers at any
institution, hotel, boarding house, guest house, or other
establishment;
“Port” means any place properly so called, whether proclaimed a
harbour or not and whether natural or artificial, to which a
ship may resort for shelter or to load or unload goods or to
embark or disembark passengers;
“re-export cargo” means cargo imported into Trinidad and Tobago,
which is intended for use in Trinidad and Tobago, but which
is subsequently required for shipment to another port;
“removal charges” means charges incurred for removing goods in
the following circumstances:
(a) goods remaining on the premises of the
Authority after seven days;
(b) goods which are spoilt and need to be disposed of;
(c) goods which are causing a hindrance;
(d) goods which at the discretion of the General
Manager need to be removed to any other part of
the Port;
(Removal charges shall not be incurred in respect of the
movement of cargo from one point to another within a shed);
“restow” means removing and replacing a container or break bulk
cargo off and on a vessel to facilitate off-loading or loading;
“Ro/Ro” means an operation where container and chassis are
driven on or off the vessel in order to effect discharging or
loading operations;
“shifting” means the movement of a container or break bulk
cargo from hatch to hatch or within the same hatch on a
vessel or the movement of cargo on the same level in the
same hold or in the same hold from one level to another;
“stripping” or “unstuffing” means the removal of cargo from a
container;
“stuffing” means the loading of cargo into a container;
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“Tariff Book” means the Tariff Book contained in the Schedule to
these Regulations;
“tonne” means one metric tonne or one thousand kilograms or
one cubic metre;
“towage charges” means charges incurred by vessels requiring
the services of a tug;
“trailer” means the combined unit of a container on a chassis;
“trans-shipment cargo” means—
(a) any cargo or container in respect of which the
following conditions apply:
(i) the cargo or container must be shipped on
a through Bill of Lading, dated at the port
of loading and showing that the
destination is via Trinidad and Tobago;
(ii) the cargo must be discharged by the
importing ship or by lighter on the
Authority’s wharves and remain in the
custody of the Authority until it is trans-
shipped;
(iii) the cargo must be port-marked and
declared on the trans-shipment Manifest
or Storing Order for ports other than
Trinidad and Tobago; or
(b) any cargo or container declared for trans-
shipment to another port by an amendment to
the manifest within the free storage period;
“vessel” means a sea-going boat, craft or ship of any description
but does not include a raft or a float of timber;
“wharf” means any wharf in Trinidad or Tobago controlled and
operated by the Authority and includes any basin connected
therewith, the quay walls, jetties and piers of such wharf;
“wharf dues” means charges imposed by the Port Authority on
a vessel calling at any wharf under its jurisdiction or
control which may be for the purpose of cargo loading and
discharging, or merely to bunker, victual the vessel and
the like.
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Explanations of
abbreviations
and symbols.
[128/1995].
Operational
obligation of
users.
Special
operational
conditions.
3. F.C.L — means a full container load
L.C.L — means less than container load
LO/LO — means Lift on, Lift off
M.T — means an empty container
R. S. & D. means receiving, storing and delivering
T.E.U — means twenty foot container equivalent
unit
$TT — Trinidad and Tobago dollars
$US — United States dollars.
4. (1) The Port Authority may prohibit privately owned
vehicles or equipment from operating at the Port premises.
(2) All ships’ agents shall use the Authority’s cranes and
other equipment to handle containerised cargo at the Port premises.
(3) The estimated time of arrival advice of a vessel is
required one week prior to arrival, with updates at intervals of 72 hours,
48 hours and 24 hours before actual arrival of the vessel.
(4) The Authority shall be supplied on a timely basis with
the type and quantity of cargo to be loaded or discharged, the type
and dimension of vessel, the mode of presentation of cargo and the
desired pattern of operation, i.e., whether containerised RO/RO or
LO/LO, bulk, heavy lift cargo, pre-slung, palletised, etc.
(5) Shipping agents shall produce for the Authority at least
one day prior to the arrival of the vessel all relevant information
such as Stowage Plans, Bills of Lading, Ships’Manifest, Dangerous
Goods Manifest, Trans-shipment Shipping Bills and Export Advice.
(6) The Authority may require discussion of the
assignment with the agent, vessel operator or shipper to pre-plan
and co-ordinate operations.
(7) The vessel operator shall provide documentation as
to the required sequence and mix of loading at least one week
prior to the arrival of the vessel.
5. (1) Written orders or applications shall be sent to the
General Manager before any service is undertaken.
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Charges and
fees.
Responsibility
for payment.
(2) On the completion of a service charged on the basis
of time, the written order shall be endorsed by the General
Manager and the person requesting the service, stating the times
that the service commenced and terminated, and where the order
is not endorsed by the person requesting the service, the times of
commencement and termination shall be deemed to be the times
inserted on the order by the General Manager.
(3) Saturday shall be deemed to commence at midnight
of the preceding Friday and to end at midnight Saturday; Sunday
to commence at midnight of the preceding Saturday and end at
midnight Sunday; Monday to commence at midnight of the
preceding Sunday and to end at midnight Monday; Public
holidays to commence at midnight of the day preceding and to
end at midnight on the holiday.
6. (1) All charges are quoted in Trinidad and Tobago
currency, but where mention is made of United States currency it
is intended for comparison purposes only.
(2) The charges quoted for all services may be adjusted
downwards solely at the discretion of the General Manager.
7. (1) All the charges in the Tariff Book shall be paid to the
General Manager who shall receive the charges on behalf of the
Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago.
(2) All agents are required to make a monetary deposit
on the Authority’s prescribed form for dues, fees and charges on
the vessels before such vessels are worked.
(3) The following tariffs are due and payable in advance
by the owner, master or agent of the vessel:
Tariff
Item No.
1 ... Port Dues
2 ... Wharf Dues
3 ... Berth Occupancy
7 ... Pleasure Craft
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(4) The following tariffs are due and payable
immediately on the application for service by the owner, master
or agent of the vessel, or any person requesting the service:
Tariff
Item No.
4 ... Mooring Lines—Berthing/Unberthing
5 ... Towage Service
6 ... Fresh Water Services
8 ... Garbage Disposal
9 ... Conventional Cargo handling charges
10 ... Additional handling charges—Barrels
11 ... Labour and overtime recoverable—
conventional
12 ... Labour standing-by—conventional
14 ... Rent of berth and wharf space for ship repairs
15 ... Throughput charges
16 ... Container handling charges
18 ... Refrigerated containers
19 ... Use of parking space by chassis
20 ... Stuffing/Unstuffing
21 ... Containers not discharged at the port of Port-
of-Spain
22 ... Labour and overtime recoverable—container
23 ... Labour standing-by—container
26 ... Services not specifically provided for.
(5) The following tariffs are due and payable in advance
by the person making an application for the goods to be received
or service to be performed or by the owner, master or agent of the
importing vessel, or by the person requesting trans-shipment, as
the case may be:
Tariff
Item No.
13 ... Rent on Goods—conventional cargo
17 ... Store Rent—containers
24 ... Hire of Gears
25 ... Hire of Mechanical Units
26 ... Services not specifically provided for.
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Vessel charges.
Tonnage
assessment.
Port dues.
Wharf dues.
Berth
occupancy.
Mooring
lines—
berthing and
unberthing.
[128/1995].
(6) Where more than one person is accountable for
charges under these Regulations all persons so accountable shall
be jointly and severally liable to pay such charges.
8. Charges on vessels entering the Ports of Trinidad and
Tobago shall be payable on the Gross Tonnage.
9. (1) Declarations of measurement shall be made in
metric units.
(2) Tonnage of goods for the purpose of the calculation
of charges payable under these Regulations, unless otherwise
provided therein, shall be at one cubic metre or one thousand
kilograms to the tonne whichever method yields the higher figure.
(3) The General Manager may in special circumstances,
and upon written requests, decide whether charges shall be based
on weight or volume measurement.
10. Port dues shall be calculated on the Gross Tonnage of
vessels on each visit to Trinidad and Tobago.
11. (1) Wharf dues shall be paid in respect of any vessel
calling at the Ports of Port-of-Spain and Scarborough, which
loads or unloads cargo passing over, or deposited on a wharf.
(2) Wharf dues shall also be payable in respect of
the following:
(a) bulk cargo of a dry or liquid nature;
(b) on a per vessel basis for vessels calling at the
Caricom Wharves.
(3) No dues under these Regulations shall be payable on
post office letters and parcel mail.
12. A berth occupancy charge shall be payable on every
vessel from the time of occupying a berth at the Authority’s
wharves to the time it departs from the berth.
13. (1) Charges for berthing or unberthing shall be charged
per movement.
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Towage—Tug
Service.
(2) After a vessel has been berthed, the same rates that
apply in respect of subregulation (1) shall be charged for any
subsequent movement at the request of the owner, master or
agent and these rates shall be charged in addition to towage
charges where applicable.
(3) When berthing, unberthing or shifting work is performed
outside Port-of-Spain and Scarborough an additional charge per man
per hour shall be made in respect of the staff and labour.
(4) Where a request for berthing, unberthing or shifting
is cancelled after the gang has been called out to work, the
charges shall still be imposed.
(5) Labour Standing-by (Berthing and Unberthing):
(a) standing-by charges shall be incurred after one
hour from time of commencement of the work
period for which labour is ordered and shall
continue to be charged for any period of time
beyond the normal work period;
(b) the charges under paragraph (a) shall be
calculated from one hour after the time for
which the labour was ordered until the time of
actual berthing or unberthing or cancellation.
(6) Overtime rates in respect of all services performed
above shall be payable when these services are performed during
overtime hours.
14. (1) Charges for tug service shall commence as soon as
the tug leaves its base until it returns to its base.
(2) When a tug has been ordered but such order is not
cancelled before the tug leaves her berth the operation charge
shall apply.
(3) Overtime hours for the tug service shall be in
accordance with the appropriate overtime rates.
(4) There shall be no towage charge for vessels which
are required to change their berth for the convenience of the
Port Authority.
(5) For all tug operations outside of Port-of-Spain an
hourly charge from base to base shall apply.
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Exemption
from port dues,
wharf dues,
berth
occupancy,
mooring lines,
towage services.
Conventional
wharves cargo
handling.
(6) The General Manager shall have the power to fix
rates when droghers and barges are attended to by tugs.
(7) Subregulation (6) does not apply where a tug and
barge make up an inseparable unit.
15. The following vessels shall be exempt from port dues,
wharf dues, berth occupancy, mooring lines and towage services:
(a) vessels, the tonnage of which does not exceed
seventeen GT, except for such vessels calling at
Caricom Wharves, which are required to pay
wharf dues;
(b) droghers engaged in coastal trade and vessels of
the Government Shipping Service;
(c) vessels owned or chartered by any Government
recognised by the Government of Trinidad and
Tobago and not carrying cargo for freight or
passengers for fares;
(d) vessels entering or using any harbour or port in
Trinidad and Tobago solely on account of stress
of weather or of being disabled or for medical
assistance;
(e) naval vessels, owned by any Government
recognised by the Government of Trinidad and
Tobago and not carrying goods for hire or sale
shall be exempt from all dues and charges in
respect of the entry into any port or the use of
any harbour or wharf in Trinidad and Tobago,
save and except where such charges relate to
services that the Port Authority has to acquire at
a cost to itself from external or private sources.
16. (1) The supply of gears, winch drivers and tally clerks
are included in the charges for handling conventional cargo,
however, excluded are specialised gear or miscellaneous
handling equipment.
(2) Where containerised cargo is mixed in a hatch with
conventional or palletised cargo, the vessel shall be liable to the
same rates as applicable to the Container Terminal plus a
surcharge of ten per cent.
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Labour
standing-by
Conventional
and container
operations.
(3) Imports include the receiving, storing and delivering
of goods at the Transit Shed Door or wharf face or loading
directly to vehicles.
(4) Exports include the receiving, storing, shipping of
goods ex-wharf or loading directly from vehicles.
(5) Additional recoverable charges shall be imposed
for work performed during meal hours and after 10.00 p.m.
on Mondays to Fridays and on Saturdays, Sundays and
Public Holidays.
(6) In respect of shifting cargo the minimum time
chargeable is fifteen minutes and time used is accumulated over
the work period and rounded upwards to the nearest quarter of
an hour.
17. (1) In instances where gangs are standing-by awaiting
the arrival of vessels or for any other delay caused by the
shipping agents, charges shall be accrued for stand-by labour
after a maximum of ten minutes has been allowed for each
instance of opening or closing of the hatches using ship’s gear.
(2) The cost for all orders for work accepted by the
General Manager shall be calculated from such times that are
applicable under the system in operation.
(3) Charges for standing-by, arising out of workmen
awaiting arrival of vessel or goods for shipment or failure of
vessel’s equipment, shall be imposed on the aggregate time loss
within each working period.
(4) Standing-by charges shall be raised for aggregate
time loss incurred in one working period and shall be aggregated
with time loss incurred in any other working period. A minimum
time charge of fifteen minutes rounded upwards to the nearest
quarter of an hour shall be applicable.
(5) Where an application is made for a gang to work on
a vessel and where such application is cancelled at any time after
the gang has been called out to work, the charges set out under
Labour Standing-by in the Tariff Book shall be imposed.
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terminal—
general
conditions.
Store rent
(Conventional
cargo operation)
free storage
period.
(6) No charges shall be imposed in the event of work not
having commenced owing to weather conditions.
(7) Standing-by charges for late arrival of a vessel shall
not be imposed in instances where the vessel starts and completes
its operation within the same shift.
18. (1) The Port Authority reserves the right in its discretion
to prohibit privately owned vehicles or equipment from operating
at the Container Terminal.
(2) It shall be compulsory for all shipping agents to use
the Port Authority’s cranes and other equipment to handle
containerised cargo at the Container Terminal.
19. (1) There shall be a free storage period in respect of—
(a) goods imported for local consumption, of five
working days reckoned from 7.00 a.m. the day
following that on which vessels or droghers
complete unloading exclusive of Saturdays,
Sundays, Public Holidays and Carnival days;
(b) goods awaiting trans-shipment, of twenty-one
days inclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, Public
Holidays and Carnival days except that—
(i) cargo left on the Port premises beyond the
free storage period of twenty-one days
shall be charged store rent at the rate
specified in the Tariff Book;
(ii) trans-shipment cargo overlanded at this
port shall not be entitled to any additional
free storage period in excess of twenty-
one days;
(c) goods awaiting exportation or re-exportation
and goods consigned to Tobago, of fourteen
days inclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, Public
Holidays and Carnival days.
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Rent of wharf
space.
Wharf gears and
mechanical
units.
Store rent
container
operations.
[128/1995
14/1996].
(2) There shall be an additional free storage period of a
maximum of five days for—
(a) imports over one hundred tonnes on any one
Bill of Lading consigned to any owner, person
or company from any vessel;
(b) imports overlanded;
(c) imports requiring surveys.
(3) If upon request from a consignee for cargo to be
delivered on demand the Port Authority is unable to effect
delivery for any reason, store rent charges shall cease and
appropriate written notification shall be issued to the consignee.
(4) A free storage period and store rent charges are also
applicable to any cargo deemed to be suitable for outside storage
and so stored.
20. Berth and wharf space may be set aside at the discretion
of the General Manager for the purpose of repairing launches and
other floating crafts.
21. For charging purposes, where applicable, the time shall
be calculated from the time stated on the written request to the
return of the unit to the Transport Superintendent.
22. (1) For the purpose of applying store rent, a container
will retain its original status, that is F.C.L., L.C.L., or M.T., until
delivery to the consignee or delivery to the stuffing or unstuffing
sheds or delivery to ship (export containers) is effected.
(2) In the event of a change of status, that is F.C.L.,
L.C.L., or M.T., rent shall be paid on the basis of its original
status from the date of discharge from the vessel until the date of
application to the Port Authority for the change of status.
(3) A free storage period shall be granted in respect of—
(a) containers or containers on chassis, of five
working days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays,
Public Holidays and Carnival days, counted
from the day following that on which discharge
of containers from the vessel were completed;
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containers for
loading.
(b) full containers or full containers on chassis, of
ten working days exclusive of Saturdays,
Sundays, Public Holidays and Carnival days,
from the time of receipt for export or from the
time of completion of discharge for re-export or
consignment to Tobago;
(c) trans-shipment containers, of twenty-one days,
inclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, Public
Holidays and Carnival days, from the time of
completion of discharge.
(4) Cargo unstuffed from an L.C.L. container shall be
subject to store rent charges as applicable under Conventional
Wharves. The five-day free period shall be counted from the
completion or discharge of the vessel. Where however unstuffing
is not completed until after discharge of the vessel the free period
shall be counted from the date of completion of unstuffing.
(5) An L.C.L. container or an L.C.L. container on
chassis shall not accrue store rent if the Authority is unable to
unstuff the container before the expiration of the five-day free
period from the completion of discharge of the vessel.
(6) A maximum of five additional days of free storage
shall be allowed to containers of spirits and tobacco which are
required to be bonded at the State Warehouse or any other area
designated as a bonded area if the Bond is unable to receive such
containers before the expiration of the initial free period.
(7) Five additional days free of storage shall be allowed
for consignments of five or more containers on one Bill of Lading.
23. (1) A 35 feet container, a 40 feet container and a 45 feet
container shall be assessed as 2 T.E.U’s.
(2) In calculating the charge the day of actual loading
shall be excluded.
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4/1998
225/1999].
SCHEDULE
PORT AUTHORITY OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
TARIFF BOOK
All charges are quoted in Trinidad and Tobago currency (TT$) but where
mention is made of United States currency (US$) it is intended for comparison
only at the exchange rate of US1$ = TT$6.
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PART ONE
DUES AND NON-CARGO HANDLING CHARGES
1. Port Dues.
2. Wharf Dues.
3. Berth Occupancy.
4. Mooring Lines—Berthing/Unberthing and Shifting.
5. Towage Service.
6. Fresh Water Services.
7. Pleasure Craft.
8. Garbage Disposal.
PART TWO
CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
9. Conventional Cargo Handling Charges.
10. Additional Handling Charges—Barrels.
11. Labour and Overtime Recoverable.
12. Labour Standing-by.
13. Store Rent (Conventional Cargo).
14. Rent of Berth and Wharf Space.
15. Throughput Charges—Outports.
PART THREE
CONTAINER TERMINAL
16. Container Handling Charges.
17. Store Rent (Containers).
18. Refrigerated Containers.
19. Use of Parking Space by Chassis.
20. Stuffing/Unstuffing.
21. Containers not Discharged at Port of Port-of-Spain.
22. Labour and Overtime Recoverable.
23. Labour Standing-by.
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PART FOUR
GENERAL
24. Hire of Gears.
26. Hire of Mechanical Units.
26. Services not Specifically Provided for.
APPENDIX I.
APPENDIX II.
APPENDIX III.
APPENDIX IV.
APPENDIX V.
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TT$ US$
1. PORT DUES
Port dues shall be charged per ton of the gross tonnage
of the vessel:
(a) Vessels discharging or loading cargo
(i) 17 to 5000 GT … … … 0.47 0.08
(ii) 5001 to 15000 GT … … … 0.42 0.07
(iii) 15001 to 30000 GT … … 0.35 0.06
(iv) over 30000 GT—maximum
payable … … …10,500.00 1,750.00
(b) Passenger or cruise ships
(i) 17 to 5000 GT ... ... ... 0.24 0.04
(ii) 5001 to 15000 GT ... ... 0.21 0.04
(iii) 15001 to 30000 GT ... ... 0.18 0.03
(iv) over 30000 GT—maximum
payable ... … … … 5,400.00 900.00
(c) Vessels calling for bunkering, taking
ship’s supplies, repairs, change of crew
or medical assistance … … ... 0.12 0.02
(d) All other vessels ... ... ... At the discretion of
the General Manager
2. WHARF DUES
(a) Non-Caricom Wharves
(i) Bulk cargo—per tonne of cargo ... 1.30 0.22
(b) Caricom Wharves
Wharf dues payable shall be per vessel
(i) 1 to 170 GT … ... ... 200.00 34.00
(ii) Over 170 GT ... ... ... 600.00 100.00
3. BERTH OCCUPANCY
A berth occupancy charge shall be payable per GT
per day or part thereof:
(a) Passenger or cruise vessels ... ... 0.09 0.02
(b) Other vessels … … … … 0.18 0.03
4. MOORING LINES—BERTHING, UNBERTHING AND SHIFTING
(a) Port-of-Spain and Scarborough
Charges for berthing or unberthing payable
per move:
(i) for vessels up to 1,700 GT … 600.00 100.00
(ii) for vessels exceeding 1,700 GT 1,000.00 167.00
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(b) Outside of Port-of-Spain and Scarborough
There shall be an additional charge in
respect of the staff and labour payable
per man per hour … … … … 26.00 5.00
(c) Labour and overtime recoverable ... Refer to Schedule I
(d) Labour standing-by in respect of (b) above—
payable per man per hour … … 26.00 5.00
(e) Cancellation of request after gang has been
called out to work … … … … Same as 4.(a)
5. TOWAGE SERVICE
(a) Port-of-Spain—per tug per operation
(i) Up to 1,700 GT (where applicable)
or passenger vessels or vessels using
bowthrusters … … … 1,500.00 250.00
(ii) 1,701 to 5,000 GT … … 2,500.00 417.00
(iii) Over 5,000 GT … … 3,500.00 584.00
(iv) Vessel equipped with bow and
stern thrusters - … … … TT$1,000 per tug
per operation.
(b) Scarborough—per tug per operation
(base to base) … … … … 7,200.00 1,200.00
(c) Outside of Port-of-Spain—per hour
A charge from base to base shall apply 2,125.00 355.00
(d) General
(i) Cancellation of Tug Order …Same as 5(a)
(ii) Overtime ... … Appropriate overtime rates
6. FRESH WATER SERVICES—per tonne
(a) Normal hours … … … … 19.00 4.00
(b) Water supplied during
overtime hours … … …Overtime rates shall apply
NOTES: Charges for water shall be subject to change
whenever this utility cost is increased
7. PLEASURE CRAFT
per day or part thereof … … … … 50.00 9.00
8. GARBAGE DISPOSAL
per truck load of 8 cubic yds (6 cubic metres) or
part thereof … … … .… … … 500.00 84.00
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CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
9. CONVENTIONAL CARGO HANDLING CHARGES—Includes Wharf
dues
—per tonne
TT$ US$
(a) Imports
(i) Non-Caricom Cargo
Direct delivery … … … 102.00 17.00
Non-direct delivery … … 127.00 22.00
(ii) Caricom Cargo … … … 70.00 12.00
(iii) Cargo discharged overside … 102.00 17.00
Breakbulk handling rates for such cargo as potatoes,
lumber and plywood shall be fixed at the discretion
of the General Manager
(b) Exports … … … … … 102.00 17.00
(c) Trans-shipment
(i) Trans-shipment cargo … … 107.00 18.00
(ii) Cargo to be trans-shipped after
unstuffing from an L.C.L., container 52.00 9.00
(d) Heavy Lift Cargo… … … … 132.00 22.00
(e) Mobile units (Drive on /Drive off)—per unit
(i) Cars, station wagons, vans, pickups,
maxi-taxi types, etc . … … 300.00 50.00
(ii) Buses, trucks and other heavy vehicles 400.00 67.00
(iii) Heavy equipment (bulldozers, cranes,
tractors, etc.,) and other wheeled
cargo not mentioned above … 500.00 84.00
(f) Non-Caricom cargo handled on Caricom
Wharves
—per man per hour … … … 26.00 5.00
(g) Lo/Lo wheeled container chassis (single
or in bundles of not more than two) … … Same as Container
Handling Charges
(h) Containerised cargo and conventional
cargo mixed in a hatch and handled at
a conventional berth … … Lo/Lo rate plus 10%
(i) Shifting cargo
—per 1/4 hour … … … …
(i) Cargo unloaded and reloaded to
facilitate storage or shifting from
one hold to another … … 150.00 25.00
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(ii) Shifting cargo in the same hold
from one level to another … 130.00 22.00
(iii) Shifting cargo on the same level in
the same hold … … … 112.00 19.00
10. ADDITIONAL HANDLING CHARGES (BARRELS)
Per barrel … … … … … … 50.00 8.00
11. LABOUR AND OVERTIME RECOVERABLE
(CONVENTIONAL)
(a) Overtime recoverable … … Refer to Schedule II
(b) Labour recoverable
Normal day—7.00 a.m.–4.00 p.m.
3.30 p.m.–10.00 p.m.
(i) Extra labour (excluding lift driver)
—per man per hour or part thereof 26.00 5.00
If a lift driver is ued the cost shall be—
per man per hour or part thereof 39.00 7.00
(ii) Labour for repairs to damaged
packages/surveys—per gang per
hour or part thereof … 128.00 22.00
Where materials are used... Cost plus 30% to be
added
(iii) Labour for sorting cargo—per
gang per hour or part thereof … 104.00 18.00
(iv) Removal charges—per gang per
hour or part thereof … … 128.00 22.00
12. LABOUR STANDING-BY (CONVENTIONAL
CARGO OPERATIONS)
Gangs standing-by awaiting the arrival of vessels or
for other reasons
(a) Normal hours (rounded upwards to the
nearest quarter of an hour) … Cost plus 30%
(b) Overtime hours … … Refer to Schedule II
(c) Guaranteed block period Refer to Schedule II
13. STORE RENT (CONVENTIONAL CARGO)—
IMPORTS/EXPORTS TRANS-SHIPMENT
—payable per tonne per day or part thereof
For every day after the free period
(inclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and Public
Holidays) thereafter the charge shall be 10.00 2.00
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14. RENT OF BERTH AND WHARF SPACE FOR
SHIP REPAIR
—per day or part thereof
(a) vessels under 60 metres in length … 600.00 100.00
(b) vessels 60 metres and over in length … 900.00 150.00
15. THROUGHPUT CHARGES
—per tonne
(a) general cargo operations at Outports … 12.00 2.00
(b) Bulk cargo … … … … 8.00 2.00
PART THREE
CONTAINER TERMINAL
16. CONTAINER HANDLING CHARGES (INCLUDES
WHARF DUES)
(a) Discharging—payable per container
(i) Containers (empty or full)
discharged at the Ports of Port-of-
Spain and Scarborough (excluding
Government Shipping Service):
Lo/Lo
—using portainer crane … … 960.00 160.00
—using shore crane … … 860.00 144.00
—using ships gear … … 810.00 135.00
Ro/Ro … … … … 660.00 110.00
(ii) Empty containers of any type
imported specifically for use in
cargo export
Lo/Lo
—using portainer crane … … 691.00 116.00
—using shore crane … … 616.00 103.00
—using ships gear … … 576.00 96.00
Ro/Ro … … … … 466.00 78.00
(b) Loading
(i) Containers (empty or full) or
chassis loaded into a vessel at the
Ports of Port-of-Spain and
Scarborough (excluding
Government Shipping Service)
Lo/Lo
–using portainer crane … … 625.00 104.00
–using shore crane … … 560.00 94.00
–using ships gear … … … 530.00 89.00
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Ro/Ro … … … … 430.00 72.00
(c) Lo/Lo wheeled container chassis
(single or in bundles of no more
than two)… … … … Same as Container
Handling Charges
(d) Restow and shifting
(i) Shifting … … … … 350.00 59.00
(ii) Restow … … … … 450.00 75.00
(e) Trans-shipment (in and out) … … 440.00 74.00
(f) Over-height containers … … … Add 10% to
container rate
(g) Extra movements—hire of equipment … Refer to item 25
(h) Opening/closing of hatch cover
For removing and replacing hatch covers
the rates are—per cover per move
(i) Removing hatch covers
—using portainer crane … … 500.00 84.00
—using ship crane … … 460.00 77.00
—using shore crane … … 420.00 70.00
(ii) Replacing hatch covers
—using portainer crane … … 500.00 84.00
—using ship crane … … 460.00 77.00
—using shore crane … … 420.00 70.00
17. STORE RENT (CONTAINERS)
Upon expiration of the free storage period, rent shall
accrue as follows:
(a) Containers/containers on chassis
—per day or part thereof
(i) 20 feet and under … … 75.00 13.00
(ii) Over 20 feet … … … 150.00 25.00
(b) Empty containers for loading
—per T.E.U. per day or part thereof … 6.00 1.00
18. REFRIGERATED CONTAINERS
Refrigerated containers requiring power, the charge
shall be … … … … Cost of electricity
plus 30%
This is in addition to the Receiving, Storing and
Delivery (R. S. & D.) charges and Store Rent charges
19. USE OF PARKING SPACE BY CHASSIS
—per day or part thereof
(a) Vessel operators … … … … 45.00 8.00
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(b) Transport contractors … … … 70.00 12.00
(c) Ro/Ro chassis remaining on the Authority’s
compound after the vessel has departed… 45.00 8.00
Exemption shall be granted with respect to
charges at (a) and (b) above if the Authority
makes use of the Agent/Operator’s
equipment to load or unload a vessel
20. STUFFING/UNSTUFFING
—per T.E.U.
(a) Dry … … … … … 575.00 96.00
(b) Refrigerated … … … … 675.00 113.00
21. CONTAINERS NOT DISCHARGED AT PORT OF
PORT-OF-SPAIN
For receiving, stuffing and unstuffing container not
discharged at the Port of Port-of-Spain the charge
shall be:
(a) Receiving charges—per container … 325.00 55.00
(b) Stuffing and unstuffing charges—per
T.E.U. … … … … 575.00 96.00
22. LABOUR AND OVERTIME RECOVERABLE
(a) Charges for work performed after
10.00 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays and on
Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
and during meal hours … … Refer to Schedule III
(b) Labour recoverable/extra labour
—per man per hour or part thereof … 26.00 5.00
(c) Survey of damaged packages … … 26.00 5.00
(d) Penalties … … … … Cost of penalty
per man per hour
plus 30%
(e) Guaranteed block period … … … Refer to Schedule III
23. LABOUR STANDING-BY CONTAINER
OPERATIONS
Gangs standing-by awaiting the arrival of vessels or
for other reasons:
(a) Normal hours (Rounded upwards to the
nearest quarter of an hour)
–per man per hour or part thereof … 26.00 5.00
(b) Overtime hours … … Refer to Schedule III
(c) Guaranteed block period … Refer to Schedule III
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TT$ US$
24. HIRE OF GEARS
—per day or part thereof
(a) Heavy lift wires:
(i) Over 40 tonnes tension—each … 1,061.00 177.00
(ii) 20 to 40 tonnes tension—each … 796.00 133.00
(iii) Under 20 tonnes tension—each… 530.00 89.00
(b) All gears other than those specified
above shall be charged
—per tonne or part thereof … … 1.05 0.18
25. HIRE OF MECHANICAL UNITS
—per hour or part thereof
(a) Forklifts with lifting capacity
(i) Up to 6 tonnes
—on shore … … … 50.00 9.00
—on vessel … … … 75.00 13.00
(ii) Exceeding 6 tonnes
—on shore … … … 100.00 17.00
—on vessel … … … 150.00 25.00
(b) Cranes—for special lifts not exceeding
15 tonnes weight
—per tonne (weight or measurement)
(i) Lifts not exceeding 2 tonnes … 14.00 3.00
(ii) Lifts of over 2 tonnes and not
exceeding 5 tonnes … … 20.00 4.00
(iii) Lifts of over 5 tonnes and not
exceeding 7 tonnes … … 25.00 5.00
(iv) Lifts of over 7 tonnes and not
exceeding 10 tonnes … … 31.00 6.00
(v) Lifts of over 10 tonnes and not
exceeding 15 tonnes … … 42.00 7.00
Overtime (in addition to the lifting charge)
before or after ordinary working hours 20.00 4.00
(c) Cranes—not otherwise provided for:
—per tonne maximum lifting
capacity of the crane … … 12.00 2.00
Overtime (in addition to the lifting charge)
before or after ordinary working hours 7.00 2.00
(d) Other equipment
Hire of motor trucks and chassis 75.00 13.00
26. SERVICES NOT SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED FOR Cost plus 30%
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LABOUR AND OVERTIME RECOVERABLE
BERTHING/UNBERTHING
Monday—Friday Per Gang
TT$ US$
Meal break … … … … … 490.00 82.00
Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
6.00 a.m.—3.00 p.m. … … … … 2,800.00 467.00
Meal hour (day) 10.30 a.m.—11.30 a.m. … … 970.00 162.00
3.00 p.m.—12 midnight ... ... ... 3,900.00 650.00
Meal hour (night) 7.00 p.m—8.00 p.m.… ... … 970.00 162.00
12 midnight— 6.00 a.m. … … … … 2,900.00 483.00
APPENDIX II
LABOUR AND OVERTIME RECOVERABLE—
GUARANTEED BLOCK PERIODS
CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
Monday—Friday Per Gang
TT$ US$
Meal break … … … … … 1,960.00 327.00
Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
Meal hour (day) 6.00 a.m.—7.00 a.m./
11.00 a.m.—12.00 noon … … … … 3,900.00 650.00
7.00 a.m.—4.00 p.m. ... … ... … … 10,900.00 1,817.00
4.00 p.m.—7.00 p.m. ... … … … … 4,900.00 817.00
7.00 p.m.—11.00 p.m.... … … … … 6,900.00 1,150.00
4.00 p.m.—11.00 p.m.... … … … … 11,800.00 1,967.00
11.00 p.m.—6.00 a.m.... … … … … 10,900.00 1,817.00
Meal hour 2.00 a.m.—3.00 a.m. … … … 4,900.00 817.00
APPENDIX III
LABOUR AND OVERTIME RECOVERABLE—
GUARANTEED BLOCK PERIODS
CONTAINER TERMINAL
Monday—Friday Per Gang
TT$ US$
Meal break … … … … … … 1,600.00 267.00
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Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
Meal hour (day) 6.00 a.m.—7.00 a.m./
11.00 a.m.—12.00 noon … … … … 4,000.00 667.00
7.00 a.m.—4.00 p.m … … … … … 11,900.00 1,984.00
4.00 p.m.—7.00 p.m.… … … … … 5,500.00 917.00
7.00 p.m.—11.00 p.m… … … … … 9,400.00 1,567.00
4.00 p.m.—11.00 p.m… … … … … 14,900.00 2,484.00
11.00 p.m.—6.00 a.m.… … … … … 12,900.00 2,150.00
Meal hour 2.00 a.m.—3.00 a.m. … … … 5,900.00 983.00
APPENDIX IV
LABOUR AND OVERTIME RECOVERABLE—
GUARANTEED BLOCK PERIODS CONTAINER AND
CONVENTIONAL (MIXED GANGS)
Monday—Friday Per Gang
TT$ US$
Meal break … … … … … 2,510.00 418.00
Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
Meal hour (day) 6.00 a.m.—7.00 a.m./
11.00 a.m. —12.00 noon … … … … 3,900.00 650.00
7.00 a.m.—4.00 p.m.… … … … … 12,600.00 2,100.00
4.00 p.m.—7.00 p.m.… … … … … 6,500.00 1,083.00
7.00 p.m.—11.00 p.m.… … … … … 8,900.00 1,483.00
4.00 p.m.—11.00 p.m.… … … … … 15,400.00 2,566.00
11.00 p.m.—6.00 a.m.… … … … … 13,500.00 2,250.00
Meal hour 2.00 a.m.—3.00 a.m. … … … 5,900.00 983.00
APPENDIX V
PRODUCTIVITY RATES
(The Authority will make every effort to maintain the following minimum
rates of productivity)
Container operations Moves per hour
Portainer cellular … … … … … 24
Portainer non-cellular … … … … 22
Ship’s gear (gantry) … … … … 15
Ship’s gear (derricks) … … … … 12
Shore crane (FMC) … … … … 12
Shore crane (Demag) … … … … 8
Ro/Ro … … … … … 30
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REGULATIONS
ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS
REGULATION
1. Citation.
2. Interpretation.
3. Delivery of cargo.
4. Refund, remission, or waiver of store rent.
5. Procedure for application for refund, remission or waiver.
6. Appeal procedures.
7. Authority to keep records of decisions made by the Secretary.
8. LN No. 215 of 1994 revoked.
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Citation.
Interpretation.
Delivery of
cargo.
Refund,
remission, or
waiver of store
rent.
Procedure for
application for
refund,
remission or
waiver.
Schedule.
PORT AUTHORITY (STORE RENT EXEMPTIONS)
REGULATIONS
made under section 75(1)
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Port Authority
(Store Rent Exemptions) Regulations.
2. In these Regulations—
“Authority” means the Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago
established under section 3 of the Port Authority Act;
“free storage period” means the period of time specified by the
Authority during which a container, trailer, chassis or break bulk
cargo may occupy space assigned to it free of store rent charges;
“Secretary” means the Secretary of the Authority.
3. The consignee shall take delivery of cargo within the free
storage period allowed by the Authority, after which time store
rent shall accrue.
4. The Authority may refund, remit or waive store rent
either in whole or in part under the following circumstances:
(a) where transactions relating to the delivery of
cargo have been delayed or interrupted as a direct
consequence of Government’s budgetary or
regulatory policies thereby causing rent to accrue;
(b) where the consignee is a voluntary or charitable
organisation registered as such with the Board
of Inland Revenue;
(c) where the delay in taking delivery of cargo is
acknowledged to have been caused by a
Government Department;
(d) where for any reason, the Authority, with the
approval of the Minister, so determines.
5. (1) The consignee shall submit an application for
refund, remission or waiver of store rent to the Secretary in the
form set out in the Schedule.
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Appeal
procedures.
Authority to
keep records of
decisions made
by the Secretary.
L.N. No. 215 of
1994 revoked.
(2) The application for refund, remission or waiver of
store rent shall be made within seven working days of the date of
application for delivery of cargo.
(3) The consignee shall submit one copy of all relevant
documents with the application, the originals of which shall be
presented for inspection by the Authority at the time of
submission of the application.
(4) The Secretary shall inform the consignee, in writing,
of the decision reached, within seven working days from the date
on which the decision in respect of the application was made.
6. (1) Where an application for refund, remission or
waiver has been refused in whole or in part, the consignee may
lodge an appeal with the Secretary, in writing, within seven
working days of receipt of the notice of refusal, giving any
additional information as he considers relevant to the said appeal.
(2) The Secretary shall inform the consignee, in writing,
of his decision, within seven working days from the date on
which the appeal was decided.
(3) Where an appeal fails, the consignee shall
immediately pay the store rent due as from the original last day
of the free storage period until the date of the final decision and
take delivery of the cargo immediately upon notification of the
failure of the said appeal.
7. (1) On reaching a decision under regulation 5 or 6 the
Secretary shall forward a copy of the decision in writing to the
Divisional Manager in charge of Cargo Operations.
(2) The Divisional Manager in charge of Cargo
Operations shall in turn forward the said copy to the Cargo
Accounts Office for the purpose of filing and reference.
8. The Port Authority (Store Rent Exemptions)
Regulations, 1994 are hereby revoked.
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(Regulation 5). SCHEDULE
APPLICATION FOR REFUND,
REMISSION OR A WAIVER OF STORE RENT
To: The Secretary,
Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago
Dear Sir/Madam,
Re: APPLICATION FOR REFUND, REMISSION OR A WAIVER OF
STORE RENT
Name of Consignee ..........................................................................................
Address ..............................................................................................................
Telephone No. (Home) ...........................(Business) ........................................
Location of Goods ............................................................................................
Bill of Lading No./s ..........................................................................................
Shipping Agent ..................................................................................................
Vessel Name ......................................................................................................
Date of Arrival ..................................................................................................
Last Day ............................................................................................................
No. of Packages ................................................................................................
Weight ................................................................................................................
Measurement ....................................................................................................
Store Rent due as at:
Date ...................................................... Amount ..............................................
Reason for Application ......................................................................................
........................................................................................
........................................................................................
.............................................
Signature of Consignee
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PORT AUTHORITY OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
(VESTING) ORDER
made under section 10(1)
WHEREAS the Government of Trinidad and Tobago has approved
the restructuring and transformation of the Port Authority of
Trinidad and Tobago (“the Port Authority”) established under the
Port Authority Act (the Act):
And whereas the restructuring and transformation includes the
transfer of the business of port operations and the real estate
equipment, plant, buildings and other property, rights and
obligations (the assets and obligations) set out in the Schedule
hereto, to a separate private entity:
And whereas the Port Authority has caused the incorporation of
the Port-of-Spain Infrastructure Company Limited (“POSINCO”),
a company incorporated under the laws of Trinidad and Tobago, as
the private entity to assume the responsibility for port operations:
And whereas the State holds 100 per cent shares and exercises
the rights of a sole shareholder of POSINCO:
And whereas it is provided by section 10(1) of the Act, that the
Port Authority may, with the written consent of the President sell,
demise or otherwise dispose of the assets and obligations of the
Port Authority:
And whereas in accordance with the said section 10(1) of the
Act, the President has given consent to the transfer of the assets
and obligations of the Port Authority:
Now, therefore, the Port Authority, hereby Orders as follows:
1. This Order may be cited as the Port Authority of
Trinidad and Tobago (Vesting) Order.
2. This Order came into effect on the 15th day of March,
2006 (hereinafter referred to as “the appointed day”).
68/2006.
Preamble.
Ch. 51:01.
Citation.
Commencement.
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3. The real estate, equipment, plant, buildings and other non
real property, rights and obligations of the Port Authority as set
out in the attached Schedule are transferred and vested in
POSINCO as of the appointed day.
SCHEDULE
PART I
THE ASSETS
1. All that portion of land and sea held by the Port Authority under the
First Schedule of the Port Authority Act, together with buildings and
installations thereon (hereinafter referred to as the “Real Properties”) and
more particularly described in Part III A of this Schedule.
2. All those portions of land obtained from the Sea either by accretion or
reclamation at the area known as Invaders Bay and more particularly described
in Part III B of this Schedule and shown on Plan “A” as parcels 1 and 1A.
3. All that portion of land obtained from the Sea either by accretion or
reclamation at the area known as Kings Wharf Extension and more
particularly described in Part III B of this Schedule and shown on Plan “A” as
parcel 2.
4. All those portions of land obtained from the Sea either by accretion or
reclamation at the area known as Laventille Jetty and more particularly described
in Part III B of this Schedule and known on Plan “A” as parcels 3 and 4.
5. All those portions of land obtained from the Sea either by accretion or
reclamation at the area known as East Sea Lots and more particularly described
in Part III B of this Schedule and shown on Plan “A” as parcels 5, 6 and 7.
6. The benefits of certain rights, easements, liberties and wayleaves of
the Real Properties.
7. The fixed plant and machinery and associated equipment at or on the
Real Properties as more particularly described in the Fixed Asset Registers
shown as Appendix 1 and 2 of Part IV of this Schedule.
8. All furniture, equipment, moveable plant and machinery, motor
vehicles and other chattels and effects and copies of certain drawings, plans,
Transfer and
vesting of
property, etc.
Scehdule.
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surveys, manuals and records used in or for the port operations business of the
Port Authority (hereinafter referred to as “port operations business”).
9. All stocks and spare parts to be used in or for the purposes of the port
operations business.
10. Certain industrial and intellectual property rights used in or for the
port operations business.
11. The rights of all subsisting contracts or appropriate parts thereof,
though not contracts of or for employment, relating to the port operations
business.
PART II
OBLIGATIONS ASSUMED
All liabilities, obligations, debts and encumbrances incurred, undertaken,
assumed or accepted by the Port Authority in respect of all subsisting contracts
or the appropriate part thereof, though not contracts of or for employment
relating to the port operations business.
PART III
PARTICULARS OF REAL PROPERTIES REFERRED TO
IN PART I OF THIS SCHEDULE
A. From Schedule 1 of the Port Authority Act, Chap. 51:01 —
1. LAND
All that portion of land containing approximately 350 acres
bounded on the west by the eastern bank of the Maraval River and on
the north commencing at a point on the eastern bank of the Maraval
River by the southern edge of Wrightson Road Extension as shown in
the National Transportation Plan (1967) as prepared in the Report by
C. C. Parker & Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Ltd., and the southern edge of
the existing section of Wrightson Road, including those areas now
occupied by the State and the former Pumping Station but excluding
the areas allocated to the John S. Donaldson Technical Institute, the
area of the Caribbean Medical Centre, the Licensing Office and those
holdings east of the Licensing Office to the eastern boundary of the
General Post Office and then by a line crossing the eastern end of Dock
Road and continuing along the south-western edge of Wrightson Road
then in a south-easterly direction diverting to the southern edge of the
Beetham Highway and continuing in an easterly direction up to the
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western edge of Pioneer Drive west Sea Lots along Pioneer Drive,
thence south-west along the northern edge of Concession Drive up to
a point where the northern edge of Concession Drive produced meets
the water edge just north of the Percival Bain Wharf and on the east by
a line in a southerly direction and on the south by the Sea.
Also that portion of land at the east I.D.C. Sea Lots Estate bounded
on the west by the eastern bank of the St. Ann’s Dry River on the north
by the southern boundary of the I.D.C. Lot, (which lies south of the
Beetham Highway between the Dry River and Trinidad Warehouses
Ltd.) and then by the southern boundary of the Trinidad Warehouses
Ltd. and then by a line in a southerly direction along the western
boundary of the I.D.C. east Sea Lots Estate to the northern edge of
Production Avenue and then by the northern edge of Production Avenue
to the southern edge of the Development Circular Road and then by the
southern edge of Development Circular Road in a north-easterly
direction and the southern edge of the Beetham Highway immediately
east of the Flyover Roundabout and on the south by the Water and
Sewerage Authority (W.A.S.A.) outfall Drain and Sea, on the east by
the western boundary of the W.A.S.A. Pump House and then by the
southern boundary of the east Pump House and then by the western
edge of the W.A.S.A. Road (approximately 3,800 ft.) which runs in a
south-easterly direction from the W.A.S.A. Pump House to the
W.A.S.A. settling tanks.
Also the block of land bounded by lower Edward Street on the east
and immediately north of Wrightson Road and immediately south of
Independence Square except for that area now occupied by Textel
Limited. The block includes the area occupied by the Mariners’ Club
and the Immigration Office.
These areas are more particularly shown on plans signed by the
Director of Surveys and filed in the vault of the Survey Department,
Red House, as A.M. 11.
2. SEA
All that area of sea from the eastern bank of the mouth of the
Maraval River to the east of a line bearing 61° 15’ from sea and
parallel to the centre line of the Grier Channel and Seaward to a
distance of 2.96 nautical miles to the Geographical position Lat. N 10°
38’ 2” Long. W 16° 34’ 51” and thence in a south-easterly direction to
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Lat. N 10° 36’24” Long. W 61° 32’ 30” thence due east to the Low
Water Mark, on the east by the Low Water Mark of the Coastline in
the area of the Caroni Swamp and Sea Lots and on the north by the
Low Water Mark of the port and I.D.C. lands.
These areas are more particularly shown on plans signed by the
Director of Surveys and filed in the vault of the Survey Department,
Red House, as “AM. 10.”.
B. Parcels referred to in Part I of the Schedule are as follows:
Parcel 1 and 1A Lands reclaimed comprising approximately 6.2 Ha at
Invaders Bay as a result of maintenance dredging of
the Port-of-Spain Harbour.
Parcel 2 Lands reclaimed comprising approximately 3.1 Ha at
Kings Wharf Extension for the construction of
Container Terminal Berth 6A.
Parcel 3 Lands reclaimed comprising approximately 1.2 Ha at
Laventille Jetty for the construction of Caricom
Wharves Area.
Parcels 4 and 5 Lands obtained by accretion comprising
approximately 2.2 Ha near Laventille Jetty for the
construction of Caricom Wharves Area.
Parcel 6 Lands obtained by accretion and/or reclamation
comprising approximately 4.8 Ha in east Sea Lots in
the area of National Fisheries and National Petroleum
Marketing Company Limited.
Parcel 7 Lands reclaimed comprising approximately 9.8 Ha at
east Sea Lots as a result of the deepening and
widening of the Sea Lots Channel and Basin.
These lots are identified and coloured green on the Plan attached.
PART IV
A. Fixed Asset Register of equipment and machinery hereto attached as
Appendix 1.
B. Fixed Asset Register of equipment and machinery due to be
transferred to the subsidiary company of Port of Port-of-Spain at a
later date hereto attached as Appendix II.
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APPENDIX I
Asset Number Name
CSCEQUP-0000001 Sound Level Meter
CSCEQUP-0000006 Fire King Safe-25 CU. FT
CSCEQUP-0000007 Uniwell cash registers
CSCEQUP-0000008 Uniwell cash registers
CSCEQUP-0000010 1 Draughtsman chair/CH-0010
CSCEQUP-0000011 (1) 4 drawer filing cabinet
CSCEQUP-0000012 (1) double pedestal desk teak
GSSBLDG-0000002 Passenger Terminal Building
GSSBLDG-0000003 Cargo Shed
GSSBLDG-0000005 St. Vincent St. Jetty
GSSBLDG-0000006 General Cargo Wharf
GSSBLDG-0000007 Cruise Ship Berth
GSSBLDG-0000009 R/o R/o Ramp
GSSBLDG-0000010 Roll on Roll off Ramp
GSSEQUP-0000001 Miller Welding Plant
GSSEQUP-0000002 Miller Welding Plant
GSSEQUP-0000003 Record Bench Vice
GSSEQUP-0000004 Haulmajor MK2
GSSEQUP-0000006 RTS Flat Bed Trailer
GSSEQUP-0000007 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000008 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000009 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000010 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000011 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000012 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000013 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000014 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000015 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000016 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000017 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000018 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000019 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000020 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000021 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000022 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000023 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000024 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000025 Stacking Chairs
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GSSEQUP-0000026 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000027 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000028 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000029 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000030 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000031 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000032 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000033 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000034 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000035 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000036 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000037 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000038 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000039 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000040 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000041 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000042 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000043 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000044 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000045 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000046 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000047 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000048 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000049 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000050 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000051 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000052 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000053 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000054 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000055 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000056 Stacking Chairs
GSSEQUP-0000064 Calculator
GSSEQUP-0000066 Casio Calculator # FQ 520
GSSEQUP-0000069 Brother Fax Machine Mod 275 Sn
GSSEQUP-0000070 Stationery Cabinet
GSSEQUP-0000071 Hoover Vacuum Cleaner Mod U528
GSSEQUP-0000072 Hoover Vacuum Cleaner Mod U528
GSSEQUP-0000073 Transformer 105KVA 240/480-12
GSSEQUP-0000074 Chairs (Executive, Secretarial)
GSSEQUP-0000075 Chairs (Executive, Secretarial)
GSSEQUP-0000076 Chairs (Executive, Secretarial)
GSSEQUP-0000077 Chairs (Executive, Secretarial)
GSSEQUP-0000091 Sling Hooks
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GSSEQUP-0000092 Sling Hooks
GSSEQUP-0000093 Sling Hooks
GSSEQUP-0000094 Sling Hooks
GSSEQUP-0000095 Sling Hooks
GSSEQUP-0000096 KVA Transformers PV 240/480
GSSEQUP-0000097 KVA Transformers PV 240/480
GSSEQUP-0000098 KVA Transformers PV 240/480
GSSEQUP-0000099 KVA Transformers PV 240/480
GSSEQUP-0000100 KVA Transformers PV 240/480
GSSEQUP-0000101 KVA Transformers PV 240/480
GSSEQUP-0000107 Nakajima Electronic Typewriter
GSSEQUP-0000108 Panther 500P Compact Rapid Charger
GSSEQUP-0000109 Panther 500P Compact Rapid Charger
GSSEQUP-0000110 Panther 500P Compact Rapid Charger
GSSEQUP-0000118 Popcorn popper
GSSEQUP-0000119 Uniwell Cash Registers w/slip
GSSEQUP-0000120 Uniwell Cash Registers w/slip
GSSEQUP-0000121 Uniwell Cash Registers w/slip
GSSEQUP-0000122 Popcorn popper model 802
GSSEQUP-0000123 Beverage Dispenser 5 Gals.
GSSEQUP-0000124 Beverage Dispenser 5 Gals.
GSSEQUP-0000126 Thermal Ticket Printer
GSSEQUP-0000127 4-Drawer Filing Cabinet Coffee
GSSEQUP-0000128 4-Drawer Filing Cabinet Coffee
GSSEQUP-0000129 5 Cashier’s chair
GSSEQUP-0000130 Silent witness camera
GSSEQUP-0000132 2 AMP XP 2000 Computers
GSSEQUP-0000133 2 ibbl water coolers
GSSEQUP-0000134 4 Cash registers
GSSEQUP-0000135 6 Portable radio
GSSEQUP-0000136 25 seater trainig raft
GSSEQUP-0000137 Laser jet printer Okidata
GSSEQUP-0000138 6 Coffee makers
GSSEQUP-0000139 Alto commercial carpet dryer
GSSEQUP-0000142 4 R 1500 ice box fish cooler
GSSEQUP-0000143 (2), 4 drawer filing cabinet
GSSEQUP-0000144 Uniwell cash register SX6600F
GSSEQUP-0000145 2 Uniwell cash regis UX-60F-03
GSSEQUP-0000146 (4) 30" heavy duty fans
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GSSEQUP-0000147 3 Sharp flat screen television
GSSEQUP-0000148 1 Optiplex GX 280 minitower
GSSEQUP-0000149 1 Optiplex minitower
GSSEQUP-0000150 1 Cash register
GSSEQUP-0000151 1 Edas 500M transceiver
GSSEQUP-0000152 (2) 5l2Ram 2700DDR
MRNEQUP-0000004 Tug Snapper
MRNEQUP-0000005 1 Microwave
MRNEQUP-0000006 Eureka Upright Vacuum Cleaner
MRNEQUP-0000007 Install of Furuno 1712 Radar
MRNEQUP-0000008 Fax Machine, Printer
MRNEQUP-0000015 Texas Instrument calculator T1
MRNEQUP-0000017 Daewoo Refrigerator
MRNEQUP-0000018 Daewoo Refrigerator
MRNEQUP-0000019 Daewoo Refrigerator
MRNEQUP-0000020 Casio calculator s/n Q2034113
MRNEQUP-0000021 Medium Back Gas Lift Chair
MRNEQUP-0000022 Brother Fax Machine Mod 560 Sn
MRNEQUP-0000023 Filing Cabinets Mod CBS
MRNEQUP-0000024 Filing Cabinets Mod CBS
MRNEQUP-0000027 Sharp TV
MRNEQUP-0000028 Sharp TV
MRNEQUP-0000029 Sharp TV
MRNEQUP-0000030 Refrigerator s/n IE 18280042
MRNEQUP-0000031 Fridgidaire chest freezer Sn W
MRNEQUP-0000033 Five position Sensor
MRNEQUP-0000034 Five position Sensor
MRNEQUP-0000035 Five position Sensor
MRNEQUP-0000036 Five position Sensor
MRNEQUP-0000037 Five position Sensor
MRNEQUP-0000038 GBC Personal Shredder
MRNEQUP-0000039 Refrigerator s/n IEIY920074 DE
MRNEQUP-0000040 Kelvinator refrigerator no frost
MRNEQUP-0000041 Clamp On Amp Meter
MRNEQUP-0000042 Tappan electric cooker 30" b/w
MRNEQUP-0000044 Furuno terminal DSC 8
MRNEQUP-0000045 Furno GP 1800/ 1800F Chart plotter
MRNEQUP-0000046 Hand Crank Megger Meter
MRNEQUP-0000047 Welding plant
MRNEQUP-0000049 Desk
MRNEQUP-0000050 Junior Executive Chair
MRNEQUP-0000051 1 Furuno radar
MRNEQUP-0000052 Digital Camera
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MRNEQUP-0000053 2-4-Drawer filing cabinets
MRNEQUP-0000054 Kelvinator 11 CF fridge
WRVBLDG-0000001 Open Shed 1
WRVBLDG-0000002 Open Shed 2
WRVBLDG-0000003 CMA Offices
WRVBLDG-0000004 Navigational Aids
WRVBLDG-0000005 Fire Dept. SW Pump House
WRVBLDG-0000007 Cafeteria
WRVBLDG-0000008 Maritime Pres. Admin. 1
WRVBLDG-0000013 Administration Building
WRVBLDG-0000015 Gear Room Garage
WRVBLDG-0000018 Electrical Kiosk
WRVBLDG-0000019 Shed 10
WRVBLDG-0000020 Shed 10 Offices—Terminal Bldg.
WRVBLDG-0000021 Former WASA Station
WRVBLDG-0000022 Shed 9
WRVBLDG-0000025 Quay Wall
WRVBLDG-0000026 CARICOM Jetty
WRVBLDG-0000027 Security Main Gate
WRVBLDG-0000028 Container Parking
WRVBLDG-0000029 CARICOM Jetty
WRVBLDG-0000030 Navigational Aids
WRVBLDG-0000031 Water Reticulation Programme
WRVBLDG-0000032 Fendering of Berths
WRVBLDG-0000034 Berth 6A—Steel Piling
WRVBLDG-0000035 Container Park—Berth 5
WRVBLDG-0000036 Container Park—Berth 5
WRVBLDG-0000037 High Voltage System Upgrade
WRVBLDG-0000038 Security Building
WRVBLDG-0000039 Navigational Aids
WRVBLDG-0000040 Navigational Aids
WRVBLDG-0000041 High Voltage System Upgrade
WRVBLDG-0000042 Port of Spain Harbour—Channel
WRVBLDG-0000043 Berth 6A—Sheet Piling
WRVBLDG-0000044 Port of Spain Harbour—Channel
WRVBLDG-0000045 Port of Spain Harbour—Channel
WRVBLDG-0000047 Navigational Aids
WRVBLDG-0000048 Navigational Aids
WRVBLDG-0000049 Navigational Aids
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WRVBLDG-0000050 Navigational Aids
WRVBLDG-0000051 Certificate #9 Cont. Paving
WRVBLDG-0000052 Certificate #3 Cont. Paving
WRVEQUP-0000001 Miller Welding Plant
WRVEQUP-0000002 Harrison Metal Lathe
WRVEQUP-0000005 Ferranti Gantry Crane
WRVEQUP-0000006 Portainer Crane
WRVEQUP-0000007 Portainer Crane
MK2 WRVEQUP-0000014 Haulmajor
MK2 WRVEQUP-0000019 HaulmajorMK2
MK2 WRVEQUP-0000022 Haulmajor MK2
WRVEQUP-0000034 RTS Flat Bed Trailer
WRVEQUP-0000035 RTS Flat Bed Trailer
WRVEQUP-0000036 RTS Flat Bed Trailer
WRVEQUP-0000037 Ford Dump Truck
WRVEQUP-0000038 Ford Passenger Bus
WRVEQUP-0000039 Cellular Set
WRVEQUP-0000040 Nokia Handset
WRVEQUP-0000041 Chair for Accountant’s Office
WRVEQUP-0000042 Replacement Chair
WRVEQUP-0000043 Ergonomic Chair “Grey”
WRVEQUP-0000044 Large Task Chair Black
WRVEQUP-0000045 Office Chair
WRVEQUP-0000046 Office Chair
WRVEQUP-0000047 Paper Shredder
WRVEQUP-0000048 Filing Cabinet
WRVEQUP-0000049 Filing Cabinet
WRVEQUP-0000050 Cellular Set
WRVEQUP-0000051 2 Executive swivel chairs
WRVEQUP-0000052 Casio H/Duty 220 DN
WRVEQUP-0000053 Office Chairs
WRVEQUP-0000054 Chair
WRVEQUP-0000055 Visitors chairs
WRVEQUP-0000056 Chairs for Port Sec. Office
WRVEQUP-0000057 Projector
WRVEQUP-0000058 Metal Creepers #JR 00 201
WRVEQUP-0000059 Replacing fixture in H.R
WRVEQUP-0000060 Executive Chair
WRVEQUP-0000061 4-Drawer Filing Cabinet
WRVEQUP-0000062 HP Laserjet 1000 Printer
WRVEQUP-0000063 Replacing fixture in H.R
WRVEQUP-0000064 Filing Cabinets (4 drawer)
WRVEQUP-0000065 Motorola T120-post paid
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WRVEQUP-0000066 Telephone System Upgrade
WRVEQUP-0000067 Casio Calculators
WRVEQUP-0000068 Brother Fax Machine, etc.
WRVEQUP-0000069 Refurbishing New Safety Office
WRVEQUP-0000070 Large Task Chairs Grey
WRVEQUP-0000071 Telephone system
WRVEQUP-0000072 Refurbishing New Safety Office
WRVEQUP-0000073 Water and Cup Dispensers
WRVEQUP-0000074 Viewsonic Optiquest 15" Monitor
WRVEQUP-0000075 Filing Cabinet, Computer Chair
WRVEQUP-0000076 Tools for Tyre Shop
WRVEQUP-0000077 Fax Machine, Printer, etc.
WRVEQUP-0000078 Chairs for Dep. G.M Office
WRVEQUP-0000079 Refurbishing New Safety Office
WRVEQUP-0000080 Heavy Duty 24" Fans
WRVEQUP-0000081 HP Laser Jet 1300n Printer
WRVEQUP-0000082 One Take-A-Ticket System
WRVEQUP-0000083 4-Drawer Filing Cabinets
WRVEQUP-0000084 Dell Dimension 2400
WRVEQUP-0000085 IBM Netvista A30 Model 831441U
WRVEQUP-0000086 Refurbishing New Safety Office
WRVEQUP-0000087 Sportop Motorized Treadmill
WRVEQUP-0000088 Uniwell Cash Register, etc.
WRVEQUP-0000089 4-Drawer Filing Cabinets
WRVEQUP-0000090 Toshiba Laptop
WRVEQUP-0000091 Chairs for Waiting Area
WRVEQUP-0000092 Accpac Pervasive SQL 20 User
WRVEQUP-0000093 Electronic Cheque Signature
WRVEQUP-0000094 IBM Think Pad, Video Projector
WRVEQUP-0000095 Industrial Pressure Washer
WRVEQUP-0000096 Mitsubishi Pajero
WRVEQUP-0000097 Mitsubishi Pajero
WRVEQUP-0000098 Mitsubishi Pajero
WRVEQUP-0000099 Personal Computers
WRVEQUP 0000100 Surveillance System
WRVEQUP-0000101 Allen socket YB0IN19-7 & YBOIN
WRVEQUP-0000102 Allen socket YB0IN19-7 & YBOIN
WRVEQUP-0000103 Allen socket YB0IN19-7 & YBOIN
WRVEQUP-0000104 Allen socket YB0JN19-7 & YBOIN
APPENDIX I—Continued
Asset Number Name
UNOFFICIAL VERSION
UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2014
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WRVEQUP-0000136 Chairs (Manager, Desk chairs)
WRVEQUP-0000137 Chairs (Manager, Desk chairs)
WRVEQUP-0000138 Chairs (Manager, Desk chairs)
WRVEQUP-0000139 Chairs (Manager, Desk chairs)
WRVEQUP-0000140 Chairs (Manager, Desk chairs)
WRVEQUP-0000141 Chairs (Manager, Desk chairs)
WRVEQUP-0000142 Chairs (Manager, Desk chairs)
WRVEQUP-0000143 Chairs (Manager, Desk chairs)
WRVEQUP-0000144 Chairs (Manager, Desk chairs)
WRVEQUP-0000226 Texas Instrument Calculators
WRVEQUP-0000227 Texas Instrument Calculators
WRVEQUP-0000238 Casio Calculators S/N 2034234
WRVEQUP-0000239 Casio Calculators S/N 2034234
WRVEQUP-0000242 Pin punch
WRVEQUP-0000243 Secretarial chair
WRVEQUP-0000266 Portable radios s/n 010648 & 0
WRVEQUP-0000267 Portable radios s/n 010648 & 0
WRVEQUP-0000268 Chairs (Executive, Secretarial)
WRVEQUP-0000269 Chairs (Executive, Secretarial)
WRVEQUP-0000270 Chairs (Executive, Secretarial)
WRVEQUP-0000271 Chairs (Executive, Secretarial)
WRVEQUP-0000272 Chairs (Executive, Secretarial)
WRVEQUP-0000273 Chairs (Executive, Secretarial)
WRVEQUP-0000278 Calculators
WRVEQUP-0000279 Calculators
WRVEQUP-0000280 Casio Calculator s/n Q2172833
WRVEQUP-0000291 Desks ( Secretarial, Computer)
WRVEQUP-0000292 Desks ( Secretarial, Computer)
WRVEQUP-0000293 Chairs
WRVEQUP-0000294 Chairs
WRVEQUP-0000295 Chairs
WRVEQUP-0000296 2-drawer filing cabinet (coffee)
WRVEQUP-0000298 Grinders - 4" Makita, 7" Milwaukee
WRVEQUP-0000299 Grinders - 4" Makita, 7" Milwaukee
WRVEQUP-0000303 Casio Desk calculator S/n 9203
WRVEQUP 0000304 Calculator s/n 2034235
WRVEQUP-0000305 Calculator s/n Q2034112
WRVEQUP-0000307 Digital Blood pressure unit
WRVEQUP-0000308 Medium back Gas Lift Chair
WRVEQUP-0000310 Four (4) Drawer Filing Cabinet
WRVEQUP-0000311 Four (4) Drawer Filing Cabinet
WRVEQUP-0000312 Four (4) Drawer Filing Cabinet
WRVEQUP-0000313 Four (4) Drawer Filing Cabinet
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WRVEQUP-0000314 Chairs (4102 TS, 121 - AA)
WRVEQUP-0000315 Chairs (4102 TS, 121 - AA)
WRVEQUP-0000316 Chairs (4102 TS, 121 - AA)
WRVEQUP-0000317 Chairs (4102 TS, 121 - AA)
WRVEQUP-0000318 Chairs (4102 TS, 121 - AA)
WRVEQUP-0000319 Task Chair
WRVEQUP-0000323 Task computer chairs
WRVEQUP-0000324 Task computer chairs
WRVEQUP-0000325 Task computer chair PB 303 GPA
WRVEQUP-0000326 Chair grey muiti task
WRVEQUP-0000327 Task computer chair
WRVEQUP-0000328 Cashier chair PBH 30719 Black
WRVEQUP-0000339 Four (4) Drawer Filing Cabinet
WRVEQUP-0000340 Four (4) Drawer Filing Cabinet
WRVEQUP-0000341 Four (4) Drawer Filing Cabinet
WRVEQUP-0000342 Four (4) Drawer Filing Cabinet
WRVEQUP-0000343 Four (4) Drawer Filing Cabinet
WRVEQUP-0000344 Four (4) Drawer Filing Cabinet
WRVEQUP-0000345 Ergonomic Chair NGA 19
WRVEQUP-0000347 Task chair PB 308 GAP Black
WRVEQUP-0000355 Model CBS Secretarial Desk
WRVEQUP-0000356 Brother Fax Machine Mod. # 770
WRVEQUP-0000357 Fax Machine Brother # 770 Sn 91
WRVEQUP-0000358 Chairs GPA / PB 3066 grey
WRVEQUP-0000359 Chairs GPA / PB 3066 grey
WRVEQUP-0000360 Chairs GPA / PB 3066 grey
WRVEQUP-0000361 Chairs GPA / PB 3066 grey
WRVEQUP-0000362 Chairs GPA / PB 3066 grey
WRVEQUP-0000363 Sling Duplex Becket Eye
WRVEQUP-0000364 Sling Duplex Becket Eye
WRVEQUP-0000365 Sling Duplex Becket Eye
WRVEQUP-0000366 Sling Duplex Becket Eye
WRVEQUP-0000367 Sling Duplex Becket Eye
WRVEQUP-0000368 Sling Duplex Becket Eye
WRVEQUP-0000398 Vacuum IN 962-16-00 18 gal. 602
WRVEQUP-0000399 Firking 300 safe
WRVEQUP-0000401 Four (4) Drawer Filing Cabinet
WRVEQUP-0000402 Four (4) Drawer Filing Cabinet
WRVEQUP-0000403 Four (4) Drawer Filing Cabinet
APPENDIX I—Continued
Asset Number Name
UNOFFICIAL VERSION
UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2014
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L.R.O.
Port Authority Chap. 51:01 95
LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (Vesting) Order [Subsidiary]
WRVEQUP-0000404 Four (4) Drawer Filing Cabinet
WRVEQUP-0000405 Four (4) Drawer Filing Cabinet
WRVEQUP-0000406 Four (4) Drawer Filing Cabinet
WRVEQUP-0000407 Four (4) Drawer Filing Cabinet
WRVEQUP-0000409 4-Drawer filing cabinet
WRVEQUP-0000410 4-Drawer filing cabinet
WRVEQUP-0000411 4-drawer filing cabinet (coffee)
WRVEQUP-0000413 4-Drawer filing cabinet
WRVEQUP-0000431 Chair Tilter-back black
WRVEQUP-0000432 Chair Tilter-back green
WRVEQUP-0000433 Marine hand held Radios #03537
WRVEQUP-0000434 Marine hand held Radios #03537
WRVEQUP-0000435 Marine hand held Radios #03537
WRVEQUP-0000442 Paper shredder Dhale 20090 s/n
WRVEQUP-0000449 Quasar 20" TV VCR Combo
WRVEQUP-0000450 Chop saw s/N163063k
WRVEQUP-0000454 TV & VCR Phillips S/n 70581475
WRVEQUP-0000457 Icom Marine portable radio s/n
WRVEQUP-0000458 Icom Marine portable radio s/n
WRVEQUP-0000460 High Back Gas Lift Leather Chair
WRVEQUP-0000461 Victor Medalist Cut/Weld Set w
WRVEQUP-0000462 Victor Medalist Cut/Weld Set w
WRVEQUP-0000463 Fluke 87-3 Multimeter
WRVEQUP-0000467 Fluke 87 Multimeter
WRVEQUP-0000504 Motorolla portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000505 Motorolla portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000506 Motorolla portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000507 Motorolla portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000508 Motorolla portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000510 Panasonic 27" Television
WRVEQUP-0000518 Makita angle
WRVEQUP-0000550 Double pedestal desk and 4 drawer
WRVEQUP-0000551 Panther 500P Scan Radio Sn # 26
WRVEQUP-0000552 Tester Battery
WRVEQUP-0000563 Portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000564 Portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000565 Portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000566 Portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000567 Portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000568 Portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000569 Portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000570 Portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000571 Portable radios
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WRVEQUP-0000572 Portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000573 ICOMM portables
WRVEQUP-0000574 ICOMM portables
WRVEQUP-0000580 Motorola s/n 672HBN 1613
WRVEQUP-0000581 EDACS portables
WRVEQUP-0000582 EDACS portables
WRVEQUP-0000583 EDACS portables
WRVEQUP-0000584 EDACS portables
WRVEQUP-0000585 EDACS portables
WRVEQUP-0000586 EDACS portables
WRVEQUP-0000587 EDACS portables
WRVEQUP-0000589 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000590 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000591 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000592 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000593 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000594 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000595 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000596 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000597 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000598 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000599 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000600 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000601 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000602 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000603 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000604 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000605 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000606 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000607 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000608 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000616 VHF Marine portable radio s/n
WRVEQUP-0000617 VHF Marine portable radio s/n
WRVEQUP-0000622 Fire extinguisher
WRVEQUP-0000623 Sliding tee bar, drive socket
WRVEQUP-0000624 Sliding tee bar, drive socket
WRVEQUP-0000626 Ideal ARC Welder gun s/n V1020
WRVEQUP-0000627 Portable radios s/n 9701642, 4
WRVEQUP-0000628 Portable radios s/n 9701642, 4
APPENDIX I—Continued
Asset Number Name
UNOFFICIAL VERSION
UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2014
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L.R.O.
Port Authority Chap. 51:01 97
LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (Vesting) Order [Subsidiary]
WRVEQUP-0000629 Portable radios s/n 9701642, 4
WRVEQUP-0000630 Portable radios s/n 9701642, 4
WRVEQUP-0000636 Fire proof Filing Cabinets
WRVEQUP-0000637 Fire proof Filing Cabinets
WRVEQUP-0000642 Transformer
WRVEQUP-0000643 Simplex Centennial Time Record
WRVEQUP-0000644 Simplex Centennial Time Record
WRVEQUP-0000645 Simplex Centennial Time Record
WRVEQUP-0000646 Simplex Centennial Time Record
WRVEQUP-0000651 1.25" LPG Pump
WRVEQUP-0000653 Portable radios with charges
WRVEQUP-0000658 Dexion Double Entry Racks, 7s
WRVEQUP-0000659 EDACS Base Station, 2 mobile r
WRVEQUP-0000660 Gas driven Air Compressor T 30
WRVEQUP-0000661 Portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000662 Portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000663 Gears (2 Master Links, 4 Safety)
WRVEQUP-0000664 Compressor 4.5HP s/n 020321024
WRVEQUP-0000665 Keystore vision screen VS11
WRVEQUP-0000666 Multimedia Projector
WRVEQUP-0000668 RTG Crane (Commissioning Cost)
WRVEQUP-0000669 RTG Crane (Commissioning Cost)
WRVEQUP-0000670 RTG Crane (Commissioning Cost)
WRVEQUP-0000671 RTG Crane (Commissioning Cost)
WRVEQUP-0000673 Toyota Corolla PBK 8213 (AE100)
WRVEQUP-0000676 Nissan Sunny PBK 8212 (FB13 34)
WRVEQUP-0000677 LPG fired Combination Cleaner
WRVEQUP-0000678 Gears
WRVEQUP-0000679 100 Ton Flexi Press
WRVEQUP-0000681 Workmen’s Facilities-Transport
WRVEQUP-0000682 Head Blocks
WRVEQUP-0000683 Head Blocks
WRVEQUP-0000684 Gears
WRVEQUP-0000685 Workers’ Canteen
WRVEQUP-0000686 Cathodic Protection
WRVEQUP-0000687 TV System for Shed 9
WRVEQUP-0000688 Landrover Freelander PBN 5277
WRVEQUP-0000689 Landrover Freelander PBN 6918
WRVEQUP-0000690 Purchase of Cargo Handling Gears
WRVEQUP-0000691 Spreader Bars (for Portainer Crane)
WRVEQUP-0000692 Spreader Bars (for Portainer Crane)
WRVEQUP-0000693 20' Self Latching Spreader Bar
WRVEQUP-0000694 Upgrade of High Voltage System
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WRVEQUP-0000695 Tractor Trucks
WRVEQUP-0000696 Tractor Trucks
WRVEQUP-0000697 Tractor Trucks
WRVEQUP-0000698 Tractor Trucks
WRVEQUP-0000699 Tractor Trucks
WRVEQUP-0000700 Tractor Trucks
WRVEQUP-0000701 Tractor Trucks
WRVEQUP-0000702 Tractor Trucks
WRVEQUP-0000703 Tractor Trucks
WRVEQUP-0000704 Tractor Trucks
WRVEQUP-0000705 Tractor Trucks
WRVEQUP-0000706 Tractor Trucks
WRVEQUP-0000707 Spreader Bar with assemblies
WRVEQUP-0000708 Spreader Bar with assemblies
WRVEQUP-0000709 Spreader Bar with assemblies
WRVEQUP-0000710 Spreader Bar with assemblies
WRVEQUP-0000711 Paper Handling Forklift Truck
WRVEQUP-0000712 Refurbishing of RTGs
WRVEQUP-0000713 Empty Container Handlers Boss
WRVEQUP-0000714 Empty Container Handlers Boss
WRVEQUP-0000715 Empty Container Handler Model
WRVEQUP-0000716 Empty Container Handlers
WRVEQUP-0000717 Empty Container Handlers
WRVEQUP-0000718 Empty Container Handlers
WRVEQUP-0000719 Cathodic Protection Berth 6A
WRVEQUP-0000720 Reach StackerRSD 4518-4TL
WRVEQUP-0000721 SISU Reachstacker #2 Model #RS
WRVEQUP-0000722 Reachstackers-Fantuzzi
WRVEQUP-0000723 Reachstackers -Fantuzzi
WRVEQUP-0000724 Container Lift Trucks
WRVEQUP-0000725 Container Lift Trucks
WRVEQUP-0000726 Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes
WRVEQUP-0000727 Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes
WRVEQUP-0000728 RTG Cranes
WRVEQUP-0000729 RTG Cranes
WRVEQUP-0000730 RTG Cranes
WRVEQUP-0000731 RTG Cranes
WRVEQUP-0000732 Container Park - Berth 5
WRVEQUP-0000733 Manitowoc Mobile Crane with El
APPENDIX I—Continued
Asset Number Name
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UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2014
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L.R.O.
Port Authority Chap. 51:01 99
LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (Vesting) Order [Subsidiary]
WRVEQUP-0000734 Portainer Shore Crane
WRVEQUP-0000740 4-Drawer Filing Cabinet
WRVEQUP-0000741 Dot Matrix Printer
WRVEQUP-0000742 Cell phones
WRVEQUP-0000743 1 CHAIR
WRVEQUP-0000744 1 Swivel chair
WRVEQUP-0000745 Fixed Assets Mgmnt Module
WRVEQUP-0000746 IBM System Support
WRVEQUP-0000747 10 User ACCPAC Licence
WRVEQUP-0000748 Dell Dimension
WRVEQUP-0000749 Computers
WRVEQUP-0000750 7 Thermal Ticket Printers
WRVEQUP-0000751 PC Toolkit
WRVEQUP-0000752 NCAR 564 CPS Printer
WRVEQUP-0000753 Toshiba Laptop
WRVEQUP-0000754 APC Smart UPS
WRVEQUP-0000755 IBM Think Centre
WRVEQUP-0000756 Gottwald Harbour Crane
WRVEQUP-0000757 HP Deskjet Printer
WRVEQUP-0000758 Laserjet Printer
WRVEQUP-0000759 UPS
WRVEQUP-0000760 Four Drawer File Cabinet
WRVEQUP-0000761 Scale
WRVEQUP-0000762 30" Industrial Fan
WRVEQUP-0000763 Ergonomic Chair
WRVEQUP-0000764 Desk 60 x30 x29
WRVEQUP-0000765 Junior Swivel Chair
WRVEQUP-0000766 Junior Swivel Chair
WRVEQUP-0000767 Microphone System
WRVEQUP-0000768 ACCPAC Inventory Module
WRVEQUP-0000769 ACCtivity Internal Issues
WRVEQUP-0000770 ACCPAC CFO V2.0
WRVEQUP-0000771 Monitor
WRVEQUP-0000772 Desk
WRVEQUP-0000773 System Upgrade
WRVEQUP-0000774 IBM Personal Computer
WRVEQUP-0000775 IBM Hard Drive
WRVEQUP-0000776 Dell Poweredge 6300
WRVEQUP-0000777 HP Printer
WRVEQUP-0000778 Tall Back Executive Chair
WRVEQUP-0000779 5 Gal bottle water dispenser
WRVEQUP-0000781 CompuMaster TwiNet Ethernet
WRVEQUP-0000782 Iomega 750mb USB Zip Drive
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WRVEQUP-0000783 (1) Microwave #JE2160BF
WRVEQUP-0000784 Computer Workstation
WRVEQUP-0000785 (1) Task computer chair #PB431
WRVEQUP-0000786 Intimus shredder ser# 691114
WRVEQUP-0000787 (1) Task computer chair
WRVEQUP-0000788 (1) Bl. Task chair
WRVEQUP-0000789 metal desk coffee/cream 60*30*
WRVEQUP-0000790 (1) 4 drawer filing cabinet
WRVEQUP-0000791 Dell Power Supply
WRVEQUP-0000792 HP 1200 Laser Printer
WRVEQUP-0000793 Ergonomic chair PB431
WRVEQUP-0000794 Ergonomic chair PB431
WRVEQUP-0000795 Office Table
WRVEQUP-0000796 4 Drawer Filing Cabinet
WRVEQUP-0000797 25 Motorola PRO 5150 Radios
WRVEQUP-0000798 1 Samsung A 300 cell phone
WRVEQUP-0000799 (11) 6310 Nokia cell phones
WRVEQUP-0000800 10 Synchro chairs
WRVEQUP-0000801 1 HP Laser Jet printer
WRVEQUP-0000802 1 HP Laser Jet printer
WRVEQUP-0000803 Fax Machine
WRVEQUP-0000804 (2) 2 drawer filing cabinets
WRVEQUP-0000805 1 Task chair
WRVEQUP-0000806 (1) Task computer chair
WRVEQUP-0000807 1 Copier with scanner & printer
WRVEQUP-0000808 Dell Power Edge 6600 Server
WRVEQUP-0000809 Task computer chair
WRVEQUP-0000810 Industrial Fans
WRVEQUP-0000811 24" Wall Fans
WRVEQUP-0000812 13 Dell PC’s
WRVEQUP-0000813 1 Computer chair
WRVEQUP-0000814 Metal Desk
WRVEQUP-0000815 (2) 4-drawer filing cabinet
WRVEQUP-0000816 1 task computer chair
WRVEQUP-0000817 (2) 18,000 Btu Units
WRVEQUP-0000818 30 Motorola radios
WRVEQUP-0000819 (4) drawer filing cabinet
WRVEQUP-0000821 Samsung V200 Cell Phone
WRVEQUP-0000822 Nokia 6200 Cell Phone
APPENDIX I—Continued
Asset Number Name
UNOFFICIAL VERSION
UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2014
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L.R.O.
Port Authority Chap. 51:01 101
LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (Vesting) Order [Subsidiary]
WRVEQUP-0000823 Nokia 1100 Cell Phone
WRVEQUP-0000824 Nokia 7250 Cell Phone
WRVEQUP-0000825 3 Mobile radios
WRVEQUP-0000826 Commercial standing fan
WRVEQUP-0000827 Task computer chair
WRVEQUP-0000828 5 9mm Pistols
WRVEQUP-0000829 1 (18,000) btu unit
WRVEQUP-0000830 1 (18,000) a/c unit
WRVEQUP-0000831 2, Colour Monitors
WRVEQUP-0000832 1 Computer chair
WRVEQUP-0000834 (1) 18,000 Btu air condition
WRVEQUP-0000835 (1) 18,000 Btu window unit
WRVEQUP-0000836 (1) 18,000 Btu window unit
WRVEQUP-0000837 (1) Aluminum platform trolley
WRVEQUP-0000838 Epson dot matrix
WRVEQUP-0000839 Telephone display unit
WRVEQUP-0000840 Filing cabinet 2
WRVEQUP-0000841 Dell 4600 P4
WRVEQUP-0000842 1 Filing Cabinet
WRVEQUP-0000843 Portable Marine VHF
WRVEQUP-0000844 Printer
WRVEQUP-0000845 Desk workstation
WRVEQUP-0000846 1 chair leather black
WRVEQUP-0000847 2 chairs black leather
WRVEQUP-0000848 Computer workstation
WRVEQUP-0000849 Frame desk
WRVEQUP-0000850 Frame desk
WRVEQUP-0000851 HP Desk Jet Printer 6127
WRVEQUP-0000852 (3) 6408D Digital display phones
WRVEQUP-0000853 2 Calculators
WRVEQUP-0000854 (4) 4 Drawer filing Cabinets
WRVEQUP-0000855 Task chair
WRVEQUP-0000856 Task chair
WRVEQUP-0000857 Task chair
WRVEQUP-0000858 (1) 1300 Laserjet printer
WRVEQUP-0000859 (1) 1300 Laserjet printer
WRVEQUP-0000860 Water & cup dispenser
WRVEQUP-0000861 PB3092 computer chair
WRVEQUP-0000862 1 Laser Jet printer
WRVEQUP-0000863 20 Motorola batteries portable
WRVEQUP-0000865 1 microwave 1.2 cft
WRVEQUP-0000866 telephone 5408d digital display
WRVEQUP-0000867 (1) 4 drawer filing cabinet
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WRVEQUP-0000868 1 task computer chair
WRVEQUP-0000869 1 Lasko heavy duty fan
WRVEQUP-0000870 Assembly process module 55 MIH
WRVEQUP-0000871 Task computer chair
WRVEQUP-0000872 13 Optiplex GX280 Dell panel
WRVEQUP-0000873 6 Motorola Radios
WRVEQUP-0000874 2 HP 1320 Laserjet printers
WRVEQUP-0000875 3 Pelco DSP Colour Cameras
WRVEQUP-0000876 (6) 4-drawer filing cabinets
WRVEQUP-0000877 Annual AS/ 400 software
WRVEQUP-0000878 1 Task cashier chair
WRVEQUP-0000879 (2) Avaya 6408D Telephones
WRVEQUP-0000880 Toshiba 60GB H/Drive
WRVEQUP-0000881 1 Optiplex GX280 minitower
WRVEQUP-0000882 (2) Laser jet printers
WRVEQUP-0000883 1 Task chair hydraulic control
WRVEQUP-0000884 (6), 4-drawer filing cabinets
WRVEQUP-0000896 1 Refrigerator
WRVEQUP-0000898 1 chair
WRVEQUP-0000899 1 Task Computer Chair
WRVEQUP-0000901 Chairs etc for Board Room
WRVEQUP-0000909 1 Task Chair
WRVEQUP-0000910 1 Task Chair
WRVEQUP-0000000 15 Bombcart trailers
MRNEQUP-0000056 Life Rafts
GSSEQUP-0000162 3 Water Dispensers
APPENDIX II
GSSEQUP-0000160 4-30" Lasko Pedestal Fans-Black
WRVEQUP-0000001 Miller Welding Plant
WRVEQUP-0000002 Harrison Metal Lathe
WRVEQUP-0000005 Ferranti Gantry Crane
WRVEQUP-0000006 Portainer Crane
WRVEQUP-0000007 Portainer Crane
WRVEQUP-0000014 Haulmajor MK2
WRVEQUP-0000019 Haulmajor MK2
WRVEQUP-0000022 Haulmajor MK2
APPENDIX I—Continued
Asset Number Name
UNOFFICIAL VERSION
UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2014
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LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (Vesting) Order [Subsidiary]
WRVEQUP-0000034 RTS Flat Bed Trailer
WRVEQUP-0000035 RTS Flat Bed Trailer
WRVEQUP-0000036 RTS Flat Bed Trailer
WRVEQUP-0000037 Ford Dump Truck
WRVEQUP-0000038 Ford Passenger Bus
WRVEQUP-0000058 Metal Creepers #JR 00 201
WRVEQUP-0000076 Tools for Tyre Shop
WRVEQUP-0000080 Heavy Duty 24" Fans
WRVEQUP-0000095 Industrial Pressure Washer
WRVEQUP-0000101 Allen socket YB0IN19-7 & YBOIN
WRVEQUP-0000102 Allen socket YB0IN19-7 & YBOIN
WRVEQUP-0000103 Allen socket YB0IN19-7 & YBOIN
WRVEQUP-0000104 Allen socket YB0IN19-7 & YBOIN
WRVEQUP-0000298 Grinders-4" Makita, 7" Milwa
WRVEQUP-0000299 Grinders-4" Makita, 7" Milwa
WRVEQUP-0000433 Marine hand held Radios #03537
WRVEQUP-0000434 Marine hand held Radios #03537
WRVEQUP-0000435 Marine hand held Radios #03537
WRVEQUP-0000461 Victor Medalist Cut/Weld Set w
WRVEQUP-0000462 Victor Medalist Cut/Weld Set w
WRVEQUP-0000463 Fluke 87-3 Multimeter
WRVEQUP-0000467 Fluke 87 Multimeter
WRVEQUP-0000504 Motorolla portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000505 Motorolla portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000506 Motorolla portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000507 Motorolla portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000508 Motorolla portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000551 Panther 500P Scan Radio Sn# 26
WRVEQUP-0000552 Tester Battery
WRVEQUP-0000563 Portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000564 Portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000565 Portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000566 Portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000567 Portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000568 Portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000569 Portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000570 Portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000571 Portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000572 Portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000573 ICOMM portables
WRVEQUP-0000574 ICOMM portables
WRVEQUP-0000580 Motorola s/n 672HBN 1613
WRVEQUP-0000581 EDACS portables
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WRVEQUP-0000582 EDACS portables
WRVEQUP-0000583 EDACS portables
WRVEQUP-0000584 EDACS portables
WRVEQUP-0000585 EDACS portables
WRVEQUP-0000586 EDACS portables
WRVEQUP-0000587 EDACS portables
WRVEQUP-0000589 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000590 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000591 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000592 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000593 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000594 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000595 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000596 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000597 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000598 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000599 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000600 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000601 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000602 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000603 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000604 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000605 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000606 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000607 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000608 Motorola portables
WRVEQUP-0000616 VHF Marine portable radio s/n
WRVEQUP-0000617 VHF Marine portable radio s/n
WRVEQUP-0000623 Sliding tee bar, drive socket
WRVEQUP-0000624 Sliding tee bar, drive socket
WRVEQUP-0000626 Ideal ARC Welder gun s/n V1020
WRVEQUP-0000627 Portable radios s/n 9701642, 4
WRVEQUP-0000628 Portable radios s/n 9701642, 4
WRVEQUP-0000629 Portable radios s/n 9701642, 4
WRVEQUP-0000630 Portable radios s/n 9701642, 4
WRVEQUP-0000642 Transformer
WRVEQUP-0000643 Simplex Centennial Time Record
WRVEQUP-0000644 Simplex Centennial Time Record
WRVEQUP-0000645 Simplex Centennial Time Record
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WRVEQUP-0000646 Simplex Centennial Time Record
WRVEQUP-0000651 1.25" LPG Pump
WRVEQUP-0000653 Portable radios with charges
WRVEQUP-0000658 Dexion Double Entry Racks, 7
WRVEQUP-0000659 EDACS Base Station, 2 mobile
WRVEQUP-0000660 Gas driven Air Compressor T 30
WRVEQUP-0000661 Portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000662 Portable radios
WRVEQUP-0000663 Gears (2 Master Links, 4 Safety)
WRVEQUP-0000664 Compressor 4.5HP s/n 020321024
WRVEQUP-0000668 RTG Cranes (Commissioning cost)
WRVEQUP-0000669 RTG Cranes (Commissioning cost)
WRVEQUP-0000670 RTG Cranes (Commissioning cost)
WRVEQUP-0000671 RTG Cranes (Commissioning cost)
WRVEQUP-0000673 Toyota Corolla PBK 8213 (AE100)
WRVEQUP-0000676 Nissan Sunny PBK 8212 (FB13 34)
WRVEQUP-0000677 LPG fired Combination Cleaner
WRVEQUP-0000678 Gears
WRVEQUP-0000679 100 Ton Flexi Press
WRVEQUP-0000681 Workmen’s Facilities—Transport
WRVEQUP-0000682 Head Blocks
WRVEQUP-0000683 Head Blocks
WRVEQUP-0000684 Gears (Items issued from Stores)
WRVEQUP-0000685 Workers’ Canteen
WRVEQUP-0000686 Cathodic Protection
WRVEQUP-0000687 TV System for Shed 9
WRVEQUP-0000690 Purchase of Cargo Handling Gears
WRVEQUP-0000691 Spreader Bars (for Portainer C)
WRVEQUP-0000692 Spreader Bars (for Portainer C)
WRVEQUP-0000693 20' Self Latching Spreader Bar
WRVEQUP-0000694 Upgrade of High Voltage System
WRVEQUP-0000695 Tractor Trucks
WRVEQUP-0000696 Tractor Trucks
WRVEQUP-0000697 Tractor Trucks
WRVEQUP-0000698 Tractor Trucks
WRVEQUP-0000699 Tractor Trucks
WRVEQUP-0000700 Tractor Trucks
WRVEQUP-0000701 Tractor Trucks
WRVEQUP-0000702 Tractor Trucks
WRVEQUP-0000703 Tractor Trucks
WRVEQUP-0000704 Tractor Trucks
WRVEQUP-0000705 Tractor Trucks
WRVEQUP-0000706 Tractor Trucks
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WRVEQUP-0000707 Spreader Bar with assemblies
WRVEQUP-0000708 Spreader Bar with assemblies
WRVEQUP-0000709 Spreader Bar with assemblies
WRVEQUP-0000710 Spreader Bar with assemblies
WRVEQUP-0000711 Paper Handling Forklift Truck
WRVEQUP-0000712 Refurbishing of RTGs
WRVEQUP-0000713 Empty Container Handlers Boss
WRVEQUP-0000714 Empty Container Handlers Boss
WRVEQUP-0000715 Empty Container Handler Model
WRVEQUP-0000716 Empty Container Handlers
WRVEQUP-0000717 Empty Container Handlers
WRVEQUP-0000718 Empty Container Handlers
WRVEQUP-0000719 Cathodic Protection Berth 6A
WRVEQUP-0000720 Reach StackerRSD 4518-4TL
WRVEQUP-0000721 SISU Reachstacker #2 Model #RS
WRVEQUP-0000722 Reachstackers-Fantuzzi
WRVEQUP-0000723 Reachstackers-Fantuzzi
WRVEQUP-0000724 Container Lift Trucks
WRVEQUP-0000725 Container Lift Trucks
WRVEQUP-0000726 Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes
WRVEQUP-0000727 Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes
WRVEQUP-0000728 RTG Cranes
WRVEQUP-0000729 RTG Cranes
WRVEQUP-0000730 RTG Cranes
WRVEQUP-0000731 RTG Cranes
WRVEQUP-0000732 Container Park—Berth 5
WRVEQUP-0000733 Manitowoc Mobile Crane with El
WRVEQUP-0000734 Portainer Shore Crane
WRVEQUP-0000756 Gottwald Harbour Crane
WRVEQUP-0000826 Commercial standing fan
WRVEQUP-0000837 (1) Aluminum platform trolley
WRVEQUP-0000843 Portable Marine VHF
WRVEQUP-0000863 20 Motorola batteries portable
WRVEQUP-0000000 15 bombcart trailers
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Harbour dues to
be paid.
Calculation of
harbour dues.
Schedule I.
PART I
Sections 3 to 8 inclusive of Port Services (Dues, Charges
and Management) Ordinance (Ch. 18 No. 2 (1950) Ed).
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3. (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) hereof,
harbour dues shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of
this Ordinance in respect of any vessel which enters or uses any
harbour in the Colony or which loads or unloads cargo at any
harbour, port or place in the Colony.
(2) A vessel the tonnage of which does not exceed ten
tons, or a vessel registered as a drogher, shall be exempt from
payment of harbour and wharf dues: Provided that this
exemption shall not apply in the case of a drogher arriving from
or proceeding to a port or place outside the waters of the Colony.
4. (1) Harbour dues shall be calculated as follows:
(a) where no cargo is loaded or unloaded, the harbour
dues shall be one dollar if the tonnage of the vessel
does not exceed sixty tons and two dollars and forty
cents if the tonnage of the vessel exceeds sixty tons;
(b) where cargo is loaded, or unloaded, the harbour
dues shall be at the rates set forth in Schedule I
hereto in the case of cargo described in that
Schedule and at the rate of fourteen cents per ton
in the case of other cargo: Provided that the
minimum harbour dues under this paragraph shall
be one dollar and fifty cents in the case of vessels
the tonnage of which does not exceed sixty tons
and three dollars and sixty cents in the case of
vessels the tonnage of which exceeds sixty tons.
(2) In the case of vessels the tonnage of which exceeds
ten tons but does not exceed one thousand tons, commuted
harbour dues may be paid—
(a) at the time of arrival in any harbour, port or
place in the Colony at the option of the owner or
master of the vessel, or
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Wharf dues to
be paid.
Schedule I.
Schedule II.
(b) in the event of the total tonnage of cargo loaded
and unloaded not being ascertainable by either
of the methods of calculation described in
section 8, at the discretion of the General
Manager before departure in accordance with
the scale set out below:
THE SCALE
$
Vessels exceeding 10 tons and not exceeding 20 tons shall pay 2.25
" " 20 " " " 30 " " 3.00
" " 30 " " " 40 " " 3.75
" " 40 " " " 50 " " 4.50
" " 50 " " " 60 " " 6.00
" " 60 " " " 75 " " 9.00
" " 75 " " " 100 " " 12.00
" " 100 " " " 125 " " 15.00
" " 125 " " " 150 " " 18.00
" " 150 " " " 200 " " 25.00
" " 200 " " " 250 " " 35.00
" " 250 " " " 350 " " 45.00
" " 350 " " " 500 " " 55.00
" " 500 " " " 750 " " 65.00
" " 750 " " " 1,000 " " 75.00
5. (1) Wharf dues (in addition to harbour dues) shall be
paid in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance in
respect of any vessel in Port-of-Spain harbour the tonnage of
which exceeds ten tons and which loads or unloads cargo passing
over, or deposited on, a wharf. Save as otherwise provided in this
section, the wharf dues leviable and payable under this
subsection shall be calculated in accordance with Schedule I
hereto in the case of cargo described therein and in accordance
with Schedule II hereto in the case of other cargo.
(2) When a vessel (the tonnage of which exceeds ten tons
but does not exceed one thousand tons) berthed at any wharf would
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not be liable to wharf dues under subsection (1) of this section or
would be liable in respect of wharf dues computed in accordance
with the provisions of that subsection for a lesser sum than that
indicated in the scale set out below, wharf dues shall be paid in
accordance with that scale.
THE SCALE
$
Vessels exceeding 10 tons and not exceeding 20 tons shall pay 4.50
" " 20 " " " 30 " " 6.00
" " 30 " " " 40 " " 7.50
" " 40 " " " 50 " " 9.00
" " 50 " " " 60 " " 12.00
" " 60 " " " 75 " " 18.00
" " 75 " " " 100 " " 24.00
" " 100 " " " 125 " " 30.00
" " 125 " " " 150 " " 36.00
" " 150 " " " 200 " " 45.00
" " 200 " " " 250 " " 55.00
" " 250 " " " 350 " " 65.00
" " 350 " " " 500 " " 75.00
" " 500 " " " 750 " " 85.00
" " 750 " " " 1,000 " " 100.00
(3) When a vessel (the tonnage of which exceeds one
thousand tons) berthed at King’s Wharf would not be liable to
wharf dues under subsection (1) of this section or would be liable
in respect of wharf dues computed in accordance with the
provisions of that subsection for a lesser sum than one hundred
and fifty dollars, minimum wharf dues of one hundred and fifty
dollars shall be paid and will entitle such vessel loading or
unloading cargo to occupy a berth for not more than thirty-six
hours. Additional wharf dues of fifteen dollars per hour or part
thereof shall be paid for every hour, or part thereof, in excess of
thirty-six hours, in respect of vessels liable for the payment of the
minimum wharf dues under this subsection.
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Basin dues to be
paid.
Schedule I.
Exemptions, etc.
(4) When a vessel in Port-of-Spain harbour loads or unloads,
from or into a drogher or other craft, cargo passing over or deposited
on any wharf, the wharf dues in respect of such cargo shall be due and
payable by the said vessel and not by the drogher or other craft.
6. (1) In the case of any vessel (not being a drogher)
berthed at King’s Wharf or moored or anchored in the Basin,
Basin dues (in addition to harbour dues and to any wharf dues
which may be payable) shall be paid on—
(a) the tonnage of cargo loaded into the vessel from
another vessel or loaded from the vessel into
another vessel, being cargo which has passed or
passes over a wharf; and
(b) the tonnage of oil (to be used for the propulsion
of the vessel) loaded into the vessel from
another vessel; and
(c) the tonnage of fresh water taken into the vessel
from water boats or other vessels.
(2) The Basin dues payable under paragraph (a) of
subsection (1) of this section shall be calculated in accordance with
Schedule I hereto in the case of cargo described in that Schedule and
at the rate of twenty-five cents per ton in the case of other cargo.
(3) The Basin dues payable under paragraph (b) of
subsection (1) of this section shall be calculated at the rate of ten cents
per ton but subject to a maximum of fifteen dollars on any occasion.
(4) The Basin dues payable under paragraph (c) of
subsection (1) of this section shall be calculated at the rate of
twenty-five cents per ton.
7. (1) No dues under this Ordinance shall be payable on
live poultry, or on Post Office letter and parcel mail.
(2) Harbour and wharf dues (inwards only) shall be
payable in respect of the following cargo:
(a) cargo unloaded and remaining in the custody of
the General Manager or Comptroller to await
trans-shipment;
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(b) cargo unloaded from a vessel and loaded to the
same vessel;
(c) molasses imported and stored in tanks to await
trans-shipment, provided that a certificate of
origin accompanies the contents ship and clearly
indicates the percentage of the molasses so
imported and contained in the shipment;
(d) cargo overlanded and subsequently shipped;
(e) cargo overcarried and returned.
(3) If any vessel in respect of which harbour dues have
been paid be obliged from stress of weather or other sufficient
cause, after leaving a harbour, port or place in the Colony, to
return with the same cargo to a harbour, port or place in the
Colony, harbour dues shall not, by reason of such return, again be
payable by the vessel in respect of that cargo.
(4) Vessels owned by the Government of the United
Kingdom and manned by members of His Majesty’s Services not
carrying goods for hire, shall be exempt from all dues in respect
of the entry into any port or the use of any harbour or wharf in
the Colony.
(5) Droghers and Government owned coastal vessels
when engaged in coasting trade shall be exempt from payment
of harbour, wharf and Basin dues, except when arriving from
or proceeding to a port or place outside the territorial waters of
the Colony.
(6) With the exception of vessels licensed to carry
passengers exceeding twelve in number, minimum wharf dues as
provided for in subsection (3) of section 5 shall not be payable—
(a) in respect of vessels berthed at King’s Wharf for
the purpose of taking bunkers or fresh water and
loading or unloading a quantity of cargo not
exceeding twenty tons;
(b) in respect of vessels loading trans-shipment cargo.
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Method of
assessment of
tonnage.
Schedule III.
Wharf dues in cases falling under paragraphs (a) and (b) hereof
shall be calculated and paid only on the tonnage of cargo loaded or
unloaded other than cargo described in paragraph (b) hereof.
(7) Except as provided for in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c)
of subsection (2) or in subsection (6) of this section nothing
contained in this section shall be construed so as to relieve any
person of the obligation to pay the minimum or commuted
harbour and wharf dues in accordance with the provisions of
sections 4, 5 and 8.
(8) It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council by
order, in any special case or class of case, to remit, reduce, direct
refunds of, or grant exemptions from, the whole or any part of
any dues, fees or charges payable under this Ordinance or any
bye-laws made thereunder.
8. (1) Tonnage of goods for the purpose of the calculation
of dues payable in respect of vessels, and for the purpose of the
calculation of charges payable under the bye-laws made under this
Ordinance unless otherwise provided therein, shall be assessed at
forty cubic feet or twenty hundredweights (avoirdupois) to the
ton, whichever method yields the higher figure: Provided that, in
the case of cargo described in Schedule III hereto, the tonnage
may, in the absolute discretion of the General Manager, be
calculated in accordance with that Schedule; and provided further
that the tonnage assessment for the purposes of the payment of
freight may, in the absolute discretion of the General Manager, be
accepted by him in respect of all bagged goods and the tonnage
assessment for the purpose of the payment of dues on oil and oil
products in bulk shall be based on gallonage multiplied by
specific gravity and divided by 224.
(2) For the purpose of calculating the total dues and
charges based on tonnage, fractions of less than half a ton shall be
disregarded, and half a ton or more shall be regarded as one ton:
Provided that in the case of export cargo a minimum charge
equivalent to half of the charge payable for one ton shall be payable
for any single shipment which amounts to less than half a ton.
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Dues to be
commuted if
tonnage not
ascertainable.
(3) Declarations of measurement and weight shall be
made in units of cubic feet and units of the avoirdupois scale
of weights.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in any of the
foregoing subsections, if the total tonnage loaded and unloaded is
not ascertainable by either of the methods of calculation
described in subsection (1) of this section in respect of vessels the
tonnage of which exceeds ten tons but does not exceed three
hundred and fifty tons, the wharf dues payable on the cargo
loaded and unloaded shall be commuted and shall be payable in
accordance with the scale subjoined hereto, and if the total
tonnage of cargo either loaded or unloaded is ascertainable by
either of the methods of calculation described in the said
subsection then the wharf dues shall be calculated and paid in
accordance with the provisions of subsection (1) of section 5 on
the total tonnage so loaded or unloaded and, in addition, a sum
equal to half the amount which would be payable in accordance
with the scale shall be payable in respect of the cargo loaded or
unloaded the tonnage of which is not ascertainable by either of
the methods of calculation described as aforesaid—
THE SCALE
$
Vessels exceeding 10 tons and not exceeding 20 tons shall pay 15.00
" " 20 " " " 30 " " 20.00
" " 30 " " " 40 " " 30.00
" " 40 " " " 50 " " 40.00
" " 50 " " " 60 " " 45.00
" " 60 " " " 75 " " 50.00
" " 75 " " " 100 " " 65.00
" " 100 " " " 125 " " 75.00
" " 125 " " " 150 " " 100.00
" " 150 " " " 200 " " 120.00
" " 200 " " " 250 " " 140.00
" " 250 " " " 350 " " 150.00
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Short title.
Interpretation.
SCHEDULE IV
BYE-LAWS
made under section 22 of the Port Services (Dues, Charges and
Management) Ordinance
1. These Bye-laws may be cited as the Management of
Harbours and Wharves Bye-Laws.
2. (1) In these Bye-laws, unless the context otherwise
requires—
“ballast” includes any kind of stone, gravel, sand, soil and any
material commonly used for the ballasting of vessels;
“berth” means a position alongside any wharf, and any vessel
fastened or moored alongside any wharf shall be deemed to
be occupying a berth;
“berthing” includes any act or operation which is performed or
carried out in connection with the occupation of a berth by
any vessel;
“dangerous goods” means any goods mentioned in Schedule B
hereto;
“goods” includes all kind of goods, wares, merchandise, minerals
and livestock;
“Government” includes any officer or servant of the Government;
“list of dangerous goods” means the list in Schedule B hereto;
“Ordinance” means the Port Services (Dues, Charges and
Management) Ordinance;
“owner” in relation to goods includes any person who is for the
time being entitled, either as owner or as agent for the
owner, to the possession of those goods;
“package” includes any form of container;
“Tariff” means the table of charges set forth in Schedule C hereto;
“vehicle” has the meaning assigned to it in the Motor Vehicles
and Road Traffic Ordinance.
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Application for
allocation of
berth.
Anchors to be
lifted when
required.
Vessel to be
berthed by
master.
Moorings and
fenders.
(2) The terms defined in the Ordinance shall, when used
in these Bye-laws, have the respective meanings assigned to them
by the Ordinance.
MANAGEMENT AND BERTHING OF VESSELS
3. (1) No vessel shall be berthed at any wharf unless a
written application has been made in Form 1 of Schedule A
hereto by the owner or master of such vessel to the Wharf
Superintendent and the provisional allotment of a berth has been
notified by the Wharf Superintendent in Form 2 of Schedule A
hereto and confirmed on arrival of the vessel.
(2) Any incomplete, false or incorrect declaration
contained in an application for a berth shall be deemed a
contravention of these Bye-laws.
(3) Should it be required to berth a vessel after 6.00 p.m.
on any day, due notice shall be given to the Wharf Superintendent
by the owner or master of the vessel before 3.00 p.m.: Provided that
if the berthing is to be effected on a Sunday or public holiday, due
notice shall be given before 3.00 p.m. on the week day (not being a
public holiday) next preceding such Sunday or public holiday.
(4) The allotment of a berth to a vessel may be made
subject to the condition, to be stated therein, that specified
dangerous goods or goods possessing dangerous properties be
removed from the vessel before it berths, and any such conditions
shall be duly complied with as regards the vessel.
4. The master of any vessel berthed at any wharf shall lift
anchor or slacken cable when required to do so by the Harbour
Master or the Wharf Superintendent.
5. A vessel shall be berthed, and taken from a berth, at a
wharf and moved at a wharf, by the master and crew thereof,
assisted in appropriate cases by a pilot.
6. All vessels using the wharves shall use their own hauling
lines, hawsers, mooring chains and mooring gear, and shall, on
being required by the Wharf Superintendent to do so, provide
suitable fenders of such material as will float.
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Vessels to be
ready to move.
Vessels in
charge of
masters.
Alteration of
berths and
control of
vessels’
movements.
Vessel may be
ordered to leave
wharf.
[87 /1955].
7. Masters of vessels berthed at any wharf shall not allow fires
to be drawn without the permission of the Wharf Superintendent
and shall keep such vessels so equipped, provided, loaded or
ballasted, as to allow of their being moved at six hours’ notice.
8. All vessels at or near any wharf shall be deemed to be in
charge of their owners and masters. No order, instruction or
direction given by the Wharf Superintendent shall in any case
place any responsibility upon Government or any officer or
servant of the Government with respect to the security or safety
of any such vessel.
9. The Wharf Superintendent may order the master of any
vessel of 1,000 tons or less at any wharf or of any vessel lying
alongside another vessel berthed at a wharf—
(a) to remove such vessel from any berth at which
such vessel lies to any other berth;
(b) to alter the position of a vessel at any berth at
which such vessel lies;
(c) to vacate the berth at which such vessel lies and
proceed to an anchorage.
10. (1) A vessel berthed at any wharf shall work to capacity
from 7.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. and from 12.00 noon to 4.00 p.m. on
all days except Sundays and public holidays, and, if called upon so
to do by the Wharf Superintendent, such vessel shall continue work
at the same rate from 4.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. and from 6.00 p.m. to
9.00 p.m. In default of compliance with this paragraph the master
of the vessel may be ordered by the Wharf Superintendent to
vacate the berth occupied by the vessel and shall carry out such
order within six hours after the giving thereof unless he establishes
that the carrying out of the order as aforesaid would endanger the
safety of the vessel or of other vessels.
(2) When a vessel which is berthed at King’s Wharf has
completed or suspended loading or unloading cargo, the master
thereof shall, if ordered so to do by the Wharf Superintendent,
vacate the berth occupied by the vessel within six hours after the
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Exhaust steam,
filth.
Pumping oil,
spirits.
Disposal of
rubbish, ashes.
Projections to
be removed.
giving of the order unless he establishes that the carrying out of
the order as aforesaid would endanger the safety of the vessel or
of other vessels; and in default of so doing, without prejudice to
any other penalty, the vessel shall be liable to a charge of one-
fourth of a cent per net registered ton per hour or part of an hour
during which the vessel remains at the berth after the expiration
of such six hours.
(3) When a vessel does not unload cargo a “nil” report
in duplicate must be deposited with the Wharf Superintendent.
11. Exhaust steam, water or other discharge from a vessel
shall be led down the side of such vessel by a hose or other
effective appliance to below the coping of the wharf at which
such vessel is berthed. All water and steam pipes shall be
efficiently screened. No refuse, filth or excreta shall be
discharged from any discharge pipe, water closet or latrine upon
any portion of a wharf. Without prejudice to any other liability,
any damage caused by any such act shall be recoverable by the
Wharf Superintendent from the owner or master of such vessel
by action in any Court of competent jurisdiction.
12. No oil, spirit or inflammable liquid shall be pumped or
discharged from any vessel or tank into the waters of any harbour
or in the vicinity of any wharf, or upon any wharf.
13. No dirt, ashes or rubbish of any description shall be
deposited on any wharf. Without prejudice to any other liability, any
expenses incurred by the Wharf Superintendent in removing any
dirt, ashes or rubbish, or in cleansing the wharf, may be recovered
by him from the owner or master of the vessel depositing the same
on the wharf by action in any Court of competent jurisdiction.
14. The master of any vessel with any of its boats swung outwards
or having its anchors or other projections so placed as to be likely to
interfere with such vessel or any other vessel loading, discharging or
berthing at any wharf, shall take such steps as may be directed by the
Wharf Superintendent to prevent any such interference.
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Gangway, lights,
hatchway,
guards.
Inflammable
material used
for repairs, etc.
Trying engines.
Commencing
work.
15. (1) Owners and masters of vessels berthed at any wharf
shall provide—
(a) all gangways with manropes, lifebuoys and lines,
and, from sunset to sunrise, with suitable lanterns
or lights;
(b) all hatchways and openings with manropes or
such appliances as may be necessary for the
convenience and safety of persons;
(c) all chains, hawsers or ropes extending from
vessel to wharf with effective rat-guards.
(2) The master of a vessel shall secure the proper
and efficient lighting of those parts of the vessel where work
is proceeding.
16. No combustible matter such as pitch, tar oil, resin, or other
inflammable materials shall on any account be melted on board
any vessel at any wharf, except in such manner and in such place
as may be appointed by the Wharf Superintendent; nor shall any
pitch, tar, flax, oakum, straw, shavings or other inflammable or
combustive article be allowed to remain on the deck of any vessel,
or to be deposited on the wharves or approaches thereto.
17. The master shall not try the engines of a vessel berthed at
any wharf unless he has—
(a) obtained permission of the Wharf
Superintendent; and
(b) given reasonable notice to the masters of other
vessels berthed at or manoeuvring in the vicinity
of such wharf.
18. The owner or master of every vessel shall give notice to
the Wharf Superintendent of his intention to load or unload
before such work is commenced. The master of any vessel
berthing at a wharf shall not cause or allow the work of loading
or unloading to commence until such vessel is securely berthed at
the berth allotted by the Wharf Superintendent.
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Special
provisions as to
vessels berthed
at King’s Wharf.
Animals, birds
and reptiles.
19. (1) All vessels berthed at King’s Wharf shall unload all
goods destined for Port-of-Spain on King’s Wharf: Provided that
the Wharf Superintendent may in his discretion grant permission
to unload to droghers and transport to any other harbour, port or
place in the Colony—
(a) all or part of the packages of the same size listed
on one bill of lading;
(b) packages which the Wharf Superintendent is
unable to handle.
(2) Applications for permission to unload goods from
vessels berthed at King’s Wharf otherwise than on that wharf
shall be made to the Wharf Superintendent in writing, before any
such unloading is effected.
(3) Such application shall be accompanied by a
description of the goods to which the application refers, and on
completion of the unloading of the vessel a certified list detailing
name of vessel, bill of lading number, marks, numbers, weights,
measurements and quantity of such goods shall be furnished to
the Wharf Superintendent by the owner or master of the vessel.
(4) In the absence of the Wharf Superintendent’s
permission granted under the provisions of paragraph (1) of this
bye-law goods unloaded from a vessel berthed at King’s Wharf
shall be deemed to have been unloaded from and reloaded to the
vessel and all dues and charges shall be paid in accordance with
the scale in force for King’s Wharf.
(5) In cases where part of a consignment is delivered
overside and part landed on King’s Wharf without permission,
Government shall in no case be held liable in respect of damage
to or shortage of any portion of such consignment and such part
of a consignment as is landed shall be recorded on delivery only.
20. No master of any vessel at a wharf shall have on board,
or permit any dangerous or ferocious animal or bird or dangerous
or poisonous reptile to be on board such vessel unless such
animal, bird, or reptile is properly secured.
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Goods falling
overboard.
Supply labour.
Vessels carrying
dangerous
goods.
21. If any goods are by accident or otherwise dropped or let
fall overboard from a vessel berthed at any wharf, the owner or
master of such vessel shall forthwith report the same to the
Wharf Superintendent and the Wharf Superintendent shall be at
liberty to take such steps as may seem to him advisable to
recover and land such goods; and all expenses of such recovery
and landing shall be recoverable by the Wharf Superintendent
from the owner or master of the vessel, or from any person
responsible for such occurrence, by action in any Court of
competent jurisdiction.
22. (1) Subject to the provisions of these Bye-laws, no
labour other than labour supplied by the Wharf Superintendent
shall work or be employed—
(a) in handling goods on King’s Wharf; or
(b) in handling goods in any shed or warehouse on
any other wharf; or
(c) without the permission of the Wharf
Superintendent (which shall not be withheld in
the case of lumber, cement in drums, iron or
steel pipes or structural iron or steel) in handling
goods on any other wharf outside the sheds and
warehouses; or
(d) in handling lines of vessels when berthing,
unberthing or shifting berths.
(2) Passengers embarking or disembarking at a wharf
shall be responsible for the conveyance of their small hand
baggage and jewellery between the place appointed for Customs
examination and the vessel.
DANGEROUS GOODS
23. (1) No vessel having on board explosives or goods marked
with an asterisk (*) in Class I or Class II of the list of dangerous
goods in Schedule “B” hereto or goods possessing dangerous
properties and not included in the list of dangerous goods, shall
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occupy any berth at a wharf except on the following conditions
which shall be complied with as regards that vessel:
(a) that such goods be kept in a place which is—
(i) inaccessible to persons not authorised by
the master to have access to them;
(ii) readily accessible to persons authorised
by the master to have access to them;
(iii) kept covered if on deck;
(iv) protected from sparks, lighted cigarettes,
lighted matches, naked lights or other
ignited material;
(b) that the Harbour Master has been supplied with
a detailed statement of the quantities and types
of explosives and dangerous goods and goods
possessing dangerous properties carried on
board the vessel and the places in which such
goods are stowed and has granted permission
for the vessel to occupy a berth;
(c) that the owner or master of the vessel has signed
an undertaking according to Form 3 in Schedule A
hereto and that the undertaking is duly complied
with as regards that vessel;
(d) that no hatches be opened up or work or
unloading commenced until permission has
been obtained from the Wharf Superintendent;
(e) that such goods be barricaded off and kept clear of
the hatches and, if carried on deck, be covered up
to the satisfaction of the Wharf Superintendent;
(f) that the vessel’s officers exercise strict and
continuous supervision over each hold,
compartment or place used for the stowage of
such goods, and take reasonable precautionary
measures for dealing promptly with any
outbreak of fire;
(g) that a competent watchman be in charge of
any such goods contained in any open hatch
or on deck;
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goods
possessing
dangerous
properties.
Handling of
dangerous
goods at
wharves.
(h) that any directions in the “Remarks “ column of
the list of dangerous goods be complied with.
(2) No vessel having on board goods in Class III of the
list of dangerous goods shall occupy any berth except on the
condition that any directions in the “Remarks” column of the list
of dangerous goods be complied with as regards that vessel.
24. (1) No goods shall be loaded onto or unloaded from any
vessel occupying a berth alongside any wharf and having on
board any goods possessing dangerous properties except under
the continuous supervision of the officers of the vessel.
(2) No dangerous goods other than those in Class III of
the list of dangerous goods and no goods possessing dangerous
properties not included in the list of dangerous goods, shall,
without the written permission of the Wharf Superintendent, be—
(a) loaded from, or unloaded onto, or brought on,
any wharf;
(b) loaded or unloaded at any wharf between the
hours of 4.00 p.m. and 7.00 a.m.;
(c) unloaded into droghers or other craft from a
vessel occupying a berth;
(d) loaded from droghers or other craft into a vessel
occupying a berth.
(3) When any such goods as are described in paragraph (2)
hereof have been unloaded onto a wharf or into a drogher or other
craft from a vessel occupying a berth, they shall forthwith be
removed by the owner of the goods from the wharf, or, as the case
may be, the drogher or other craft shall forthwith leave the vessel.
(4) The owner of goods described in paragraph (2) hereof
shall not bring them on a wharf for shipment, and shall not bring
them in a drogher or other craft alongside a vessel occupying a
berth for shipment, unless the vessel in which they are to be
shipped is ready to receive them; and any such goods brought onto
a wharf or brought in a drogher or other craft alongside a vessel
occupying a berth shall forthwith be loaded by the owner of the
goods into the vessel in which they are to be shipped.
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(5) If there shall be any failure or omission to comply
with the provisions of paragraph (3) or (4) hereof, the Wharf
Superintendent may, without prejudice to any penalty which
may be incurred, guard, remove to the Dangerous Goods Shed
or to any other place he may deem fit or destroy the goods and
recover the expenses of such guarding, removing or destroying
from the owner of the goods or from the consignor or consignee
of the goods, as the case may be, or, where a drogher or other
craft has contravened paragraph (3) hereof, from the owner or
master of the drogher or other craft, by action in any Court of
competent jurisdiction.
(6) No defective package or container of dangerous
goods or of goods possessing dangerous properties shall be
landed or brought on any wharf without the written permission of
the Wharf Superintendent.
(7) No dangerous goods or goods possessing dangerous
properties, shall be landed or brought on any wharf unless the
nature of such goods and the fact that they are dangerous goods
or goods possessing dangerous properties has first been brought
to the notice of the Wharf Superintendent.
(8) Any permission granted under this bye-law may be so
granted subject to conditions which shall be duly complied with.
(9) If any goods are loaded into or unloaded from any
vessel in contravention of paragraph (2) of this bye-law, then,
without prejudice to any other liability, this bye-law shall be
deemed to have been contravened as respects that vessel.
(10) Except as hereinafter provided, nothing contained
in these bye-laws shall apply to the handling or storing of any
explosives or dangerous goods or goods possessing dangerous
properties in any building or on any wharf on behalf, or for the
purposes, of any of His Majesty’s Naval, Military or Air Forces
or the Volunteer Force or the Police Force: Provided that no such
goods shall be handled or stored at any place less than 30 feet
from any point at which the ordinary business of loading or
unloading other goods is in progress.
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RECEIVING, STORING AND DELIVERING GOODS
25. (1) No goods shall be deposited on, or pass over, any
wharf unless the permission of the Wharf Superintendent has first
been obtained; and if any goods are deposited on, or pass over,
any wharf without such permission having been obtained,
Government shall in no case be responsible for loss or damage in
respect of such goods.
(2) In the case of goods for shipment, the Wharf
Superintendent shall be entitled, without prejudice to the
generality of his powers under paragraph (1), to require that—
(a) prior notice of intention to store the goods on the
wharf be given by the owner of the goods;
(b) any vehicle, drogher or other craft bringing the
goods to the wharf or to a vessel berthed at any
wharf be accompanied by a note (in duplicate)
signed by the owner of the goods and
specifying—
(i) the marks and numbers of the goods;
(ii) their weight and measurement;
(iii) the quantity and description of the goods;
(iv) the name of the vessel in which the goods
are intended to be shipped.
(3) In the case of goods inwards which are brought to
the wharf in any drogher or other craft, the Wharf Superintendent
shall be entitled, without prejudice to the generality of his powers
under paragraph (1), to require that such goods be accompanied
by a note (in duplicate) signed by the owner or master of the
importing vessel and specifying—
(a) the marks and numbers of the goods;
(b) the weight and measurement;
(c) the quantity and description of the goods;
(d) the name of the importing vessel.
(4) If any such note as is mentioned in paragraph (2) (b) and
paragraph (3) is false in any material particular, the person signing the
same shall be deemed to have contravened these bye-laws.
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Goods bonded
for want of entry
or warehoused
by Comptroller.
Inward
manifest.
(5) Receipts given by the Wharf Superintendent for
goods entrusted to him shall be based on the outward appearance
only of goods or packages and shall be taken to imply—
(a) that the goods or packages received are in
apparent good order and condition unless
otherwise stated and subject in the case of goods
inwards to any endorsement as to their condition
on the relevant bill of lading;
(b) that the Wharf Superintendent makes no
admission as to the weight, measurement,
contents or value of the packages or goods.
26. (1) The owner of a vessel which has landed at any wharf
any goods which are required to be bonded for want of entry or
to be warehoused in accordance with the Customs Ordinance
(Ch. 32 No. 2), shall perform such bonding or warehousing.
(2) At any time during which goods not having been
bonded for want of entry or warehoused in accordance with the
Customs Ordinance shall remain in the custody of the Wharf
Superintendent, the Wharf Superintendent may, subject to the
approval of the Comptroller of Customs and Excise and on the
presentation of an application in writing accept any such goods
for trans-shipment.
27. (1) A copy of each bill of lading numbered in sequence
to correspond with numbers on the manifest and three copies in
English of the manifest certified by the owner or master of an
importing vessel as being complete, containing on the bill of
lading and manifest all particulars as to weight and/or
measurement based on a ton of 2,240 lbs. or 40 cubic feet
respectively, which ever yields the greater tonnage and/or
specific gravity and gallonage, marks, numbers and contents of
each package shall be deposited in the Wharf Superintendent’s
office by the owner or master before any goods are landed at any
wharf, harbour, port place in the Colony. A certified statement of
any alterations made in the manifest by reason of remeasurement
of goods included therein or otherwise shall be furnished by the
owner or master immediately on completion of unloading.
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Documents to
be produced.
Damaged
packages.
(2) When goods are not included on the vessels’
manifest and are subsequently added by amendment, a certified
copy of such amendment containing full particulars as to weight,
measurement and contents of each package must be supplied to
the Wharf Superintendent before application for delivery is
made, and the Wharf Superintendent may refuse to deliver such
goods if this bye-law is not complied with.
28. The owner or master of a vessel or the importer or
shipper of the goods shall produce to the Wharf Superintendent
any book, voucher or other document which may be required in
connection with the landing or shipping of cargo at any wharf.
29. (1) Whenever goods or packages are landed in a
damaged condition—
(a) the owner or master of the importing vessel shall
take immediate steps to have a preliminary
survey of such goods, or of such packages and
their contents, effected in the presence of the
Wharf Superintendent, and until such survey has
been effected Government shall not be
responsible for the safe custody or the condition
of the damaged goods or packages, or the
contents of the damaged packages;
(b) not later than seven days after the date of
completion of the unloading of the importing
vessel, and in any case before the goods or
packages leave the custody of the Wharf
Superintendent, the owner or master thereof
shall cause the Wharf Superintendent and
consignees of goods, or of packages and their
contents, landed in a damaged condition from
such vessel to be notified of the date and time at
which a final survey will take place, calling upon
the consignees to produce the relative invoices;
and after such final survey, consignees shall take
immediate delivery and Government shall in no
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Survey in cases
of claused
receipts.
Damaged goods
generally.
Deficiencies.
case be responsible for the safe custody or
condition of the damaged goods or of the
damaged packages or their contents.
(2) Unless the provisions of paragraph (1)(b) are
complied with, Government shall in no case be responsible for
any loss or damage subsequent to the initial survey under
paragraph (1)(a).
(3) No evidence of any survey or examination held after
the final survey contemplated by paragraph (1)(b) shall be
admissible on the hearing of any claim against Government.
30. In any case in which a claused receipt is to be given by
the officer of a vessel receiving goods for shipment or by a
consignee taking delivery of goods, such goods shall be surveyed
at the instance of the shipper or consignee and in the presence of
the Wharf Superintendent before shipment is effected or delivery
taken. If the provisions of this bye-law be not complied with, no
claim shall in any case be made against Government in respect of
the safe custody or condition of the goods.
31. Without prejudice to any other provision of these Bye-
laws, if any goods or packages are in a damaged condition at any
time while they are in the custody of the Wharf Superintendent,
the Wharf Superintendent shall have the right (but shall not be
under an obligation) to call on the owner or master of the
importing vessel or the shipper, as the case may be, to take
immediate steps to have a survey of such goods, or of such
packages and their contents, made in his presence; and from the
time on which the Wharf Superintendent exercises the right
conferred by this bye-law until the survey is completed,
Government shall not be responsible for the safe custody or
condition of the goods, or of the packages and their contents.
32. Government shall in no case be responsible for any
deficiency in the weight, measurement or quantity of any goods
unless it is proved that such deficiency has arisen otherwise than
from natural or unavoidable causes.
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Packages
opened for
Customs
examination.
Goods requiring
special care.
Passengers’
baggage.
Storage in the
open.
Power of Wharf
Superintendent
to refuse further
storage of goods
in certain cases.
33. Where packages are opened for Customs examination,
the owner thereof shall take delivery immediately after the
examination is completed. Government shall in no case be
responsible for the safe custody or condition of packages which
have been opened for Customs examination.
34. In no case shall Government be responsible, in respect of
goods which require special care in handling or warehousing, for
any failure to take such special care unless the fact that the goods
require such special care has been brought to the notice of the
Wharf Superintendent.
35. Government shall in no case be responsible for loss of
personal effects or passengers’ baggage unless a receipt for the
same has been given by the Wharf Superintendent.
36. (1) The Wharf Superintendent may store in the open—
(a) goods listed in Schedule D hereto, unless he has
received the goods with specific instructions
that they shall not be stored in the open;
(b) goods which, in the opinion of the Wharf
Superintendent are likely to create a nuisance if
stored under cover;
(c) other goods by agreement with the owner thereof.
(2) When goods are stored in the open, Government
shall in no case be responsible for any damage or deterioration
arising from the fact that the goods are stored in the open.
37. (1) The Wharf Superintendent may decline further
storage for any goods on any wharf (either in the open or under
cover) when the space occupied by the goods is, in his opinion,
required for other more pressing purposes or when the goods
create, or are liable to create, a nuisance.
(2) Where, after receiving goods, the Wharf
Superintendent is entitled under this bye-law to decline further
storage of the goods, he may give written notice to the owner or
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Special
provisions as to
specie, bullion,
stamps and
currency.
Working hours.
master of the importing vessel (if he be the owner of the goods or
if the owner of the goods be not known to the Wharf
Superintendent) or to the owner of the goods in other cases
(whether of goods inwards or outwards) requiring the removal of
the goods from the wharf within the time specified in the notice,
and if such requirement be not complied with—
(a) the person to whom the notice was addressed shall
be deemed to have contravened this bye-law;
(b) Government shall in no case remain responsible
for the safe custody or condition of the goods;
(c) goods which create or are liable to create a
nuisance may be removed from the wharf and
destroyed by the Wharf Superintendent and the
expenses of such removal or destruction and any
damage caused by such goods may be recovered
by the Wharf Superintendent from the person to
whom the notice was addressed by action in any
Court of competent jurisdiction.
38. Government shall in no case be responsible for the safe
custody or condition of any specie, bullion, stamps, or currency.
39. (1) The ordinary working hours at any wharf on week days
other than public holidays shall be from 7.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m., and
from 12.00 noon to 4.00 p.m. except on Saturdays when ordinary
working hours shall terminate at 11.00 a.m.
(2) The Wharf Superintendent may permit work outside
ordinary hours or on Sundays or public holidays: Provided that—
(a) applications to work on Sundays or public
holidays shall be made to the Wharf
Superintendent before 11.00 a.m. on the week day
(not being a public holiday) immediately
preceding; and provided further that applications
to work after 11.00 a.m. on any Saturday not
occurring on a public holiday shall be made before
10.00 a.m. on that day;
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Weighing,
sorting and
selection of
goods on
wharves.
Removal of
goods from one
place of storage
to another.
Delivery of
goods inwards.
(b) applications to work between the hours of
4.00 p.m. of any week day other than a public
holiday and 7.00 a.m. on the following day
shall be made to the Wharf Superintendent
before 3.00 p.m. on the former day except on
Saturdays when the application shall be made
before 10.00 a.m.
(3) Notwithstanding the above provisions, the loading
or unloading of vessels and the delivery of goods shall cease ten
minutes before the time for cessation of work.
40. The Wharf Superintendent may require the owner of any
goods which are weighed, sorted or selected on any wharf (or in
the case of goods inwards, the owner of the importing vessel) to be
present, or to send a representative to be present, at the weighing,
sorting or selection of the goods and every such requirement shall
be complied with by the person to whom it is addressed.
41. Subject to the provisions of bye-law 42, the Wharf
Superintendent may remove goods from one place of storage to
another. If the goods have remained in one place of storage for more
than three months and the Wharf Superintendent has given 48 hours
notice of his intention to remove the goods to another place of
storage to the owner of the goods, the Wharf Superintendent may
recover the expenses of the removal from the owner of the goods by
action in any Court of competent jurisdiction.
42. (1) When application is made to the Wharf
Superintendent for delivery of goods inwards, there shall be
surrendered to him either a copy of the relevant bill of lading
rendered negotiable or a delivery order in English signed by the
owner or master of the importing vessel, and Government shall in
no case be responsible for the wrong delivery of goods if they are
delivered to a person surrendering such documents.
(2) A bill of lading surrendered under this bye-law which
does not describe the goods in English and give their weights and
measurements in English may be required by the Wharf
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General
provisions as to
delivery of
goods.
Superintendent to have such particulars endorsed in English, and
such endorsement to be signed by the owner or master of the
importing vessel, and if any such endorsement shall be materially
false the person signing such endorsement shall be deemed to
have contravened these bye-laws. The Wharf Superintendent
may decline to accept a bill of lading if it is made or negotiated
in favour of more than one person.
(3) A delivery order surrendered under this bye-law shall
specify the like particulars as are mentioned in paragraph (2) and
also the name of the importing vessel and the date of its arrival in
Port-of-Spain and, if any such particulars shall be materially false,
the person signing such delivery order shall be deemed to have
contravened these bye-laws. The Wharf Superintendent may
decline to accept a delivery order in favour of more than one
person or delivery orders covering more than one bill of lading.
(4) The Wharf Superintendent may decline to deliver
goods inwards except against a receipt signed by or on behalf of
the person surrendering the bill of lading or delivery order.
43. The Wharf Superintendent may decline to deliver goods
for shipment unless—
(a) he has received reasonable notice from the
shipper of his intention to ship the goods,
accompanied by a shipping order; and
(b) a representative of the vessel in which the goods
are to be shipped is present on the wharf to
receive the goods into the vessels’ slings and
signs a receipt for the goods shipped.
44. (1) When, in pursuance of these bye-laws, any signed
document, endorsement or receipt is tendered to the Wharf
Superintendent in connection with the delivery of goods, the
Wharf Superintendent may decline to accept such document,
endorsement or receipt unless reasonable proof is given to him of
the identity of the person signing and his authority to sign.
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Loading direct
into railway
trucks or
vehicles.
(2) No person shall remove any goods or luggage from
any Wharf without first obtaining a written permit duly endorsed by
the Wharf Superintendent to do so and such permit shall be
surrendered to the officer appointed to collect it before the goods or
luggage leave the Wharf premises: Provided that this sub-bye-law
shall not apply to goods in railway waggons for which satisfactory
receipts have already been given to the Wharf Superintendent.
(3) Persons engaged in accepting delivery of goods or
luggage by means of vehicles shall be bound to stow the goods or
luggage in such manner as to be readily checked at the Wharf exit
and when this is not done to the satisfaction of the Officer
appointed to collect permits, he may order the unloading of the
goods or luggage, and, until such order has been carried out and
the discrepancy, if any, satisfactorily righted, the vehicle shall not
be permitted to leave the Wharf.
(4) The Wharf Superintendent may decline to deliver
any goods until all charges payable in respect thereof prior to
delivery have been paid.
45. (1) Where the owner of goods inwards desires that they
shall be loaded direct into a railway truck or vehicle he shall—
(a) give notice of such fact to the Wharf
Superintendent and to the owner or master of the
importing vessel before the goods are unloaded
from the importing vessel;
(b) complete arrangements, to the satisfaction of the
Wharf Superintendent, before the goods are
unloaded from the importing vessel, for the
loading into the railway truck or vehicle
forthwith on arrival of the goods at the wharf.
(2) If, in any such case, goods are deposited on the
wharf before the arrival of the truck or vehicle, the Wharf
Superintendent shall be entitled, notwithstanding the provisions
of bye-law 36, to store the goods in the open or under cover, as
he shall think fit.
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Contents ship.
Returns to
Comptroller of
Customs.
Insufficiently
marked goods.
(3) The owner of the goods shall give a receipt for the
goods to the Wharf Superintendent before the railway truck or
vehicle leaves the wharf.
46. (1) The owner or master of any vessel loading cargo
shall either before, or within ninety-six hours after departure of
the vessel, deposit with the Wharf Superintendent two copies in
English of the manifest (contents ship) certified as being
complete, containing all particulars as to weight, measurement,
marks, numbers and contents of packages, together with a copy
of each bill of lading certified by such owner or master. When a
vessel does not load cargo a “nil” report in duplicate must be
deposited with the Wharf Superintendent.
(2) The tonnage or gallonage of fuel and water taken
whilst the vessel is alongside any wharf or whilst such vessel is
moored or anchored in the basin must also be declared.
(3) In the case of trans-shipment goods being loaded, the
owner or master of any vessel loading such goods or, in the case of
goods declared for trans-shipment, the owner of such goods shall,
either before or within ninety-six hours after the departure of the
vessel, in addition to the particulars required by the preceding
paragraphs, declare the name of the vessel by which the goods were
brought into the Colony, the date of arrival thereof and the number of
the import bill of lading to which the goods refer and deliver to the
Wharf Superintendent a copy of the relevant Customs shipping bill.
47. Returns of goods received at or stored at or in, or
delivered from, any wharf shall be furnished by the Wharf
Superintendent to the Comptroller at such times and in such form
as the Comptroller may require.
48. Government shall in no case be responsible for the wrong
delivery or non-delivery or wrong shipment of—
(a) goods which are inadequately or insufficiently
marked, or which have numerous old, erased, or
imperfectly erased, marks thereon; or
(b) goods which are marked with labels only.
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Exclusion of
liability of
Government in
connection with
gear and hand
cranes.
Limitation of
responsibility of
Government.
Maximum
liability in
respect of goods
unless written
notice given and
additional
charges paid.
49. Government shall in no case be liable for any loss,
damage or injury resulting, from the condition or use of any gear
or hand cranes mentioned in items 11 and 12 of the Tariff.
GENERAL LIMITATIONS ON THE LIABILITY OF
GOVERNMENT
50. (1) Government shall in no case be responsible for a
greater damage in regard to any goods than the value thereof
stated upon the relevant vessel’s receipts, bills of lading,
manifests or other shipping documents, and for this purpose
Government shall be entitled to rely upon, and the owners of the
goods shall be bound by, all statements, exceptions and
conditions endorsed upon such documents as aforesaid.
(2) Government shall in no case be liable in respect of
any claim concerning goods or packages unless—
(a) written notice of intention to make the claim,
specifying all proper particulars, is given to the
Wharf Superintendent within sixty days after
the latest date on which the loss, damage or
injury which is the subject of the claim could
have occurred; and
(b) a formal written claim, specifying all proper
particulars, is delivered to the Wharf
Superintendent within thirty days after the date
on which the notice is given under paragraph (a);
(c) Government shall in no case be liable in respect
of any claim for shortage of contents concerning
goods which are contained in frail packages,
cardboard boxes, crates, cartons or paper bags,
or for goods which are otherwise insufficiently
protected against loss or damage in handling.
51. (1) Government shall in no case be responsible to a greater
extent than the landed or market value whichever is less in respect
of loss of, or damage to, any package imported or received for
shipment or to a greater extent than four hundred and eighty dollars
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Strikes, etc.
Exclusion of
liability of
Government in
connection with
labour under
control of
private person.
Charges of
Tariff.
Charge under
bye-law 10.
Liability for
payment of
charges in tariff.
[87/1955].
in respect of any package the value of which exceeds that amount
or to a greater extent than forty dollars per cubic foot in respect of
any package the value of which, in relation to the cubic
measurement, exceeds forty dollars per cubic foot: Provided that
this bye-law shall not apply in cases in which, prior to delivery of
such package into the custody of the Wharf Superintendent,
written notice of the marks, numbers, contents and value thereof
has been received and acknowledged by the Wharf
Superintendent and the additional charges specified under item 16
of the Tariff (Schedule C) have been paid in advance.
(2) The obligation to give written notice shall rest with the
master of the importing vessel in respect of goods inwards and goods
on a through bill of lading, and with the owner of the goods or his
representative in respect of goods awaiting shipment or declared for
trans-shipment after landing or storage has been effected.
52. Government shall in no case be responsible for any
consequences arising from strikes, lock-outs or other labour
disputes of any description whatever.
53. Government shall in no case be responsible for the acts or
omissions of any labour supplied by the Wharf Superintendent while
under the control of any person not in the service of Government.
TARIFF AND PAYMENT OF CHARGES
54. The charges set forth in Schedule “C” of the Tariff shall
be payable for the services specified therein.
55. The charge under bye-law 10 (2) shall be payable to the
Wharf Superintendent on demand by the owner or master of the
vessel concerned.
56. (1) All the charges in the Tariff shall be payable to the
Wharf Superintendent in accordance with the provisions of this
bye-law as follows:
Item 1: The charges under this item shall be payable by
the owner and master of the importing vessel immediately on
completion of the service.
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Item 2: The charges under this item shall be payable in
advance by the person making application for the goods to be
received before the goods are deposited.
Item 3: The charges under this item shall be payable in
advance by the owner and master of the importing vessel in the case
of goods freighted on a through bill of lading, and by the person
requesting trans-shipment in the case of goods not so freighted.
Item 4: The charges under this item shall be payable by
the owner and master of the vessel from which the goods were
unloaded and reloaded immediately on completion of the service.
Item 5: The charges under this item shall be payable by
the person requesting the service immediately on completion of
the service.
Item 6: The charges under this item shall be payable by
the person liable to pay the charge for the work performed and as
part of that charge.
Item 7: The charges under this item shall be payable—
(a) by the owner and master of the vessel in respect
of which the workmen were kept standing by in
the case of a vessel loading or unloading;
(b) by the person ordering the service in respect of
which the workmen are kept standing by.
These charges shall be payable immediately on completion of
the service.
Item 8: The charges under this item shall be payable by
the owner and master of the vessel to which the water is supplied
and such charges shall be payable immediately on completion of
the supply of water ordered.
Item 9 (1) to (5): All charges falling under these
paragraphs shall be paid by the owner and master of the vessel
assisted or attended immediately on completion of the service.
Item 9 (6) and (7): The charges under these paragraphs
shall be payable by the person requesting the service immediately
on completion of the service.
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Item 10: The charges under this item shall be payable on
demand as follows:
(a) in respect of goods which are required to be
bonded or to be warehoused or temporarily
stored under the provisions of the Customs Act
by the owner and master of the importing vessel;
(b) in respect of trans-shipment goods which are
freighted on a through bill of lading by the
owner and master of the importing vessel;
(c) in respect of trans-shipment goods not freighted
on a through bill of lading by the person
requesting trans-shipment;
(d) in respect of all other goods, by the owner of the
goods, consignee or shipper as the case may be;
Items 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15: The charges under these
items shall be payable by the person requesting the use of gear,
cranes, mechanical appliances, the services of a diver or the use
of space as the case may be. The charges shall be payable
immediately on completion of the service.
Item 16: The charges under this item shall be payable in
advance as follows:
(a) in respect of imports for local delivery the first
payment by the owner and master of the
importing vessel and subsequent payments by
the consignee or owner of the package or parcel;
(b) in respect of goods received for shipment by the
person depositing the goods;
(c) in respect of trans-shipment goods freighted on
a through bill of lading by the owner and master
of the importing vessel;
(d) in respect of trans-shipment goods not freighted
on a through bill of lading and declared for
trans-shipment, the first payment by the owner
and master of the importing vessel and
subsequent payments by the person entrusted
with the business of shipping the goods.
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Orders for
service to be in
writing.
Item 17: The charges under this item shall be payable on
completion of the service by the owner and master of the vessel
upon which the telephone is placed.
Item 18: The charges under this item shall be payable on
completion of the service as follows:
(a) by the owner and master of the importing vessel
in respect of all goods landed in a damaged
condition;
(b) by the person depositing the goods in respect of
all goods received for shipment.
EXCEPTION
In respect of goods such as cement (packed in paper bags) and
other goods which are regarded by the owner and master of a
vessel as being “insufficiently packed”, the charges under this
item shall be payable pro rata by the persons presenting bills of
lading, delivery orders or shipping orders, as the case may be.
Item 19: The charge under this item shall be payable on
completion of the service by the owner and master of the vessel
berthing or unberthing.
Item 20: The charges under this item shall be payable on
completion of the service by the owner or master of the importing
vessel.
Item 21: The charges under this item shall be payable by
the person requesting the service or on whose behalf the service
is rendered, immediately on completion of the service.
(2) Written orders or applications must be sent to the
Wharf Superintendent before any service is undertaken except in
cases where services are compulsory.
(3) When a service, the charge for which is based on time,
is completed the written order must be endorsed by the Wharf
Superintendent and the person requesting the service and state the
time at which the service commenced and terminated.
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engines,
vehicles and
animals.
Miscellaneous
offences on
wharf premises.
(4) In the event of a service being performed and the
application not being endorsed by the person requesting it, the
times of commencement and completion of the service shall be
deemed to be the times inserted on the application by the
Wharf Superintendent.
(5) Where under the provisions of any paragraph or
paragraphs of this bye-law more than one person is accountable
for charges, all persons so accountable shall be jointly and
severally liable to pay such charges.
(6) Notwithstanding any previous provisions of any
paragraph or paragraphs of this bye-law, the apportioned part of
any charges for storage of goods shall, after the expiry of the Free
Storage period be payable to the Wharf Superintendent on demand.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
57. (1) Every driver or person in charge of any engine, or of
any vehicle, or of any animal, shall, at all times while such
engine, vehicle, or animal is on a wharf, obey all directions given
by the Wharf Superintendent with respect to the loading,
unloading, placing, moving, management, control or removal of
such engine, vehicle, or animal.
(2) No driver or person in charge of any such engine,
vehicle or animal shall allow the same to be or remain on a wharf
unattended or for longer than is necessary and, in particular, no
driver or person in charge of any engine, vehicle or beast of
burden (used as such) shall allow the same to be or remain on any
wharf for longer than is necessary for the loading or unloading of
goods or for the taking up or setting down of passengers.
58. No person shall, on any wharf—
(a) tout for or solicit any person to proceed as a
passenger in any vessel or vehicle or to take up
his residence at, or proceed to, any hotel or
boarding house, or to entrust the loading,
unloading or porterage of goods or luggage to
any person;
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Breaking fences
of wharves.
Supplying
intoxicating
liquor to wharf
employees.
Wharves and
railways not to
be obstructed.
Obstruction
of Wharf
Superintendent
and persons
employed under
him.
Restriction
on employment
of non-
Government
divers.
Powers of
Wharf
Superintendent.
Admission to
wharves.
(b) hawk or trade without the permission of the
Wharf Superintendent;
(c) exhibit, or cause to be exhibited, any
advertisement of any matter, or otherwise
advertise, or cause to be advertised, any matter;
(d) commit a nuisance;
(e) hold any meeting or assembly or deliver any
speech or address;
(f) open, sort, pack, re-pack or repair any goods (save
as provided for by the Customs Ordinance) without
the permission of the Wharf Superintendent;
(g) smoke within or near any building shed or other
structure, or near or amongst any goods.
59. No person shall break, get over or pass through or under,
any boundary fences of any wharf or any fences on any wharf.
60. No person shall, either on board any vessel berthed at a
wharf or on any wharf, supply intoxicating liquor to persons
employed at the wharf.
61. No person shall place or leave, or cause to be placed or
left, upon any wharf or near any lines of railways thereon, any
vehicle, animal, or goods whereby the use of the said wharf may
be impeded, or the transit over the lines of railway may be
prevented or delayed, or free access to, or use of, any hydrant or
other appliance whatsoever may be hindered.
62. No person shall obstruct, impede or molest the Wharf
Superintendent, or any person employed under him, in the
exercise or performance of their powers or duties.
63. No person shall employ any diver other than a Government
diver in diving operations in the Port-of-Spain Harbour unless he
has first obtained the permission of the General Manager.
64. (1) The Wharf Superintendent may board any vessel
occupying a berth or any vessels made fast to any such vessel or
any vessel in the Basin.
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contravention
of, or failure to
comply with,
bye-laws.
(2) The Wharf Superintendent or any member of the
Police Force or Supplemental Police or Special Reserve Police shall
refuse to admit any person, vehicle or animal to any wharf unless
such person, driver of a vehicle or person in charge of an animal is
in possession of and produces on demand a valid pass signed by the
Superintendent, Marine Branch Police, or master, owner, or agent of
a vessel berthed at a wharf, authorising admission and the Wharf
Superintendent or any member of the Police Force or Supplemental
Police or Special Reserve Police may require any person to leave a
wharf or may require the driver or person in charge of any vehicle
or animal forthwith to remove the same from a wharf and all such
requirements shall be complied with.
(3) The Wharf Superintendent and any member of the
Police Force or Supplemental Police or Special Reserve Police
may give directions for the control of the movements of any
persons, vehicles or animals on wharves and all such directions
shall be complied with by the persons to whom they are given.
(4) The Wharf Superintendent and any member of the
Police Force or Supplemental Police or Special Reserve Police
acting under the instruction of the Wharf Superintendent or
Superintendent, Marine Branch Police, may give directions for the
control of the movements of any drogher or other vessel berthed at
any wharf or anchored in the basin or order any such drogher or
other vessel so berthed or anchored to take up another berth, change
anchorage or remove from a berth to an anchorage or vice versa.
PENALTY
65. (1) Where any provision of these bye-laws is
contravened or not complied with as respects any vessel and the
obligation contravened or not complied with is not imposed on
any specific person by these bye-laws, the owner and master of
the vessel shall be deemed to have contravened these bye-laws.
(2) Any person who contravenes, or is deemed to have
contravened, or fails to comply with, any provision of these bye-
laws shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of two
hundred and forty dollars or to imprisonment for three months or
to both such fine and imprisonment.
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* Cross out inapplicable words.
† State wharf, quay or jetty.
(Bye-law
No. 3).
SCHEDULE “A”
FORM 1
THE WHARF SUPERINTENDENT,
PORT-OF-SPAIN.
Dated
Application for a Berth.
I, the undersigned , *owner/master/agent of the *ss./M.V.
request that a berth at† , be allotted to this vessel on the , 20
and hereby declare and certify as follows:
*(a) The vessel is not carrying any dangerous goods described in the list
of dangerous goods other than those in Class III of the list.
*(b) The vessel is not carrying goods possessing dangerous properties
other than those described in the list of dangerous goods.
*(c) The vessel is carrying dangerous goods other than those in Class III
of the list of dangerous goods as shown on the back hereof.
*(d) The vessel is carrying goods possessing dangerous properties other
than those described in the list of dangerous goods as shown on the back
hereof.
*(e) The packing and stowage of all goods listed under (c) and (d) above is
in accordance with the usual shipping practice except as shown on the back
hereof.
*(f) The packing and stowage of the goods listed under (c) and (d) has not
been disturbed since being loaded at the port of except as shown on the
back hereof.
*(g) The net registered tonnage of the vessel is tons and the
attendance of a Government tug being/not being compulsory is/not requested.
*(h) The vessel is expected to enter the Grier channel at a.m./p.m. on and
you will later be notified in writing of the date and time at which the vessel is
expected to leave the berth.
*(i) The vessel will disembark/embark passengers at King’s Wharf.
(Sgd.)
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Where
goods
stowed.†
Remarks.‡
Net weight
or gallonage
of goods.
Class of goods
if goods
included
in list of
dangerous
goods.
Description
of goods.*
Flashpoint
of goods
(when
appropriate).
Where
goods
stowed.†
Remarks.‡
Net weight
or gallonage
of goods.
Class of goods
if goods
included
in list of
dangerous
goods.
Description
of goods.*
Flashpoint
of goods
(when
appropriate).
Particulars of Dangerous Goods and Goods Possessing
Dangerous Properties
ss./M.V.
Due at Port-of-Spain on , 20 .
PORT-OF-SPAIN AND TRANS-SHIPMENT CARGO
THROUGH CARGO
(Sgd.)
* In the case of goods mentioned in the list of dangerous goods, the description
must be sufficient to identify the goods with some particular item in the list
and to indicate the class to which the goods belong.
† State number of hold or “on deck”, as the case may be.
‡ In the case of goods not packed or stowed in accordance with the usual
shipping practice, give particulars of the manner in which the goods are
packed or stowed.
In the case of goods the packing or stowing of which has been disturbed since
they were loaded, give particulars of such disturbance.
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(Bye-law
No. 3).
(Bye-law
No. 23).
*Cross out inapplicable words.
† State wharf, quay or jetty.
FORM 2
WHARF SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE,
PORT-OF-SPAIN.
Dated 20 .
With reference to your application dated , for a berth for ss./M.V.
on the , 20 , at , I am to inform you that a berth has been
provisionally allotted to the vessel on the date and at the place named subject
to the conditions set forth in bye-law 23 and to the further condition that the
following dangerous goods or goods possessing dangerous properties be
removed from the vessel before it berths:
Yours faithfully,
Wharf Superintendent.
FORM 3
Undertaking
s.s./M.V.
I, the undersigned , *owner/master/agent of the above vessel, hereby
undertake to arrange the strict and continuous supervision of the place where
all goods described in the list of dangerous goods other than those in Class III
of the list, and all goods possessing dangerous properties other than those
described in the list, are stowed on board the above-named vessel, to keep hoses
rigged, to take reasonable measures for dealing promptly with any outbreak of
fire, and to employ a competent watchman night and day to stand by the said
place. I further undertake to observe the above precautions from the time the
vessel berths until it is clear of†
Dated (Sgd.)
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24).
SCHEDULE “B”
Dangerous Goods
Names of Goods. Classification. Remarks.
Accellerene … … … III
Acetaldehyde … … … I
Acetic Acid—glacial … … III
strength 80%-90% … III
*Acetone (inflammable liquid, flash
point below 73° F. and miscible
with water) … … … II
Acetylene—liquid … … … I
dissolved in cylinders … … III
Acid:
acetic, glacial … … … III
strength, 80%-90% … … III
carbolic (including creylic and other III If on deck to be covered
acids) with tarpaulins.
chromic … … … … II
hydrobromic … … … II
hydrochloric … … … II
hydrocyanic … … … II
hydrofluoric … … … II
muriatic (hydrochloric acid) … II
nitric … … … … II
nitric and sulphuric acid mixed … II
nordhausen (sulphuric acid) … II
oleum (fuming sulphuric acid) … II
oxalic … … … … III
phosphoric … … … III
picric—explosive … … … I
non-explosive … … II i.e., if mixed with less
than half its
own weight in water.
prussic (hydrocyanic acid) … II
sulphuric … … … II
sulphuric and nitric acid mixed … II
sulphurous … … … III
*Aeroplane dope … … … II
Alcohol, industrial … … — See Inflammable
Liquids.
*Alkali metals (potassium and sodium
metallic) … … … … II
Alkaline earth metals (barium metallic) II
*Alsimin (aluminium ferro silicon) … II
packed in drums or in bags … I
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Names of Goods. Classification. Remarks.
Aluminium:
bronze … … … … II
*chloride … … … II
*ferro silicon … … … II
packed in drums or in bags … I
granulated or powder … … II
Ammonia:
aqueous solutions of … … III
liquefied anhydrous … … III
liquefied for use in ice machines … III
Ammonium:
bichromate … … … III
fluoride … … … … III
nitrate … … … … II If in drums or barrels
Class III.
*perchlorate … … … II
permanganate … … … III
Ammunition … … … — See Explosives.
*amyl acetate … … … II
*amyl alcohol … … … II
Aniline:
oil … … … … II
salt … … … … III
Antimony and preparations thereof III
*Antimony chloride … … … II
Aqua fortis (nitric acid) … II
Argon (compressed “permanent” gas) III
Arsenic and its preparations … … II
Asphalt … … … … III
Asphalted cloth … … … III
Barium:
*chlorate … … … II Maximum quantity in
any opened hold
limited to 15 tons.
Maximum quantity
in any closed hold
100 tons.
compounds of (excluding barium
sulphate) … … … III
metallic … … … II
nitrate … … … II If in drums or barrels
Class III.
oxide … … … … III
permanganate … … … III
peroxide … … … III
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Names of Goods. Classification. Remarks.
Bengal matches:
approved brands … … … II
*unapproved brands … … II
*Benzine (petroleum spirit)… … I
*Benzol (petroleum spirit) … … I
*Benzolene (petroleum spirit)… … I
Bichromates … … … III
*Bisulphide of Carbon … … I
Bituminous Paints:
*Flash point below 20° F. or
undeclared II
Flash point below 73° F… … II
Flash point above 73° F … … III
Blasting powders … … … I
Bleaching powders… … … III
Boot Creams (polishes) … … III
Brattic Cloth … … … III
Bromates … … … … III
Bromine … … … … II
Bronze powder … … … II
Butyl acetate:
*iso … … … … I
*normal … … … … II
butyl alcohol … … … II
Calcium:
azide … … … … I
carbide
(a) packed in sealed tins, packed
with sawdust, wood-wool, or
other suitable packing
material and contained in
a strong outer case … … III
(b) packed in iron or steel drums II In such cases
maximum quantity
landed or left in any
opened hatch to be
limited to 100 tons.
chlorate solution… … … III
cyanamide … … … II If containing not more
than 0.5% of Calcium
Carbide, Class III.
metallic … … … … II
phosphide … … … II
silicide … … … II
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Names of Goods. Classification. Remarks.
Carbide of Calcium… … … — See Calcium Carbide.
Carbolic Acid … … … III If on deck to be covered
with tarpaulins.
Carbon dioxide (liquefied gas) for use in
bars of ships … … … III
“sparklets” … … … III
*Carbon disulphide (Bisulphide of
Carbon) … … … … I
Carbon monoxide (compressed
“permanent” gas) … … II
Carbon papers … … … III
Carbon tetrachloride … … III
Cartridges, safety … … … II
Cartridges—other than safety … … I
Caustic Potash … … … III
Caustic Soda … … … III
*Celluloid … … … … II
Celluloid, scrap or waste … … I
Celluloid solution … … … — See Inflammable
Liquids.
Cellulose enamels and lacquers … — Do. do.
Chaff … … … … III
*Chemicals and medicinal preparations
in limited quantities in mixed
consignments … … … III
Chili-saltpetre (sodium nitrate) … II If in drums or barrels
Class III.
*Chlorates … … … … II Maximum quantity in
any opened hold
limited to 15 tons.
Maximum quantity
in any closed hold
100 tons.
Chlorate mixtures … … … I
Chloride of Lime (bleaching powder) III
Chlorine (liquefied gas) … … III
Chloroform … … … III
Chromic acid … … … II
Coal gas (compressed “permanent” gas) II
Coal tar (inflammable liquid, flash point
from 73° F. to 150° F.) … … II
Coal Starters … … … III
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Names of Goods. Classification. Remarks.
Collodion Cotton:
explosive … … … I
in solution in, or wet with,
inflammable liquids … I
water wet, containing not less than
25% moisture … III
Coloured fires … … … — See Fireworks.
Copper Sulphate . … … … III
Copra … … … … III
Corrosive sublimate (mercuric chloride) III
Crackers … … … … II
Creosote salts (naphthalene) … … II
Cresylic Acid (carbolic acid) … … III
Cyanides … … … … III
Do. Potassium and Sodium … II
Dampcourses … … … III
Detonators … … … I
*Diacetone Alcohol (inflammable liquid,
flashpoint below 73° F. and miscible
with water) … … … II
Dichlorethylene … … … III
Dinitrobenzol … … … III
Dinitrophenol:
explosive … … … I
declared as non-explosive … … III
Dinitrotoluol … … … III
Disinfectant fluids … … … III
Dye intermediates … … … III
Enamels and Lacquers, cellulose … — See Inflammable
Liquids.
Ethane Tetrachloride … … III
*Ether (Sulphuric)… … … I
*Ethyl Acetate … … I
*Ethyl Alcohol … … … II
Ethyl Chloride (liquefied gas)… III If in steel cylinders.
II If not in steel cylinders.
Ethyl fluid… … … … III If in drums or casks
Class II.
Ethyl Lactate (inflammable liquid, flash
point 73° to 150° F.) … … II
Ethylene (liquefied gas) … … III
Excelluloid, scrap or waste… … I
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Names of Goods. Classification. Remarks.
Explosives:
gunpowder … … … I
nitrate-mixtures… … … I
nitro-compounds … … I
chlorate mixtures … … I
fulminates … … I
ammunition:
safety ammunition … … II
other ammunition … … I
fireworks … … … I
Felt … … … … III
Felt inodorous … … … II
Ferro Silicon:
30% to 75% … … … I
0% to 29% and 76% and over … III
Films … … … … II
Fuses for shells and friction tubes … I
Gasolene (petroleum spirit) … … I
Glue Pieces … … … … III
Gun cotton:
explosive … … … I
in solution in, or wet with
inflammable liquids … … I
water wet, containing not less than
25% moisture,… … … III
Gunpowder … … … … I
Gutta Percha and India Rubber solution III
Hay … … … … III
Helium (compressed “permanent” gas) III
Hydrobromic Acid … … … II
Hydrochloric Acid… … … II
Hydrocyanic Acid … … … II
Hydrofluoric Acid … … … II
Hydrogen (compressed “permanent”
gas) … … … … II
Hydrogen peroxide:
(a) less than 6% … … III
(b) over 6% … … II
India rubber and gutta percha solution III
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Names of Goods. Classification. Remarks.
Inflammable liquids, including
petroleums as cargo:
(1) Flash point below 73° F.—
*(a) immiscible with water … I
*(b) miscible with water … II
(2) Flash point from 73°F. to 150°F. II
(3) Flash point above 150° F. … III
Inodorous felt … … … II
Kerosene (inflammable liquid, flash
point from 73° F. to 150° F.) … II
Lacquers and enamels, cellulose … — See Inflammable
liquids.
Lampblack … … … … III
Lead Tetraethyl … … … III If in drums or casks,
Class II.
Lime:
hydrated or slaked … … III
quick or unslaked… … … II If used as packing,
Class III.
Lucifer Matches:
approved brands… … … II
*unapproved brands … … II
*Lythene (petroleum spirit)… … I
Magnesium metal:
ingots or sticks … … … II
powder … … … II
*powder (if in drums) … … II
ribbon… … … … II
Matches:
approved brands … … … II
*unapproved brands … … II
Mercuric Chloride … … … III
Methaphenylenediamine (dye
intermediate) … … … III
Metatoluylenediamine (dye
intermediate) … … … III
Methane (compressed “permanent” gas) III
*Methyl alcohol (inflammable liquid,
flash point below 73° F. miscible with
water … … … … II
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Names of Goods. Classification. Remarks.
Methyl Chloride (liquefied gas) … III
*Methylated Spirit (inflammable liquid,
flash point below 73° F. miscible
with water) … … … II
Mineral Oil (inflammable liquid flash
point from 73° F. to 150° F.) … II
Mirbane oil (nitrobenzol) … … II
*Mixed consignments of limited
quantities of chemicals and
medicinal preparations … … II
*Motor spirit (petroleum spirit) … I
Muriatic Acid (hydrochloric acid) … II
*Naphtha (petroleum spirit) … … I
Naphthalene:
*crude … … … … II
refined (whizzed or dry) … … II
Neon (compressed “permanent” gas) III
*Nickel carbonyl … … … II
Nicotine … … … … III
Nitrates … … … … II
Nitrate mixtures … … … I
Nitre cake… … … … II
Nitric acid… … … … II
Nitric acid and sulphuric acid mixtures II
Nitrobenzol … … … … II
*Nitrocellulose films … … II
Nitro-compounds … … I
Nitrogen (compressed “permanent” gas) III
Nitro-glycerine … …… I
Nitrolim … … … … — See Calcium
Cyanamide.
Nitrous oxide (liquefied gas) … … III
Nordhausen (sulphuric acid) … … II
Oiled material … … … III
Oleum (fuming sulphuric acid) … II
Orthonitrotoluol (dye intermediate) … III
Orthotoluidine (dye intermediate) … III
Oxalic Acid … … III
Oxide of iron, spent … … … III
Oxygen:
(compressed “permanent” gas) … III
liquefied … … … … I
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Names of Goods. Classification. Remarks.
Paints:
*flash point below 20° F… … II
flash point below 73° F … … II
flash point above 73° F … … III
Paraffin (inflammable liquid, flash point
from 73° F. to 150° F.) … … II
Paranitrotoluol (dye intermediate) … III
Paranitrosodimethylaniline … … III
Paranitrophenol (dye intermediate) III
Pastes and semi-solids … … III
Pentachlorethane … … … III
Perborates … … … III
Percarbonates … … … III
*Perchlorates … … … II
Perchlorethylene … … … III
Permanganates … … … III
Peroxides … … … … III
Phenol (carbolic acid) … … III
Phosgene (liquefied gas) … … III
Phosphide of calcium … … II
Phosphoric acid … … … III
Phosphorus:
amorphous or red … … III
sulphides of … … … II
white, yellow or stick … … II
Photogravure printing inks:
*flash point below 20° F. … II
flash point below 73° F. … … II
flash point above 73° F. … … III
Picric acid:
explosive I
non-explosive II i.e., if mixed with not
less than half its
own weight in water.
Polishes:
boot creams, linoleum, and liquid
metal polish, etc. … … III
Potassium:
bichromate … … … III
bromate… … … … III
*chlorate … … … II Maximum quantity in
any opened hold
limited to 15 tons.
Maximum quantity
in any closed hold
100 tons.
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Names of Goods. Classification. Remarks.
Potassium—Continued:
cyanide… … … … II
hydroxide (see caustic potash) … III
metallic … … … … II
nitrate… … … … II If in drums or barrels
Class III.
*perchlorate … … … II
permanganate … … … III
sulphide of … … … II
*Prophyl alcohol (inflammable liquid,
flash point below 73° F. miscible
with water) … … … II
Prussic acid (hydrocyanic acid) … II
*Pyridine (inflammable liquid, flash
point below 73° F. miscible with
water)… … … … II
Rockets, other than signal rockets for
ships’ use … … … I
Roofing, saturated… … … III
Rosin … … … … III
Rosin Oil:
*flash point below 20° F … II
flash point below 73° F … … II
flash point above 73° F .… … III
Safety ammunition … … II
Safety cartridges … … … II
Safety fuses for blasting, including
Cardeau Bickford… … … II
Safety matches:
approved brands … … … II
*unapproved brands … … II
Saltpetre (potassium nitrate) … … II If in drums or barrels
Class III.
Shale Oil (inflammable liquid, flash
point from 73° F. to 150° F.) … II
Sheep dips … … … … III
Ships’ compositions … … — See Inflammable
Liquids.
*small quantities of chemicals in
mixed consignments… … II
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Names of Goods. Classification. Remarks.
Sodium:
azide … … … … II
bichromate … … … II
bisulphide solution … … II
*chlorate … … … II Maximum quantity in
any opened hold
limited to 15 tons.
Maximum quantity
in any closed hold
100 tons.
cyanide… … … … II
hydroxide (see caustic soda) … III
metalisulphite … … … III
metallic… … … … II
monoxide .,. … … II
nitrate… … … … II If in drums or barrels
Class III.
perborate … … … III
percarbonate … … III
peroxide … … … … II
sulphide … … … II
*Spirits of wine (ethyl alcohol) … II
Stannic chloride (anhydrous) (tin tetra-
chloride) … … … II
Straw … … … … III
Sulphate of copper … … … III
Sulphur … … … … III
Sulphur dioxide (liquefied gas) … III
for use in ice machines … … III
glass syphons … … … III
small cylinders … … … III
Sulphur monochloride … … II
Sulphuric Acid … … … II
Sulphuric acid and nitric acid mixtures II
Sulphurous Acid … … … III
Sulphuryl chloride … … II
Tar oil compounds … … II
Tetrachlorethane (ethane tetrachloride) III
Tetra-nitro-methyl-aniline … … I
Thionyl chloride … … … II
Tin Tetrachloride (anhydrous) … II
Titanium Tetrachloride … … II
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Names of Goods. Classification. Remarks.
Toluol (inflammable liquid, flash point
below 73° F. and immiscible with
water) … … … … I
Trichlorethylene … … … III
Tri-nitro-benzol … … … I
Tri-nitro-naphthalene … … I
Tri-nitro-phenol … … … I
Tri-nitro-toluol … … … I
Turpentine (inflammable liquid flash
point from 73° F. to 150° F.) … II
Varnishes, oil spirit … … … III
Vestas (lucifer matches);
approved brands … … … II
*unapproved brands … … II
Westron (ethane tetrachloride) … III
Westrosal (trichlorethylene) … … III
White spirit (turpentine substitute)—
(inflammable liquid, flash point from
73° F. to 150° F.) … … — See Inflammable
Liquids.
Xanthate Potassium (sulphur compounds) III
Xylidine (dye intermediate) … III
Xylol … … … … — See Inflammable
Liquids.
*Xylonite … … … … II
Zinc, granulated, powder or dust … II
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“SCHEDULE “C”
TARIFF
1. Goods Inward, including Goods landed for Trans-shipment:
Receiving, stowing and delivering at transit shed door or
wharf face or 1oading direct to vehicles—general cargo
(including rum and other spirituous liquors produced in the
British West Indies and British Guiana) … … …
Exceptions
In the following cases the charges shall be as hereunder:
(a) All goods classified as Class I or Class II in
the list of Dangerous Goods … …
(b) Lumber—500 ft. board measurement =1 Ton
(c) Cement… … … … …
(d) Barytes, Iron Oxide, Sulphur, Coal, Coke,
Gypsum—in bags or bulk … …
(e) Flour and Salt—in bags … … …
(f) Chemical fertilizers—in bags or bulk …
(g) Produce and Manufactures of British West
Indies and British Guiana other than rum and
other spirituous liquors and goods classified
as Class I and Class II in the list of Dangerous
Goods … … … … …
(h) Packages of 2 tons or over in weight per ton
weight or volume whichever is greater …
2. Goods Outwards, including Re-exports:
Receiving, stowing and shipping ex-wharf face or shipping
direct ex vehicles:
(1) Re-exports
(a) General cargo ... … … …
(b) All packages of two tons or over in weight per
ton weight or measurement whichever is
greater… … … … …
(c) All goods classified as Class I or Class II in
the list of Dangerous Goods … …
Per Ton
$ ¢
7.52
10.52
6.76
4.51
6.01
4.51
6.01
3.76
9.02
7.52
9.02
10.52
(Bye-laws Nos.
54 to 56).
[87/1955
58/1956
183/1956
146/1959
141/1960].
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(2) Locally manufactured Goods or Local Produce:
(Where a certification is made on the Advice
Shipping Note to the effect that the goods
are local produce or of local manufacture)
(a) Bananas … … … …
(b) Grapefruit in crates … … …
(c) Rum, Bitters, Alcohol or other spirituous
liquors… … … … …
(d) Sugar … … … … …
(e) Other locally manufactured goods or local
produce not otherwise specified … …
(3) Passengers’ baggage and personal effects
(unaccompanied) excluding furniture …
(4) There shall be a minimum charge of half of that
which is applicable to one ton in the case of goods outwards
covered by a single bill of lading which amounts to a total of
less than half a ton.
3. Trans-shipment Outward:
Unstacking, transporting from stowage to alongside vessel
and placing in vessel slings trans-shipment cargo … …
4. Cargo unloaded and reloaded to facilitate work of vessel:
(1) Receiving cargo from vessel’s slings, depositing
on wharf or in sheds and placing alongside the same vessel in
vessel’s slings … … … … …
(2) Receiving cargo from vessel’s slings, transporting
same from hatch to hatch and placing such cargo in vessel’s
slings for shipment by same vessel… … … …
5. Loading on to vehicles:
(1) By wharf labour after landing or storage has been
effected … … … … … …
(2) When lifts of 1 ton or over (weight or
measurement) are loaded and, in the opinion of the Wharf
Superintendent, the use of cranes or other mechanical
appliances is necessary, an additional charge shall be made at
the rate of $4.00 per hour or part thereof.
(3) When weights or measurements are not supplied
by the consignees or are not otherwise ascertainable, charges
$ ¢
2.25
2.25
6.76
2.63
2.63
Per Pkg.
1.51
Per Ton
.75
8.57
7.15
1.26
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for loading shall be computed as follows:
(a) Vehicles; (other than railway waggons) on the
full capacity of the vehicles
(b) Railway waggons: on the full capacity of the
waggon less ten per cent.
6. Overtime commuted:
(1) Additional commuted charges for overtime for work performed
at nights, on Sundays and on Public and Religious Holidays [subject to the
provisions of paragraph (8) of Item 7].
(a) Day (7.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.)
(i) Sundays and Public
Holidays (other than
the Festival of
Corpus Christi) …
(ii) Religious Holidays
(b) Night (from 4.00 p.m. to
7.00 a.m. on all week days
except Saturdays when
night shall be deemed to
commence at 11 a.m.)
(i) Ordinary working
days … …
(ii) Sundays and Public
Holidays (other than
the Festival of
Corpus Christi):
From midnight on
the preceding day to
7.00 a.m., and from
4.00 p.m. to midnight
on any Sunday or
Public Holiday (other
than the Festival of
Corpus Christi) …
(iii) Religious Holidays:
From midnight on the
preceding day to 7.00
a.m. and from 4.00
p.m. to midnight …
18.04 1.00
28.87 1.44
18.04 1.00
28.87 1.44
40.60 1.73
Applicable to items
1 to 4 per shore
gang per hour or
part thereof
$ ¢
Applicable to item 5
per labourer, cooper
or foreman, per
hour or part thereof
$ ¢
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(c) Meal hours—6.00 a.m. to
7.00 a.m.; 11.00 a.m. to
noon; 5.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.
and 11 p.m. to 12 midnight.
(i) Ordinary working
days … …
(ii) Sundays and Public
Holidays (other than
the Festival of Corpus
Christi) … …
(iii) Religious Holidays
(2) For the purpose of this Schedule—
(a) Monday shall be deemed to commence at midnight of the
preceding Sunday; Saturday to end at midnight Saturday;
and a Public Holiday or a Religious Holiday to commence
at midnight of the day preceding and to end at midnight on
the holiday;
(b) Religious Holidays shall be Christmas Day, Good Friday and
the Festival of Corpus Christi.
7. Standing-by Charges:
(1) Men standing-by awaiting the arrival of vessel or for any other reason:
(a) Ordinary working days:
Daytime—7.00 a.m. to
4.00 p.m.
Night—4.00 p.m. to
7.00 a.m.
(b) Sundays and Public
Holidays (other than the
Festival of Corpus Christi) :
Daytime—7.00 a.m. to
4.00 p.m.
Night—4.00 p.m. to
7.00 a.m.
(c) Religious Holidays:
Daytime—7.00 a.m. to
4.00 p.m.
Night—4.00 p.m. to
7.00 a.m.
36.08 2.02
57.88 2.70
81.18 3.46
24.80 1.14
35.55 1.51
35.55 1.51
48.70 1.95
48.70 1.95
69.16 2.78
Applicable to items 1
to 4 per quay gang
per hour or part
thereof
$ ¢
Applicable to item 5
per labourer, cooper
or foreman, per
hour or part thereof
$ ¢
Applicable to items 1
to 4 per shore gang
per hour or part
thereof
$ ¢
Applicable to item 5
per labourer, cooper
or foreman, per
hour or part thereof
$ ¢
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(2) The Wharf Superintendent shall not undertake to accept orders
for gangs to commence work at times other than 7.00 a.m.,12.00 noon and
6.00 p.m.
(3) Charges for standing-by arising out of workmen awaiting arrival
of vessel or goods for shipment or by reason of goods unloaded overside or
loaded from craft alongside vessel or failure of vessel’s equipment shall be
imposed on the aggregate time lost within each working period.
(4) No charges shall be imposed in the event of work not having
commenced or being suspended owing to weather conditions.
(5) On arrival of a vessel should work not be commenced because of
rigging at any hatch for a period not exceeding sixty minutes during any of the
working periods of 7.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m., 12.00 noon to 4.00 p.m., 4.00 p.m.
to midnight, or midnight to 6.00 a.m. or should work be suspended at any
hatch for a period not exceeding sixty minutes during any of the above-
mentioned working periods, no charges shall be imposed in respect of any
such period of sixty minutes or part thereof.
(6) Should working time be lost at any hatch for more than a total of
sixty minutes during any of the aforementioned working periods, standing-by
charges per hour or part thereof shall be imposed in respect of the total time
lost at each hatch during the working period.
(7) Should application be made for a gang to work a vessel and
should such application be cancelled at any time after it is too late to stop
the gang from attending for work, the charges set forth in this item shall
be payable.
(8) Minimum Overtime and Standing-by Charges:
(a) A minimum of four hours in accordance with the rates set
forth in item 6 or 7, as the case may be, shall be payable in
respect of gangs in attendance or working between 7.00 a.m.
and 11.00 a.m. and from 12.00 noon until 4.00 p.m.
(b) A minimum of five hours overtime in accordance with the
rates set forth in item 6 or 7, as the case may be, shall be
payable in respect of gangs in attendance or working after
6.00 p.m. until 11.00 p.m.
(c) A minimum of six hours overtime shall be chargeable in
accordance with the rates set forth in item 6 or 7 as the case
may be, in respect of gangs in attendance or working during
the period midnight to 6.00 a.m.
(d) A minimum of eight hours overtime shall be chargeable in
accordance with the rates set forth in item 6 or 7, as the case
may be, in respect of gangs in attendance or working during
the period 7.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. on Sundays.
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8. Fresh Water:
(1) Fresh water supplied direct from mains to vessels, or water boats
or vessels engaged in the coasting trade—
First 100 tons or part thereof per ton of 224 gallons
Second 100 tons or part thereof per ton of 224 gallons
Third and succeeding 100 tons or part thereof per
ton of 224 gallons… … …
Supplied to water boats and vessels engaged in the
coasting trade, per 100 gallons … …
(2) Quantities of water of less than 1 ton of 224 gallons shall be
supplied to droghers, schooners and other small craft at the rate of 10 cents per
50 gallons or part thereof.
(3) Water supplied to offices and other buildings situated on Wharf
premises—
For Domestic purposes, per 1,000 gallons… …
For Commercial purposes, per 1,000 gallons …
(4) When a request is made for the supply of water during overtime
hours, an extra charge of 39 cents per hour or part thereof shall be levied when
the water is supplied during those hours and the minimum overtime and
standing-by charges set out in paragraph (8) of item 7 shall apply; in case the
water is not supplied, charges shall be payable on the basis of actual cost of
attendance plus 20 per cent.
9. Towage:
(1) Tugs in attendance on or assisting vessels, other than droghers,
when berthing and unberthing at King’s Wharf or King’s Wharf Extension or
arriving at and departing from moorings in the Basin, or in the Grier Channel,
for each move—
(a) Tug, at the rate of $3.24 per 100 tons net
register, with a minimum charge for one tug of
(b) When two tugs are requisitioned and the
Wharf Superintendent is able to supply them, no
additional charge will be made for the second tug,
but the minimum charge shall be increased to
(c) On vessels exceeding 10,000 tons net register,
for every 2,500 tons net register or part thereof
in excess of 10,000 tons, an additional charge of
(d) Assisting vessel to change berth, irrespective
of tonnage, for each such operation …
$ ¢
.29
.56
$ ¢
77.75
155.50
28.00
50.00
$ ¢
.56
.51
.45
1.24
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(2) Services rendered by tugs hired for work at
Wharves in the Gulf of Paria other than Wharves managed or
controlled by Government—
(a) Tug in attendance or assisting vessel berthing
or unberthing … … … …
(b) Additional charge when an additional tug is
ordered… … … … …
(3) Services rendered by tugs hired for attending a
vessel not under command, or disabled, whether of motive power
or steering ability or both, or otherwise, within any harbour or
port of the Colony (the time to count from the time the tug leaves
to perform the service to the time she returns to her berth) per
hour or part thereof per tug … … … …
(4) Services rendered by tugs hired for supplying steam
to a vessel (the time to count from the time the tug leaves for that
specific service to the time she returns to her berth) per hour or
part thereof per tug … … … … …
(5) When a tug has been ordered but such order is not
cancelled or amended before the commencement of the service,
there shall be payable a charge of… … … …
(6) Fire, and other special services rendered by—
(a) Tugs proceeding to or from a vessel requiring
assistance per hour or part thereof per tug …
(b) Tugs in attendance upon a vessel aground or
on fire or requiring assistance—
(i) outside the Gulf of Paria, per gross ton
per tug per hour or part thereof …
(ii) inside the Gulf of Paria per gross ton
per tug per hour or part thereof ...
(c) Tugs towing a vessel—
(i) outside the Gulf of Paria per gross ton
per tug per mile or part thereof …
(ii) inside the Gulf of Paria per gross ton
per tug per mile or part thereof …
Provided that:
(a) The charges under sub-paragraphs (b) and (c)
of this paragraph shall be in addition to the
charge under sub-paragraph (a) of this
paragraph.
$ ¢
100.00
100.00
60.00
45.00
90.00
45.00
.06
.03
.02
.01
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(b) The minimum charge payable under this
paragraph for services rendered to any one
ship shall be … … … …
(c) When a tug has been ordered but such order is
cancelled before the tug leaves her berth at Port-
of-Spain, there shall be payable a charge of …
(d) A tow rope damaged in assisting any ship
shall be a charge against the ship.
(e) Insurance of tugs shall be a charge against the
vessel requiring assistance.
(7) Services rendered in respect of tugs ordered for
services in the Gulf of Paria not provided for under this paragraph
per tug per hour or part thereof … … … …
(8) Overtime rates in respect of paragraph (3), (4), (6)
and (7) of this item shall be payable, in addition to the rate set out
in those paragraphs, when tugs are in attendance or in use outside
of the ordinary working hours from the time the tug leaves its
berth or anchorage in Port-of-Spain until its return thereto per tug
per hour or part thereof at the rate of … … …
(9) The General Manager shall have the power to fix
rates when droghers and barges are attended by tugs.
10. Rent on Goods:
(1) (a) Packages not exceeding 2 cubic feet
measurement or 112 lb. weight … …
(b) For each additional cubic foot in measurement
or 56 lb. in weight or fraction thereof …
Exceptions:
(c) Goods in Classes I and II in the list of
Dangerous Goods; double basic rates.
(d) Empty drums … … … …
(e) Horse boxes … … … …
(2) All the rates contained in this item shall be doubled after goods
have remained on the premises for a longer period than seven days (inclusive
of Sundays, Public Holidays and Religious Holidays) following the expiry of
the “free storage” period. [See paragraph (5) of this item].
$ ¢.
.0
.0
.0
.22
Per package per day
or part thereof
$ ¢
500.00
200.00
45.00
20.00
3
4
1
2
1
2
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(3) Goods remaining in storage after notice of removal has been
issued shall be liable to three times the storage rates as from the date of such
notice until such time as they have been removed.
(4) Storage space may be reserved at the discretion of the General
Manager in consultation with the Sugar Manufacturers’ Association for the
temporary storage of locally produced sugar, and the monthly charge for such
space shall be 13 cents per ton per calendar month or part thereof based on the
maximum tonnage in storage on any one day of each calendar month.
(5) Free storage periods allowed—
(a) Goods imported for local consumption:
4 days, reckoned from 7.00 a.m. the day following that on
which vessels or droghers attendant thereon complete
unloading (exclusive of Sundays, Public Holidays,
Religious Holidays and Saturday afternoons on which
delivery is suspended);
(b) Additional free storage of goods:
A period of 4 days free storage additional to that provided
for under sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph shall be
allowed in respect of—
(i) imports of over 100 tons on any one bill of lading consigned
to any owner, person or company ex any one vessel;
(ii) imports overlanded and imports requiring survey;
(iii) imports awaiting lighterage where written application
has been made for a berth for a lighter before expiry
of the free storage period allowed and where such
application contains complete particulars of the goods
to be landed; and
(iv) imports awaiting railage where a copy of the application
for railage of the goods is handed in as proof that the
Railway Department has been requested to rail the
goods before expiry of the free storage period allowed.
(c) Goods stored in open at owner’s risk:
Imports deposited in the open at owner’s risk on Queen’s
Wharf or St. Vincent Wharf a free storage period of 8 days
shall be allowed, after which period of 8 days a charge of
1 cent per square foot per week or part thereof shall be
levied in respect of the area occupied by the goods subject
to a minimum charge of 25 cents.
(d) Goods awaiting exportation or re-exportation of shipment to
Tobago:
Twenty-one days inclusive of Sundays, Public Holidays
and Religious Holidays.
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(e) Goods awaiting trans-shipment:
30 days inclusive of Sundays, Public Holidays and
Religious Holidays.
11. Hire of Gear:
The charges shall be computed from the time stated on the written request
to the return of the unit to the officer in charge of transport.
$ ¢
(a) Slings, Cant Hooks and Lifting Clamps—each … .50
(b) Hand trucks and platform trucks—each … … .75
(c) Pallets—each… … … … … .30
(d) Pallets with bridle—each … … … .75
12. Hire of Hand Cranes:
The hirer shall supply the labour for operating such cranes; charges shall be
computed from the time stated on written request to the handing back of the
cranes key to the Wharf Superintendent.
$ ¢
and shall be at the rate of … … … .34
13. Hire of Mechanical Units:
The charges in respect of those units rated at an hourly basis shall be
computed from the time stated on written request to the return of the unit to
the officer in charge of transport.
(a) Cranes —for special lifts not exceeding 10 tons weight—
$ ¢
(i) lifts not exceeding 2 tons… … …
(ii) lifts of over 2 tons and not exceeding 5 tons
(iii) lifts of over 5 tons and not exceeding 7 tons
(iv) lifts of over 7 tons and not exceeding 10 tons
Overtime (in addition to the lifting charge)
before or after ordinary working hours …
(b) For each crane—Bucyrus for heavy lifts: including
rigging, transporting of crane and operation of
slinging, lifting and loading or shipping.
(i) Normal working hours (inclusive charge) …
(ii) Normal overtime (inclusive charge) …
(iii) Religious holidays (inclusive charge) …
(iv) When requisitioned for use at King’s Wharf
Extension, an additional travelling charge of
$60.00 shall be levied.
$ ¢
2.87
113.52
137.59
166.26
Per hour or
part thereof
Per ton weight or
measurement
2.01
2.87
3.73
4.59
Per hour or
part thereof
Per day or
part thereof
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$ ¢
(c) Cranes not otherwise provided for… …
(d) Other units
(i) Road Roller ... … …
(ii) Electric Trucks … … …
(iii) Electric Lifts ... … …
(iv) Tow motors and Shop Mules (including
trailers—Platform trucks—when
necessary)… … … …
(v) Fork Lift trucks … … …
(vi) Motor Trucks (Lorries) … …
(vii) Concrete Mixers … … …
(e) An additional 25 per cent shall be charged in
respect of work performed before or after
ordinary working hours.
14. Diver and Apparatus
(1) Charges in respect of the services of a diver, inclusive of all
necessary gear, pumps, attendants, barge, etc., and exclusive of towage
whenever necessary, shall be payable at the rate of $19.46 per hour or part
thereof subject to a minimum charge of $38.99.
(2) Towage to site of operations may be arranged by the hirer,
otherwise a charge of $13.76 per hour or part thereof shall be leviable for the
use of a motor launch for towing, subject to a minimum charge of $27.52.
(3) Should the site of operations be located at a distance which
makes it, in the absolute discretion of the Harbour Engineer or Harbour
Master, inadvisable for a motor launch to be employed, the charges provided
for hire of tugs under item 9 shall apply.
(4) Application for the services of a diver shall be made in writing
and the period of employment of the diver shall be computed as from the time
the diver leaves the shore until the time he returns to shore.
15. Cased Vehicles:
Unpacking and assembling cased motor vehicles and trailers.
$ ¢
Use of space per vehicle … … … 7.00
Per day or part thereof
1.72
4.31
4.31
4.31
4.31
4.31
3.91
2.29
Per hour or part thereof
per ton maximum lifting
capacity of crane
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Per berthing or
unberthing operation
16. Valuable Packages and Parcels:
A charge of 10 cents per one hundred dollars value in addition to receiving,
stowing and delivering charges, shall be payable in advance in respect of valuable
parcels, or packages the value of which has been declared in accordance with
bye-law 51 and this charge shall cover the goods for the first four days of storage,
after which a further charge of 10 cents per week per one hundred dollars value
shall be payable in advance for every week or part thereof during which the
parcels or packages remain in the custody of the Wharf Superintendent.
17. Telephones installed in vessels:
$ ¢
First twenty-four hours or part thereof … … 4.00
Each succeeding twenty-four hours or part thereof … 2.00
Installing and disconnecting instruments ... … Actual cost
Long distance calls ... ... ... … Actual cost
18. Repairs to Damage Packages:
The actual cost of labour and materials plus twenty per cent.
19. Mooring Lines:
(1) In respect of men in attendance handling ropes from vessels
berthing or unberthing at King’s Wharf:
$ ¢
(a) Ordinary working hours … … … 5.58
(b) Overtime hours … … … … 11.29
2. A free period of 60 minutes shall be allowed before the berthing or
unberthing operation is commenced; should this period be exceeded an additional
standing-by charge, for the period in excess of the free period, of 3 dollars per hour
or part thereof shall be payable in respect of ordinary working hours, and an
additional charge of 5 dollars per hour or part thereof in respect of overtime hours.
20. Sorting Cargo:
Charges in addition to receiving, stowing and delivering shall be payable in
respect of sorting goods mixed in such a manner as to render sorting
impracticable at the time of landing, and such charges shall be equal to the
actual cost of performing the service plus twenty per cent.
21. Services not specifically provided for:
Charges shall be payable in respect of all services not specifically provided
for on the basis of actual cost of performing the service plus twenty per cent.
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(Bye-law
No. 36).
(Section 22).
Short title.
Interpretation.
SCHEDULE “D”
Goods which may be Stored in the Open unless the Wharf Superintendent
has received them with Specific Instructions that they shall not be
Stored in the Open.
The Store Rent charges shall be applicable in respect of any goods stored in
the open of the kind specified in the list hereunder, but at half rates for the first
two weeks and thereafter at full rates.
Acids Chains Lumber
Anchors Charcoal Machinery
Asphalt Cylinders (full or Oil (Lubricating and
Ballast empty) Paint)
Boilers Drums Paints
Bottles Engines Pipes (earthenware)
(empty in crates Expanded Metal Planks
or bags) Fencing Quarry Products
Bricks in case or Grindstone Steel of all descriptions
loose Horse boxes Tar, Pitch, etc.
Casks (empty) Iron of all descriptions Timber of all descriptions
Castings Ironware Vehicles of all descriptions
Cement in drums Lead
SCHEDULE V
Bye-laws made by the Governor in Council under the Provisions of the
Port Services (Dues, Charges and Management) Ordinance.
1. These Bye-laws may be cited as the Harbours and Wharves Traffic
Bye-laws.
2. (1) In these Bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires—
“ Dangerous Petroleum” means petroleum which, when tested in the manner
set forth in Part II of the Second Schedule to the Imperial Petroleum
(Consolidation) Act, 1928, or in such other manner as may from time to time be
authorised, gives off an inflammable vapour at a temperature of less than ninety-
five degrees Fahrenheit, or at less than the legal flash point for the time being;
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GN 42/1949.
Vessels not to
moor or anchor
within certain
limits.
[40/1955
178/1959
29/1960].
“Explosives” means gunpowder, nitro-glycerine, dynamite, gun-cotton,
blasting powders, fulminate of mercury or of other metals, coloured fires, and
every other substance, whether similar to those above mentioned or not, used
or manufactured with a view to produce a practical effect by explosion or a
pyrotechnic effect: and includes fog signals, fireworks, fuses, rockets,
percussion caps, detonators, cartridges, ammunition of all descriptions, and
every adaptation or preparation of an explosive as herein defined;
“Explosives Anchorage” comprises all the waters to the Eastward of
Longitude 61° 32' 39" West and South of Latitude 10° 37' 24" North, and
North of Latitude 10° 36' 24" North;
“Quarantine Anchorage” comprises all the waters enclosed by an
imaginary line drawn due South from the Easternmost point of Nelson Island
to Latitude 10° 38' 42" North thence due East to Longitude 61° 35' 00" West
thence due North to Latitude 10° 39' 42" North and thence to the Easternmost
point of Nelson Island.
(2) The terms defined in the Ordinance shall, when used in these
Bye-laws, have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Ordinance.
NAVIGATION AND MANOEUVRING OF VESSELS
3. The master of a vessel shall not moor or anchor such vessel or cause
it to be moored or anchored—
(a) within one cable of an imaginary line drawn between the
seaward end of St. Vincent Jetty and the Schooner Control
Station; or
(b) in such manner as to allow any part of the vessel when
swinging to come within the limits of the Basin; or
(c) within a radius of half a mile of the seaward entrance to the
Grier Channel; or
(d) within one cable of either side of the Grier Channel as
marked by beacons; or
(e) without the written consent of the Harbour Master or without
the assistance of a licensed pilot, within the area contained
by the Pointe-a-Pierre jetty on its South side, by an
imaginary line running from a point at the westernmost end
of the jetty in Latitude 10° 18' 46" North, Longitude 61° 28'
501/2" West (approximately) in a 253° direction for 600 feet,
thence in a 328° direction for 7,000 feet, thence in a 073°
direction for 2,300 feet, thence in a 130° direction to meet the
jetty, on its southern perimeter in Latitude 10°18' 58" North,
Longitude 61° 28' 08" West (approximately) at a point 4,450
feet from its westernmost point; or
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Vessel not to
enter or leave
Channel or
basin when
another vessel is
manoeuvring.
Vessel not to be
moored or
anchored in
Channel or
Basin without
permission or a
pilot.
Limitation of
speed in
Channel and
Basin.
Vessels not to
enter Channel or
Basin if dredger
displays signals.
Vessel to pass
dredger at slow
speed.
Vessel to anchor
as directed.
Vessel in
quarantine to
anchor in
Quarantine
Anchorage.
(f) within 250 feet of the oil pipelines laid on the seabed from
Point Galba— Latitude 10° 14' 22" North, Longitude 61° 38'
15" West to a riser platform Latitude 10° 15' 13" North,
Longitude 61° 39' 05" West, thence to a drilling platform
Latitude 10° 15' 49" North, Longitude 61° 38' 30" West.
4. The master of a vessel shall not cause or permit such vessel to—
(a) enter or leave the Grier Channel or the Basin without the
assistance of a licensed pilot when another vessel having a pilot
on board and displaying the International Code Flag “H” is
manoeuvring in or approaching the Grier Channel or Basin; or
(b) be moored or anchored in the Grier Channel or Basin without
the written consent of the Harbour Master or without the
assistance of a licensed pilot; or
(c) be towed, moved or propelled in the Grier Channel or in the
Basin at a speed exceeding 5 knots, unless it be established
that a greater speed is necessary to ensure the safety of such
vessel; or
(d) enter the Grier Channel or Basin or be navigated in the Grier
Channel or Basin when a dredger in the Channel or Basin is
displaying signals as follows:
i. By Day ... Three black balls in a vertical line from
the yardarm.
ii. By Night ... Three red lights in a vertical line from
the yardarm.
5. When a dredger in the Channel displays a white flag by day or three
white lights in a vertical line by night, the master of a vessel entering or
leaving the Grier Channel shall cause such vessel to be navigated in such
manner as to pass the dredger at a slow speed and at a reasonable distance
from the side of the dredger upon which such flag or lights are displayed.
6. The master of a vessel arriving in any harbour of the Colony shall
cause or permit such vessel to take up such anchorage as the Harbour Master
may from time to time direct and shall shift anchorage if called upon to do so
by the Harbour Master.
7. The master of a vessel arriving in Port-of-Spain Harbour and placed in
quarantine shall not cause or permit such vessel to take up an anchorage outside the
limits of the Quarantine Anchorage unless otherwise directed by the Harbour Master.
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Attendance of
Government
Tug compulsory
in cases
specified.
Duties of person
in charge of
boats, etc.,
attending
vessels.
Boat, launch or
other craft to
approach
gangway as
directed.
Boat, launch or
other craft not
to lie alongside
vessel longer
than is
necessary.
Only specified
persons to
embark or
disembark at
gangway.
8. The attendance of a Government Tug must be requested by the
master when a vessel not being a drogher and being registered as 1,000 tons
net or over is—
(a) manoeuvring in the Basin; or
(b) entering or leaving the Basin; or
(c) berthing or unberthing at King’s Wharf; or
(d) berthing or unberthing at the Slipway Guide Jetty; or
(e) berthing or unberthing at the Admiralty Repair Jetty; or
(f) berthing, unberthing, mooring, unmooring, or
manoeuvring at or near any place where the Harbour
Master directs that a tug shall be in attendance or stand
by to assist a vessel if called upon to do so by the master:
Provided always that if a vessel is not berthed at an intervening berth, any
other vessel not casting off ropes may, at the sole risk of the master and owner,
if so directed by the Wharf Superintendent, be moved from one clear berth at
a wharf to another clear berth without a tug in attendance.
BOATS, LAUNCHES AND OTHER CRAFT IN
ATTENDANCE ON VESSELS
9. The master, coxswain or other person in charge of any boat, launch
or other craft in attendance on a vessel for the purpose of conveying
passengers, cargo, stores or water, or for any other purpose shall not—
(a) cause such boat, launch or other craft to come alongside or
approach the gangway of a vessel contrary to the orders
given by a member of the Police Force or by a responsible
person on board the vessel that is being approached; or
(b) cause such boat, launch or other craft to be alongside the
gangway of any vessel in any harbour longer than is
necessary to embark or disembark its passengers and
baggage or other goods, but shall, while waiting, lie off at a
distance of not less than 50 yards from the side of such vessel
so as to leave a clear passage to and from the gangway; or
(c) cause or permit such boat, launch or other craft to embark or
disembark any person at the gangway of a vessel whilst at an
anchorage in any harbour or alongside any wharf, unless
such person is—
(i) in possession of a valid pass authorising the holder to
board the vessel; or
(ii) a passenger of that ship; or
(iii) a member of the crew; or
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Free passage to
and from
landing place.
Passengers to
embark or
disembark or
cargo to be
loaded or
unloaded at
authorised
places.
Vessels to carry
lights.
Mechanically
propelled craft
to carry lights.
Sailing Vessels
to carry lights.
Boats propelled
by oars to carry
lights.
(iv) an officer of the Government on official duty; or
(d) cause or permit such boat, launch or other craft to anchor or
remain in such a position as to impede the free passage to and
from any landing place or wharf; or
(e) cause or permit passengers to embark or disembark or cargo
to be loaded or unloaded at any harbour, port or place in the
Colony except at such places as are authorised by the
Comptroller of Customs and Excise.
LIGHTS TO BE EXHIBITED BY VESSELS
10. All masters of vessels arriving within the limits of any harbour shall,
unless otherwise directed by the Harbour Master or in these Bye-laws, cause
such lights to be carried by the vessel as are required by the Regulations for
Preventing Collisions at Sea, from time to time made under the provisions of
the Imperial Merchant Shipping Act, 1894.
11. The master, coxswain or other person in charge of any launch, tug, or
other mechanically propelled craft shall, when under weigh between sunset and
sunrise, cause the vessel to exhibit in the forepart or in front of the funnel where
it can best be seen a bright white light so constructed as to show the light from
right ahead to two points abaft the beam on each side, and shall also cause the
regulation side lights (green on the starboard side and red on the port side) or a
combined lantern showing a green light and a red light from right ahead to two
points abaft the beam on their respective sides to be carried. Such lanterns must
be carried below the line of the bright light to be exhibited. When towing the
master of such a craft shall cause an additional bright white light similar to the
one above-mentioned to be exhibited. These two bright white lights shall be
exhibited in a vertical line one above the other and six feet apart.
12. The masters of all sailing vessels shall, when under weigh between
sunset and sunrise, cause the regulation side lights (green on the starboard side
and red on the port side) to be carried, and, in addition, a white light must be
kept at hand lighted and ready for use and it shall be exhibited on the approach
of an overtaking vessel in time to prevent collision.
13. The master, coxswain or other person in charge of any boat propelled
by oars or any other craft not mechanically propelled and not specifically
provided for in the next preceding paragraph, shall cause a white light
contained in a lantern of a pattern to be approved by the Harbour Master to be
exhibited above the gunwale by the vessel when under weigh between the
hours of sunset and sunrise. He shall also cause the vessel to carry a second
lantern of the same pattern for use as occasion requires.
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Open boats
fishing at nights
to carry lights.
No heating or
boiling of any
combustible
matter on board
vessel.
Spirituous
liquor not to be
supplied.
Accommodation
ladders to be
provided.
Coal, ballast,
rubbish, etc., not
to be discharged
overboard.
Vessel not to be
fastened to any
buoy, beacon or
seamark.
Buoy or mark
not to be laid or
maintained.
Vessels with
dangerous
petroleum and
explosives to
take up
explosives
anchorage.
14. Open boats, when fishing at night with outlying tackle extending
more than 150 feet horizontally from the boat into the seaway, shall carry one
all-round white light and, in addition, on approaching or being approached by
other vessels, shall show a second white light at least 3 feet below the first
light and at a horizontal distance of at least 5 feet away from it in the direction
in which the outlying tackle is attached.
MISCELLANEOUS
15. The master of a vessel at an anchorage within any harbour shall not
permit the boiling or heating of any pitch, tar, resin, dammer, turpentine, oil or
any other such combustible matter on board such vessel, but may permit such
boiling or heating in a boat alongside.
16. No person shall sell, supply or convey any wine or spirituous liquor
to any of the crew or to any other person on board of any vessel in any harbour
without the consent of the master of such vessel.
17. The master of every vessel conveying passengers anchoring in any
harbour unless it be placed in quarantine shall as soon as possible put down
one or, if conveying 100 or more passengers, at least two accommodation
ladders provided with horizontal landing platforms of adequate size and
suitable height above the water. If the vessel be placed in quarantine the
ladders shall be put down as soon as it is released from quarantine.
18. The master of a vessel or any other person shall not cause or permit
any coal, ballast, ashes, rubbish, oils, paints or oily water to be discharged
overboard or to escape from any vessel into any part of any harbour, or cause
or permit these or similar materials to be so placed on shore in such manner or
position as to render them likely to flow or be washed into a harbour.
19. The master of a vessel shall not cause or permit such vessel to be
made fast to any buoy, beacon or seamark in any harbour.
20. No person shall lay or maintain any buoy or any mark whatsoever
within the limits of any harbour without the permission of the Harbour Master
having been first obtained in writing.
21. The master of a vessel having dangerous petroleum or explosives on
board shall not take up an anchorage in Port-of-Spain Harbour other than
within the prescribed limits of the explosives anchorage without the sanction
of the Harbour Master in writing.
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Loading and
unloading of
dangerous
petroleum and
explosives.
Fire on board
vessels.
Fishing stakes
not to be placed
without
permission.
Fishing nets not
to be attached to
buoys or kept
afloat without
permission.
No person to
approach within
50 yards of
vessel
anchoring.
No boat, launch
or other vessel
to be hauled up
on beach.
No person to
obstruct
officers.
Penalty for
contravention
of, or failure to
comply with,
bye-laws.
22. The master of a vessel whilst at an anchorage in any harbour shall not
cause or permit the loading or unloading of dangerous petroleum or explosives
between the hours of sunset and sunrise without the permission of the Harbour
Master having been first obtained in writing.
23. In the event of fire occurring on board any vessel within the limits of
any harbour, the master shall give immediate notice to the Harbour Master
stating whether or not assistance is required.
24. No person shall place fishing stakes or cause them to be placed within
the limits of any harbour without the permission of the Harbour Master having
been first obtained in writing, and any such fishing stakes which the Harbour
Master may approve from time to time to be placed within the Harbour limits
shall be of a sufficient length to project not less than 8 feet above the level of
high water ordinary spring tides.
25. No person shall place fishing nets attached to buoys or kept afloat by
other means within the limits of any harbour without the permission of the
Harbour Master in writing.
26. No person other than the pilot in attendance shall approach within
fifty yards of any vessel until such time as the vessel has taken up the allotted
anchorage in any harbour.
27. No person shall cause any boat, launch or other vessel to be hauled
up on any beach within the limits of any harbour for the purpose of cleaning
or repairing such vessel, except at such place or places as may be indicated or
set aside by the Harbour Master and any such boat, launch or other vessel must
be removed if instructions to that effect are issued by the Harbour Master.
28. No person shall obstruct, impede or molest the Harbour Master in the
exercise and performance of his powers or duties.
PENALTY
29. (1) Where any provision of these Bye-laws is contravened or not
complied with as respects any vessel and the obligation contravened or not
complied with is not imposed on any specific person by these Bye-laws,
the owner and master of the vessel shall be deemed to have contravened
these Bye-laws.
(2) Any person who contravenes, or is deemed to have contravened,
or fails to comply with, any provision of these Bye-laws shall be liable on
summary conviction to a fine of two hundred and forty dollars or to
imprisonment for three months or to both such fine and imprisonment.
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SCHEDULE VI
Bye-laws made by the Governor in Council under the Provisions of the
Port Services (Dues, Charges and Management) Ordinance.
1. These Bye-laws may be cited as the Management of Slipways Bye-laws.
2. (1) In these Bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires—
“agent” in relation to any vessel, includes the person or firm doing the
business of the vessel;
“ballast” includes any material placed in a vessel to secure stability;
“displacement tonnage” means the actual weight of a vessel trimmed ready
for slipping;
“drogher” means any vessel registered under the Drogher’s Ordinance and
employed in the lading or unlading of ships, or in the coasting trade of the
Colony, whether in the conveyance of passengers or cargo;
“licensee” includes any officer of the Government authorised by the Harbour
Engineer to effect repairs or undertake work on a slipway and any
individual, company or firm in possession of a licence from the
Government to effect repairs or undertake work on a slipway;
“master” includes any person (except a pilot) having or taking the command
or charge of any vessel;
“owner” of a vessel includes any joint or part owner, and a person who, though
only the hirer of a vessel, appoints the master and other persons working
such vessel, and also includes the agent of the owner;
“tariff” means the table of charges set forth in Appendix “A” hereto;
“tonnage” means gross registered tonnage except in the case of vessels
registered under the Droghers Ordinance when tonnage shall be deemed
to be that stated in the Certificate of Registration;
“vessel” includes a boat, ship or vessel of any description.
(2) The following details relate to the slipways now in use:
Description. Slipway No. 1. Slipway No. 2.
Length … … … … 685' 0" 306' 6"
Length of Cradle … … 228' 8" 40' 0"
Breadth of Cradle … … 42' 0" 10' 6"
Depth over keel blocks at lower end,
L.W. O.S.T. … … 16' 9" 3' 7"
Depth over keel blocks at upper end,
L.W. O.S.T. … ... ... 4' 9" 1' 7"
Inclination ... ... ... 1 in 20 1 in 20
Capacity ... ... ... 700 tons 50 tons
displacement displacement
weight. weight.
NOTE.—The average rise of tide is 3' 10".
(Section 22).
Short title.
Interpretation.
[156/1959].
Description of
slipways in use.
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Form of
application.
Application to
be accompanied
by deposit.
Forfeiture of
deposit.
Time of slipping
to be regulated.
Application may
be accepted
before vessel
arrives.
Gas Free
certificate to
accompany
application.
Register of
applications to
be kept.
Vessels in
damaged
condition and
Government
vessels may be
allowed priority.
APPLICATIONS FOR USE OF SLIPWAYS
3. (1) A written application for the use of a slipway in the form set out
in Appendix “B” hereto and obtainable from the Harbour Engineer must be
forwarded to that officer and a reply shall be sent in the form set out in
Appendix “C” hereto.
(2) Each application must be accompanied by a deposit equalling the
charge applicable to 48 hours’ hire of the slipway unless the applicant has
entered into a bond with the Government guaranteeing payment.
(3) One-half of the sum deposited as aforementioned will be
forfeited in the event of the vessel in respect of which the application is made
not being ready to be slipped at the time arranged.
(4) No vessel shall be slipped before the time and manner of slipping
and the period during which the slipway may be occupied have been regulated
by the Harbour Engineer.
(5) Applications for slipping vessels may be made and accepted
before their arrival.
(6) (a) A “Gas Free” certificate issued by a competent person
approved by the Senior Inspector of Factories must accompany all
applications for the use of a slipway by vessels engaged in the carriage of
petroleum or petroleum products.
(b) In the case of vessels occupying a slipway being fitted with
engines using petroleum or petroleum products as fuel a “Gas Free” certificate
issued by a competent person approved by the Senior Inspector of Factories must
be handed to the Harbour Engineer and a receipt obtained for the certificate before
any repair work is undertaken in the vicinity of a fuel tank or an engine room.
(7) Applications for slipping will be entered in the order in which
they are received in a register to be kept in the head office for that purpose.
(8) Provided that any vessel occupying a slipway is in such
condition as in the opinion of the Harbour Engineer permits of it being safely
launched he may, when registering the order in which vessels are to occupy a
slipway, be at liberty to give priority to—
(a) any vessel in a damaged or unseaworthy condition, or any
vessel which in his judgment renders it necessary for such
vessel to be slipped immediately;
(b) all vessels belonging to Government;
(c) such vessels as in his opinion will require the use of the
slipway for the least time regardless of the order in which
vessels appear on the slipping list.
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Notice to be
given of
peculiarity of
construction.
Survey may be
called in event
of dispute as to
tonnage of
vessel.
No commitment
until regulation
order issued.
Preparations for
slipping.
Hawsers to be
supplied.
Vessel to be
upright.
Bilges to be
dry.
Ballast tanks to
be full with
doors secured,
or dry with
doors detached.
Closets and
latrines to be
cleansed and
secured.
Awnings to be
furled.
Vessel to be
fumigated.
(9) (a) At the time of application for the slipping of any vessel, the
displacement tonnage of such vessel, trimmed ready for slipping, must be
declared and notice must be given of any peculiarity in the construction of the
keel or bottom of the vessel, which may require that the blocks or caps be
relaid, or of cargo or ballast on board. Blocks or caps will be relaid, if
necessary, at the expense of the owner.
(b) Should a dispute arise as to the displacement tonnage of any
vessel occupying or about to occupy a slipway, the Harbour Engineer shall be
at liberty to call upon the services of Lloyds Surveyor for the purpose of
assessing the displacement tonnage of such vessel. The assessment made by
Lloyds Surveyor shall be accepted by both parties and the fee payable shall be
borne by Government and the owner or agent of the vessel in equal proportions.
(10) Until such time as the Harbour Engineer shall have issued to
the applicant a regulation order, no application shall be deemed to have
been accepted.
REQUIREMENTS BEFORE SLIPPING
4. Prior to the time arranged for a vessel to be placed on a slipway, the
following preparations must be made on board the vessel, except in cases of
emergency when all or any of such requirements may be waived by the
Harbour Engineer if, in his judgment, a vessel in a damaged or unseaworthy
condition must be slipped immediately—
(1) Suitable hawsers and heaving lines must be supplied on each
side, fore and aft.
(2) The vessel must be upright and trimmed as directed by the
Harbour Engineer.
(3) Bilges must be dry fore and aft and kept so, and they must at all
times be clear for inspection.
(4) Ballast tanks must be either—
(a) full with doors properly secured; or
(b) dry with doors detached ready for examination, or inspection.
(5) All water closets and latrines must be thoroughly cleansed and
securely fastened before the vessel is placed on the cradle.
(6) All awnings must be furled if so ordered by the Harbour Engineer.
(7) If so required under the provisions of any Ordinance or Regulation
in force for the time being, the vessel must be fumigated before being slipped.
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Ballast, coal.
and water to be
removed if
required.
Harbour
Engineer may
refuse use of
slip if
instruction not
complied with.
No work to be
undertaken
unless by
licensee.
[156/1959].
Licence Fee.
Form of Licence
in accordance
with Appendix
“D”.
Number of
vessels slipped
at discretion of
Harbour
Engineer.
Limitation of
period of
occupation.
Tariff and
working hours.
Harbour
Engineer may
extend period of
occupation of
slipway.
(8) If so required by the Harbour Engineer all ballast, coal and water
shall be removed from the vessel before being slipped.
(9) If on inspection by the Harbour Engineer it should be found that
any of the foregoing requirements or instructions have not been complied with
or carried out, the Harbour Engineer may refuse to slip the vessel and in such
case, all expenses incurred shall be borne by the vessel.
CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SLIPWAYS MAY BE
OCCUPIED
5. (1) No person or company shall be permitted to undertake any work in
connection with the repairs and maintenance of vessels occupying a slipway
unless he or it shall have first obtained a licence given under the hand of the
Harbour Engineer who is authorised to revoke, suspend, or withhold the issue of
a licence: Provided that this paragraph shall not apply in the case of private yachts
or launches of a displacement of not more than 12 tons the owners of which make
application to the Harbour Engineer for permission to repair their craft.
(2) The fee payable for a licence shall be $100.00 in respect of
Slipway No. 2 and $240.00 in respect of both Slipways.
(3) Licences shall be on parchment or vellum and shall be according
to the form in Appendix “D” hereto and shall expire on the 31st of December
of the year in which they were issued.
(4) The number of vessels to be slipped shall be solely at the discretion
of the Harbour Engineer and shall be limited only by the capacity of the slipways.
(5) No vessel shall remain on Slipway No. 1 for a longer period than
seventy-two hours except by special arrangement, when the rates shall be—
(a) for the fourth, fifth and sixth periods of twenty-four hours or
any part thereof, the same as those set out in paragraph (1) of
item 2 of Appendix “A” hereto for the first, second and third
periods of twenty-four hours or part thereof respectively;
(b) for the seventh and each successive period of twenty-four
hours or part thereof, that set out in the said paragraph (1) for
the first period of twenty-four hours or part thereof.
(6) The tariff and working hours shall be in accordance with
Appendix “A” hereto.
(7) If before the expiration of the period for which Slipway No. 1 has
been engaged, the Harbour Engineer is satisfied that circumstances not known
at the time of regulating or beyond the control of the parties engaged in the
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Double rates
imposed if
vessel remains
on slipway
beyond agreed
period.
Vessel slipped
and launched as
directed.
No combustible
matter to be
heated on
premises.
No person to
obstruct
officers.
24 hours’ notice
to be given of
readiness to
leave slipway.
Gangways, etc.,
used at risk of
user.
No refuse to be
thrown
overboard.
No vessel to be
broken up
without consent.
No ballast, coal,
water or heavy
lifts to be
removed
without
permission.
work, will prevent completion of essential repairs within the period stipulated,
an extension of the period may be arranged as the Harbour Engineer may deem
necessary, the rate applicable to each such period of twenty-four hours or part
thereof shall be the same as that set out in item 2 of Appendix “A” hereto for
the first period of twenty-four hours or part thereof.
(8) Should a vessel remain on Slipway No. 1 without permission for
a period beyond that for which it has been agreed that such vessel should
ocupy the slipway, the rate applicable to each such period of twenty-four hours
or part thereof shall be one and one-half times the rate set out in item 2 of
Appendix “A” hereto for the first period of twenty-four hours or part thereof.
(9) No vessel shall be slipped or launched except under the direction
of the Harbour Engineer and in the presence of the master of the vessel.
(10) No person shall boil or heat pitch, tar, resin, turpentine, oil or
other combustible matter on the slipway premises, except in a place or places
set aside for the purpose, or with the permission of the Harbour Engineer.
(11) No person shall obstruct, impede or molest the Harbour
Engineer or any person employed under him, in the exercise and performance
of his powers or duties.
(12) The agents or master of any vessel using a slipway shall give
the Harbour Engineer at least twenty-four hours’ notice in writing, stating the
time at which the vessel will be ready to leave such slipway.
(13) All gangways, staging and platforms whether supplied by
Government or otherwise shall be used at the sole risk and responsibility
of licensees.
(14) No refuse of any kind shall be thrown overboard from any vessel
occupying a slipway except with the permission of the Harbour Engineer.
The cost of the removal and disposal of any refuse thrown overboard from
any such vessel whether with or without permission shall be borne by the
owner or licensee and where no permission has been obtained, without
prejudice to any proceedings that may be taken for a breach of this paragraph.
(15) No vessel shall be broken up on a slipway without the consent
of the Harbour Engineer and under his direction, and his decision as to the
manner in which such vessel may be broken up shall be final.
(16) No ballast, coal, water from boilers or tanks, or heavy lifts shall
be moved or removed whilst a vessel is on a slipway without permission of the
Harbour Engineer, and should such permission be given, the master or other
person in charge of the vessel on behalf of the owners will be held responsible
for any loss or damage arising out of such action during the time which the
vessel occupies a slipway or at the time of launching.
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Vessels once
blocked and
shored to pay
cost of shifting
blocks and
shores.
Assistance of
crew and use of
winches to be
given.
Outboard work
to be undertaken
at risk of owner.
Vessel to be
provided with
suitable lights
and fire
appliances.
Government not
responsible for
accident, loss or
damage.
Appeal to
Governor in
Council.
Tariff charges.
Tariff charges
payable to
General
Manager.
Hire of
equipment.
Hire of
equipment not
listed in Tariff.
(17) Vessels occupying a slipway and having once been blocked and
shored shall be debited with the cost of all labour supplied in shifting blocks
or shores.
(18) The use of the vessel’s winches and the assistance of the crew
must be given free of charge if required for any purpose connected with the
slipping or launching of a vessel.
(19) Any outboard work performed while a vessel is being hauled
up, slipped or launched shall be undertaken at the sole risk and responsibility
of the master, agent or licensee as the case may be.
(20) Vessels occupying a slipway must—
(a) hire or supply suitable lights at all gangways or places where
repairs are being undertaken or are in progress;
(b) be provided with suitable fire extinguishers.
(21) Although all reasonable precautions will be taken, Government
will not accept responsibility for any accident nor be held liable for any loss
or damage to a vessel during slipping or launching, or during the time a vessel
is on a slipway.
(22) In any case in which the Harbour Engineer shall exercise the
discretionary powers conferred on him by these Bye-laws, an appeal shall lie
to the Governor in Council whose decision in the matter shall be final.
TARIFF AND PAYMENT OF CHARGES
6. The charges set forth in the Tariff shall be payable for the services
specified therein.
7. The charges in the Tariff shall be payable to the General Manager by the
person for whom the services are performed, immediately upon the completion
of launching by the owner or master of the vessel concerned or on demand.
8. Pneumatic tools required by any person using a slipway or carrying
out repairs on a slipway shall be hired from the Harbour Engineer:
Provided that where the Harbour Engineer is unable to supply any such item
of equipment any other similar item of equipment may be used by any such
person on written application for permission to use the same being made to the
Harbour Engineer and his approval being obtained prior to the bringing of the
same on slipway premises.
9. The Harbour Engineer may make such reasonable charge for the hire
of any instrument, appliance or other item of equipment not listed in the Tariff
as he may think fit.
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$ 30.00
$ 25.00
Penalty.
Bye-laws Nos.
5(6) and 6 to 9.
[156/1959].
PENALTY
10. (1) Where any provision of these Bye-laws is contravened or not
complied with in respect of any vessel and the obligation contravened or
not complied with is not imposed on any specific person by these Bye-laws,
the owner and master of the vessel shall be deemed to have contravened
these Bye-laws.
(2) Any person who contravenes or is deemed to have contravened
or fails to comply with any provision of these Bye-laws shall be liable on
summary conviction to a fine of two hundred and forty dollars or to
imprisonment for three months or to both such fine and imprisonment.
APPENDIX “A”
TARIFF AND WORKING HOURS
1. Hauling up and Launching Vessels on and of Slipways—
Per ton gross … … … $ .24
Minimum charge … … … 20.00
Maximum charge … … … 150.00
2. Hire of Slipways—
(1) Slipway No. 1—
(a) For the first period of twenty-four hours or part thereof—one
dollar and twenty cents per ton gross or per ton displacement,
whichever yields the greater revenue, with a minimum of $180.00.
(b) For the second period of twenty-four hours or part thereof—
eighty cents per ton gross or per ton displacement, whichever
yields the greater revenue, with a minimum of $120.00.
(c) For the third period of twenty-four hours or part thereof—
sixty cents per ton gross or per ton displacement, whichever
yields the greater revenue, with a minimum of $90.00.
(2) Slipway No. 2—
(a) Privately-owned yachts and launches of a displacement
tonnage of not more than 12 tons—
(i) For the first period of twenty-four
hours or part thereof… … …
(ii) For the second and succeeding periods
of twenty-four hours or part thereof—
each period … … …
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… $ 65.00
… $45.00
… $40.00
(b) Other vessels—
(i) For the first period of twenty-four
hours or part thereof—one dollar and
twenty cents per ton gross or per ton
displacement, whichever yields the
greater revenue, with a minimum of…
(ii) For the second period of twenty-four
hours or part thereof—eighty cents per
ton gross or per ton displacement,
whichever yields the greater revenue,
with a minimum of… … …
(iii) For the third and succeeding periods of
twenty- four hours or part thereof, each
period—sixty cents per ton gross or per
ton displacement, whichever yields the
greater revenue, with a minimum of
(3) All charges falling under this item shall become operative from
the time the vessel commences to move into position over the cradle and shall
terminate when the vessel leaves the cradle.
(4) When two vessels are being docked together the charges shall
become operative when the second vessel commences to move into position
over the cradle and shall terminate when the first vessel leaves the cradle.
(5) When two vessels are on a slipway together and the work on one
vessel for which docking was essential is completed but the said vessel is
unable to be removed from the slipway owing to the work being carried out on
the other vessel, then the charge for the former vessel under this item shall
terminate when the said work thereon is complete but thereafter dock work,
i.e., work for which docking would not be essential, may be carried out on the
former vessel and shall not affect the aforementioned termination.
3. Additional Charges for Special Periods on Slipway No. 1—
See paragraphs (5), (7) and (8) of bye-law 5.
4. Hire of Gear, Crane and Machine Tools.
The rates shall, with the exception of the Dennis fire and salvage
pump, cranes and machine tools, include the cost of attendants and
of fuel, current, compressed air, gas, etc., for the operation of units
if hired for use in the Port Services area.
Terms and conditions of rental of all equipment for use outside
of the Port Services area shall be subject to special arrangement
with the Harbour Engineer.
(a) Machine tools—each $ 2.50 per hour or part thereof
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$ 4.50 per hour or part thereof
with a maximum of $30.00
for each period not exceeding
8 hours. $8.50 per hour or
part thereof with a maximum
of $50.00 for each period not
exceeding 8 hours.
(b) Cranes (Heavy lift)—
each … … $20.00 per hour or part thereof
plus cost of labour.
Cranes (Light lift)—
each … … $ 2.50 per hour or part thereof plus
cost of labour.
(c) Compressors:
Ingersoll Rand (fixed)
or Broomwade
(portable)
Chicago Pneumatic
(d) Jacks:
Up to 50 ton capacity
—each … … $2.00 per 8-hour period or part
thereof
Over 50 ton capacity
—each … … $7.00 per 8-hour period or part
thereof
(e) Pneumatic tools:
Reamers, grinders
and wire brushes
—each … … $1.50 per hour or part thereof
Rivetting hammers,
chipping and scaling
tools—each … … $1.00 per hour or part thereof
Jack hammers
—each … … $2.00 per hour or part thereof
(f) Handscrapers—each … $1.00 per 24-hour period or part
thereof
(g) Timber horses
(including scaffolding)
—each … … $2.00 per 24-hour period or part
thereof
(h) Wandering leads
(without bulbs)—each $0.75 per 24-hour period or part
thereof
(i) Water pumps—each … $2.75 per hour or part thereof with
a maximum of $13.50 for each
period not exceeding 8 hours.
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(j) Dennis Fire and
Salvage Pump—each $25.00 per hour or part thereof,
the charges to commence from
the time of leaving Slipway
Depot and to terminate at the
time of return to Slipway.
All pumps provided for under (i) and (j) above are to be supplied with
suction hoses.
Discharge hoses will be supplied on request and the charge shall be at the rate
of fifty cents per hour or part thereof for each fifty-foot length.
(k) Welding sets (inclusive of operators):
Electric … … $4.00 per hour or part thereof
Petrol driven… … $4.00 per hour or part thereof
Diesel driven
(dual leads)… … $6.00 per hour or part thereof.
Welding set leads will be supplied on request, and the charge shall be at the
rate of ten cents per foot per day or part thereof.
5. Electric Light and Power—
(a) Lighting Slipway No. 1… $18.00 per night or part thereof
(b) Lighting Slipway No. 2… $12.00 per night or part thereof
(c) Lighting Guide Jetty … $18.00 per night or part thereof
(d) Electric current for the operation of private electrical units
when suitable units are not available for hire from the
Harbour Engineer—
(i) A standing charge of six cents shall be made per horse
power or part thereof of the electrical unit per 24-hour
period or part thereof except in the case of welding
plants for which the standing charge shall be fourteen
cents per horse power or part thereof per 24-hour
period or part thereof.
(ii) An additional charge of six cents per unit of current
consumed, shall be made.
6. Miscellaneous Services:
(a) (i) Removing and replacing
keel blocks, including
caps … … … $10.00 per block
(ii) Removing and replacing
side blocks … … $ 3.75 per block
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(b) Cleaning up refuse, etc.,
from vessels under repair
on Slipways or alongside
Guide Jetty … … $ 0.06 per gross tonnage of vessel
(c) Special shores—each … $ 4.00
(d) Removing Cradle Bilge Arms:
Heavy–each … … $15.00
Light—each … … $10.00
(e) Services not otherwise
provided for … Cost of materials plus 20 per
cent and cost of labour plus
60 per cent.
7. Use of Slipway Guide Jetty:
In the case of tugs, the displacement tonnage shall be taken instead of the
gross tonnage.
(a) Craft not exceeding 300
tons gross … … 20 cents per foot per 24-hour
period or part thereof inclusive
of Sundays, Public Holidays,
Christmas Day and Good
Friday, with a maximum
charge of $30.00 for each
period of 24 hours.
(b) Craft exceeding 300 tons
gross but not exceeding
750 tons gross … 10 cents per ton gross per 24-hour
period or part thereof with a
maximum charge of $55.00
for each period of 24 hours.
(c) Craft exceeding 750 tons
gross … … (i) first 24-hour period or part
thereof: 7 cents per ton gross
subject to a minimum charge
of $70.00;
(ii) second 24-hour period or part
thereof: 5 cents per ton gross
subject to a minimum charge
of $65.00;
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(iii) third and succeeding 24-hour
period or part thereof: 3 cents
per ton gross subject to a
minimun charge of $60.00 per
24-hour period.
(d) Government-owned vessels .. 10 cents per foot per 24-hour
period or part thereof.
8. Repairs to and services provided for vessels and equipment owned by
Government:
(i) Vessels and Equipment owned by the Port Services
Department.
Charges in addition to those provided for under Items 1 to
7 inclusive shall be based on the actual cost of labour plus 40
per cent and the actual cost of materials.
(ii) Vessels and Equipment owned by other Government
Departments.
Charges in addition to those provided for under Items 1 to
7 inclusive shall be based on the actual cost of labour plus 40
per cent and the actual cost of materials plus 20 per cent.
9. Repairs to and services provided for vessels and equipment not
owned by Government.
Charges in addition to those provided for under Items 1 to 7 inclusive shall
be based on the actual cost of materials, such actual cost being landed cost to
include duty, and labour, with an additional percentage for overhead, and the
additional percentage for overhead shall be in the absolute discretion of the
General Manager who shall be guided by the volume of work involved;
alternatively, in the absolute discretion of the General Manager.
10. Licence Fees.
See paragraph (2) of bye-law 5 of the Principal Bye-laws.
11. Ordinary Working Hours and Charges for Overtime.
(i) On days other than Sundays, Public Holidays, Christmas
Day and Good Friday ordinary working hours at any Slipway
shall be as follows:
(a) On days other than Saturdays from 7.00 a.m. to 11.00
a.m. and from 12 noon to 4.00 p.m.
(b) On Saturdays from 7.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m.
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(ii) Should work continue after ordinary working hours or on any
Sunday, Public Holiday, Christmas Day or Good Friday, the
licensee, owner or Government Department responsible for
the charges shall be accountable for the cost of staff in
attendance and for the labour charges incurred with an
addition of 20 per cent in respect of both staff and labour
charges. Staff shall be deemed to mean staff entitled to draw
hourly overtime rates.
(iii) Should work be suspended on any Sunday, Public Holiday,
Christmas Day or Good Friday no charge shall be leviable
for the said period of twenty-four hours.
APPENDIX “B”
To:
THE HARBOUR ENGINEER, GOVERNMENT SLIPWAYS,
PORT SERVICES DEPARTMENT,
PORT-OF-SPAIN.
SIR,
*I/We have the honour to request that the undermentioned vessel may be
slipped on the or as soon as practicable.
Name of vessel
Name of owners
Gross registered tonnage
Exact draft of water to inches when ready for slipping: Forward
Aft
Extreme length of vessel over all including Bowsprit, if any
Extreme breadth of vessel
Displacement tonnage of the vessel ready for slipping will not exceed tons.
The rough diagram below shows the midship section of the vessel in respect of
which this application is made:
SPECIMEN DIAGRAM
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71/1955.
[10/1959].
COASTAL STEAMERS (CHARGES FOR SERVICES) BYE-LAWS
Bye-laws made by the Governor in Council under section 22 of the
Port Services (Dues, Charges and Management) Ordinance
1. These Bye-laws may be cited as the Coastal Steamers (Charges for
Services) Bye-laws.
2. The charges set forth in the Schedule A to these Bye-laws shall be
payable in respect of freight carried by coastal steamers.
3. The charges set forth in the Schedule B to these Bye-laws shall be
payable in respect of passengers carried by coastal steamers.
SCHEDULE A
FREIGHT RATES
Rate
Banana and Plantain Suckers … … … each … $ .01
Corn–Shelled and unshelled–Local, not exceeding 170 lb.per bag … .40
Cocoa, not exceeding 55 lb. … … … do. … .20
Cocoa, not exceeding 110 lb. … … … do. … .40
Cocoa, not exceeding 165 lb. … … … do. … .65
Coconuts, husked or unhusked, not exceeding 170 lb … do. … .40
Coconuts, husked or unhusked, not exceeding 85 lb .… do. … .20
Copra, not exceeding 170 lb. … … … do. … .40
Copra, not exceeding 85 lb. … … … do. … .20
Coffee, not exceeding 170 lb. … … … do. … .65
Coffee, not exceeding 85 lb. … … … do. … .30
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, LOCAL PRODUCE
In packages, not exceeding 100 lb. … … per packet … .30
In packages, not exceeding 160 lb. … … do. … .40
Farine and Starch, not exceeding 196 lb. … … per bag … .45
Farine and Starch, not exceeding 98 lb. … … do. … .20
Limes, not exceeding 170 lb. … … … do. … .45
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$
Limes, not exceeding 85 lb. … … … per bag … .20
Lime Oil (Distilled) 4 gallons … … … per case … 1.30
Lime Juice, not exceeding 50 gallons ex Wharf … per barrel … .65
Peas, Local, not exceeding 160 lb.… … … per bag … .40
Peas, Local, not exceeding 100 lb.… … … do. … .30
Plantains and Bananas … … … … per bunch … .10
Plants, growing in boxes, gross measure … … per cub. ft. … .15
Pumpkins–Loose … … … … each … .03
Rubber, Local … … … … per 100 lb. … .40
Tobacco, Local … … … … do. … .65
Tonca Beans, not exceeding 110 lb. … … per bag … .45
Tonca Beans, not exceeding 165 lb. … … do. … .65
Yams–Loose … … … … each … .03
FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS
All kinds, in cases or crates … … … per cub. ft. … 20
Bureau, Large (uncrated) … … … each … 1.35
Bureau, Medium (uncrated) … … … do. … 1.10
Bureau, Small (uncrated)… … … … do. … .75
Bedsteads, all makes … … … … do. … .75
Bed Springs, Large … … … … do. … .75
Bed Springs, Small … … … … do. … .35
Basin Stand or Wash-hand Stand with marble top … do. … .50
Basin Stand or Wash-hand Stand without marble top do. … .30
Chairs, Bentwood ordinary sitting … … do. … .20
Chairs, Rockers, Morris, Madeira and Arm… … do. … .45
Couches or Settees, all makes … … … do. … .60
Cribs or Baby Cots … … … … do. … .45
Gramophones, Console Models … … … do. … 2.25
Gramophones, Table Models … … … do. … 1.10
Go-Carts … … … … do. … .30
Iron Cots, all makes … … … … do. … .50
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FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS—Continued
Rate
$
Mattresses, Large … … … … each … .75
Mattresses, Small … … … … do. … .35
Ovens for all stoves … … … … do. … .40
Perambulators, Large … … … … do. … 1.10
Perambulators, Small … … … … do. … .60
Pianos, etc. … … … … (See Unclassified)
Radio, Table Model … … … … do. … 1.10
Radio, Console Model … … … … do. … 2.25
Stoves, Oil burners, without stand (up to 3 burners)… do. … .75
Stoves, Oil burners, without stand (over 3 burners) … do. … 1.35
Stoves, Oil burners, with stand (up to 3 burners) … do. … 1.80
Stoves, Oil burners, with stand (over 3 burners) … do. … 2.70
Stoves, Hearth type … … … … do. 2.25
Safes, Large (wood) (uncrated) … … … do. … .90
Safes, Medium (wood) (uncrated)… … … do. … .60
Safes, Small (wood) (uncrated) … … … do. … .35
Sewing Machines, Hand … … … … do. … 1.20
Sewing Machines, Foot … … … … do. … 2.40
Tables, dining, large … … … … do. … .80
Tables dining, small … … … … do. … .40
Trays, Mortars, Scrubbing Board, etc. … … do. … .20
Wagonettes, Large, or Cabinets (uncrated)… … do. … 1.10
Wagonettes, Medium or Cabinets (uncrated) … do. … .75
Wardrobe or Presses, Large (uncrated) … … do. … 3.75
Wardrobe or Presses, Medium (uncrated) … … do. … 3.00
Wardrobe or Presses, Small (uncrated) … … do. … 1.80
GROCERIES AND DRY GOODS
Black Pepper, not exceeding 160 lb. … … per bag … .45
Biscuits or Bread, in tins not exceeding 15 lb.(imported) each … .12
Biscuits or Bread (in drums) all kinds … … do. … .15
Biscuits or Bread in barrels … … … do. … .35
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$
Beef, and other salted meats, in casks … per cask … .90
Beef, and other salted meats, in packages not
exceeding 50 lb. … … … … per pkg. … .15
Beef, and other salted meats, in packages not
exceeding 100 lb. … … … … do. … .30
Blue, Laundry (in bundles not exceeding 12 boxes) per bundle … .35
Butter, and other fatty preparations in tins or kegs
not exceeding 100 lb. … … … per case … .40
Butter, Margarine, Lards, etc. in tins not
exceeding 25 lb. … … … … per tin … .12
Candles, sperm and soft … … … … per box … .15
Cigarettes, Anchor … … … … per case … .75
Cigarettes, other kinds … … … … per cub. ft. … .15
Corn, Starch … … … … per box … .12
Cheese, standard round boxes … … per box … .25
Cheese, in cases … … … … per cub. ft. … .12
Cereal, Corn Flakes, Quaker Oats, Vermicelli,
Marcaroni, etc. … … … … do. … .12
Cooking Oil in 4 gallon tins … … … per tin … .12
Cornmeal, in bags not exceeding 196 lb. … … per bag … .45
Cornmeal, in bags not exceeding 98 lb. … … do. … .24
Dry Goods, etc. … … … … per cub. ft … .15
Disinfectant (unclassified) … … … 5 gallons … .40
Fish, Salted and other kinds in packages not
exceeding 50 lb. … … … … … … .15
Fish, Salted and other kinds in packages not
exceeding 100 lb. … … … … … … .30
Fish, Cod and other kinds in casks … … per cask … .90
Flour, not exceeding 200 lb. … … … per bag … .45
Flour, not exceeding 100 lb. … … … do. … .24
Groceries, not specified … … … … per cub. ft … .12
Hams, in barrels … … … … per barrel … .65
Hams, in cases … … … … per cub. ft … .12
Hams, Loose … … … … each … .25
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GROCERIES AND DRY GOODS—Continued
Rate
$
Herrings, pickled … … … … per barrel … .45
Herrings, Salmon, Lobster, etc. in tins, in cases … per cub. ft. … .12
Milk, all kinds, in cases … … … … do. … .12
Matches, not exceeding 10 gross … … per package… .35
Onions, Garlic and Irish Potatoes in packages not
exceeding 60 lb. … … … … … … .15
Onions, Garlic and Irish Potatoes in packages not
exceeding 100 lb. … … … … … … .25
Onions, Garlic and Irish Potatoes in packages not
exceeding 160 lb … … … … … … .45
Peas, Imported, Dholl, etc. in packages of 160 lb. … … … .45
Peas, Imported, Dholl, etc. not exceeding 80 lb. … … … .20
Rice in bags not exceeding 140 lb.… … … … … .28
Rice in bags not exceeding 180 lb.… … … … … .45
Rice in bags exceeding 180 lb. … … … … … .60
Raisins, Currants and other preserved Fruits… … per cub. ft. … .12
Sugar, in bags … … … … per 100 lb. … .25
Sugar, Icing … … … … per cub. ft. … .12
Salt, not exceeding 160 lb.… … … … per bag … .50
Salt, not exceeding 100 lb.… … … … do. … .25
Sago, in tins … … … … per tin … .06
Soap, in cases … … … … per cub. ft. … .15
Tobacco, imported in cases … … … do. … .15
Tobacco, in casks, barrels or bales … … 1,000 lb. … 4.40
HARDWARE, BUILDING MATERIAL, ETC.
Baths … … … … per 100 lb. … .45
Bricks … … … … per 100 … .95
Bricks, Hollow Concrete … … … each … .02
Bricks, Hollow Clay Products … … do. … .02
Cement, in bags, 98 lb. … … … … per bag … .20
Cement, in drums or barrels … … … each … .70
Cast Iron Bends and “Y’s” not exceeding 3 inches … do. … .10
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$
Cast Iron Bends “Y’s” exceeding 3 inches … each … .20
Dynamite, not exceeding 50 lb. (Special stowage) per pkg. … .90
Earthenware and Glassware in cases … … per cub. ft. … .20
Earthenware and Glassware in packages other than cases per 100 lb… .45
Fibre, in bales or bags … … … … do. … .35
Fireworks (Special stowage) … … … per cub. ft. … .25
Freezers, ice cream, large… … … … each … .60
Freezers, ice cream, small… … … … do. … .30
Grindstones (large) … … … … do. … .70
Grindstones (small) … … … … do. … .35
Gunpowder (Special stowage) … … … per lb. … .01
Handtrucks (and wheel barrows) … … … each … .45
Harness … … … … per set … 1.15
Hardware, not exceeding 50 lb. … … … per package… .20
Hardware, not exceeding 100 lb. … … … do. … .40
Lime (white or temper) not exceeding 150 lb. … do. … .35
Matchets or Cutlasses … … … … per 100 lb. … .45
Mowers, lawn … … … … each … .45
Nails … … … … per 100 lb. … .45
Oakum … … … … do. … .30
Paints (unmixed) … … … … per lb. … .01
Paints (mixed) … … … … per gallon … .06
Roofing, large … … … … per roll … .45
Roofing, small … … … … do. … .25
Rope and Cordage in bales or coils … … per 100 lb. … .45
Refrigerators, large … … … … each … 7.00
Refrigerators, small … … … … do. … 4.60
Slates (crated) … … … … per 100 lb. … .60
Sewer Basins … … … … each … .35
Sewer Tanks (large) … … … … do. … .40
Sewer Tanks (small) … … … … do. … .30
Tiles, not exceeding 9 inches (crated) … … per 100 lb. … .60
Wash Sinks (large) … … … … each … .45
Wash Sinks (small) … … … … do. … .30
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LUMBER AND TIMBER
Rate
$
Compressed, Insulite Boards and other kinds of similar
manufacture … … … … per running ft.… .02
Fencing Posts not exceeding 10 ft. in length … … each … .12
Felloes … … … … per doz. … .40
Imported boards, dressed or rough (not
exceeding 2 inches) … … … per 100 ft. … .80
Imported planks, scantlings, posts, runner beams, joists do. … 1.02
Knaves … … … … each … .12
Local Boards, planks and scantlings … … per 100 ft … .95
Logs–Cedar, Cyp, Mahogany, etc.… … … per cub. ft. … .15
Spokes … … … … per 100 … 1.15
Shafts … … … … each … .30
Staves … … … … per 100 … .75
Shingles not exceeding 25… … … … per bundle … .15
Shooks not exceeding 25… … … … do. … .30
Yokes … … … … each … .15
IRON AND STEEL GOODS
Anchors … … … … per 100 lb. … .50
Asbestos corrugated sheeting … … … per running ft.… .03
Boilers … … … (By special arrangement)
Bars, iron … … … … each … .15
Bars, iron in bundles, not exceeding 50 lb.… … package … .20
Bars, iron in bundles, not exceeding 100 lb.… … do. … .40
Bars, grating … … … … do. … .15
Buckets … … … … per dozen … .45
Bathpans . … … … each … .20
Chains … … … … per 100 lb. … .50
Cartwheels, bands and axles … … … each … .40
Coal and Iron pots … … … … do. … .08
Expanding metal, large … … … … per sheet … 1.50
Expanding metal, small … … … … do. … .75
Girders, iron, steel goods and heavy machinery in pkgs.
not exceeding 1/4 ton … … … … … 3.10
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$
Girders, iron, steel goods and heavy machinery in pkgs.
not exceeding 1/2 ton … … … … … 6.25
Girders, iron, steel goods and heavy machinery in pkgs.
not exceeding 1 ton … … … … … … 7.50
Girders, iron, steel goods and heavy machinery exceeding
1 ton … … … … (Special arrangement)
Galvanized iron sheets (loose or in bundles) … per running ft.… .01
Gas Cylinders (large) … … … … each .80
Gas Cylinders (small) … … … … do. … .60
Hoes (Agricultural) … … … … do. … .04
Laundry Irons … … … … do. … .04
Lighting Plants (not exceeding 1 cwt.) … … do. … 1.50
Machinery, parts of … … … … per 100 lb. … .75
Machinery, not specified … … … (By special arrangement)
Outboard motors, large … … … … do. … 1.50
Outboard motors, small … … … … do. … .75
Pickaxes, forks, and shovels with or without handles… do. … .04
Piping and tubing, gas or steam, not exceeding 1 inch per ft. … .04
Piping and tubing, gas or steam, not exceeding 3 inches do. … .06
Piping and tubing, gas or steam, exceeding 3 inches … per ton … 7.50
Piping and tubing, galvanized for water not exceeding
1 inch … … … … per length … .20
Piping and tubing, galvanized for water not exceeding
2 inches … … … … do. … .40
Ridging and spouting … … … … each … .20
Rails, cocoa house … … … … do. … .30
Scales (Platform) … … … … do. … 1.90
Scales, small … … … … do. … .45
Safes, iron … … … … per 100 lb. … .50
Scrap Iron … … … (By special arrangement)
Tanks, not exceeding 200 gallons capacity… … each … 1.90
Tanks, not exceeding 400 gallons capacity… … do. … 3.75
Tinware, in bundles not exceeding 50 lb. … … per bundle … .40
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IRON AND STEEL GOODS—Continued
Rate
$
Wheels, cocoa house and barrow … … … each … .12
Wire, barbed … … … … per coil … .60
Wire, fencing, not exceeding 3 feet width … … do. … .45
Wire, fencing, not exceeding 6 feet width … … do. … .50
Wire, poultry or page not exceeding 50 yards … do. … .45
Wire, poultry or page not exceeding 100 yards … do. … .50
Wire, telephone or telegraph not exceeding 50 lb. … per package… .20
Wire, gauze netting not exceeding 100 lb. … … do. … .40
Wire, not specified, not exceeding 50 lb. … … do. … .20
Wire, not specified, not exceeding 100 lb. … … do. … .40
LIVESTOCK
Asses, full grown … … … … each … 4.00
Asses, half grown . … … … do. … 2.00
Birds in cages … … … … per cub. ft. … .12
Cattle, full grown … … … … each … 5.00
Cattle, calves … … … … do. … 2.50
Calves, suckling … … … … do. … .65
Dogs … … … … do. … .40
Goats … … … … do. … .40
Horses and mules, full grown … … … do. … 8.00
Horses and mules, half grown … … … do. … 4.00
Pigs … … … … do. … .65
Pigs (suckling) … … … … do. … .30
Poultry in crates not exceeding 3 dozen … … crate … .65
Poultry in crates exceeding 3 dozen… … … do. … 1.15
Poultry, loose … … … … per doz. 4c. each
Sheep … … … … do. … .50
Turtles, large … … … … do. … 1.04
Turtles, medium … … … … do. … .60
Turtles, small … … … … do. … .20
Turkeys … … … … do. 8c. each
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Return freight for Motor cars payable in advance, subject to return within 3 months.
MOTOR VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT
Rate
$
Batteries—not exceeding 12V … … … each … $ .75
Buses–to be shipped in two parts: Body … … do. … 36.00
Cars–under 2,000 lb. net weight (single) … … do. … 12.50
Cars–under 2,000 lb. net weight (return) … … do. … 20.00
Cars–2,000 lb. and over (single) … … … do. … 24.00
Cars–2,000 lb. and over (return) … … … do. … 37.00
Motor vehicles 6,000 lb. and over… … (By special arrangement)
Motor Cycles … … … … each … 4.50
Motor Cycles sidecars … … … do. … 4.50
Trucks, Chassis and Vans, etc., under 4,000 lb. (single) do. … 36.00
Trucks, Chassis and Vans, etc., under 4,000 lb. (return) do. … 50.00
Trucks, Chassis and Vans, etc., 4,000 lb. and under
6,000 lb. (single) … … … … do. … 48.00
Trucks, Chassis and Vans, etc., 4,000 lb. and under
6,000 lb. (return) … … … … do. … 72.00
Tyres–Motor car and Truck … … … do. … .48
Tyres–Motor cycle … … … … do. … .35
Tyres–Tractor–large … … … … do. … 1.80
Tyres–Tractor–medium … … … … do. … .95
Tubes–Motor car and Truck … … … do. … .20
Tubes–Tractor … … … … do. … .35
OIL, GREASE, ETC.
Gasolene, 40 to 45 gallons capacity … … (By special arrangement)
Grease, lubricating not exceeding 500 lb. … … per 100 lb. … .35
Oil, Black or Fuel, in drums 40 to 45 gallons… … per drum … .95
Oil, coconut … … … … per gallon … .03
Oil paint … … … … do. … .05
Oil, Kerosene, 4-gallon tin … … … per tin … .15
Oil, Kerosene, in cases not exceeding 8 gallons … per case … .30
Oil, Kerosene, in drums 40 to 45 gallons capacity … per drum … .90
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*Imperial gallon.
OIL, GREASE, ETC.—Continued
Rate
$
Oil, Malarial, Road Oil, Colas and Terroles, 40 to 45
gallons capacity … … … … per drum … $ 1.60
Oil, Gas, diesel, 40 to 45 gallons capacity … … do. … 1.50
Oil, or Fats not exceeding 25 lb. in kegs … … per keg. … .30
Oil, in bottles, in cases or baskets–2 cub. ft., edible oil … per cubic foot … .15
Oil, not specified … … … … per gallon* … .05
Patent Fuel … … … … per block … .08
SPIRITS, ALE, AERATED WATERS, ETC.
Aerated Waters in packages not exceeding 2 dozen… package … .30
Aerated Waters in packages not exceeding 7 dozen… do. … .60
Ale, and any Malt liquor, imported or local … … per gallon … .30
Brandy, not exceeding 2 gallons … … … per case … 1.20
Carypton, Bitters and Bouquet not exceeding 2 gallons do. … .75
Champagne not exceeding 2 gallons … … do. … 1.20
Cider … … … … per gallon … .30
Cydrax … … … … do. … .30
Gin, not exceeding 2 gallons … … … per case … 1.20
Rum, or Local Wine in cartons or cases … … per gallon … .30
Rum, in casks not exceeding 50 gallons … … per cask … 6.75
Rum in puncheons, Hogsheads and casks exceeding
50 gallons and not exceeding 108 gallons … do. … 9.00
Whisky, not exceeding 2 gallons … … … per case … 1.20
Wines, imported … … … … per gallon … .45
Wines, in casks, etc., not exceeding 60 gallons … do. … 3.45
STOCK FEED
Bran … … … … per bag … .25
Coconut Meal, and any other Meal of the Colony
not exceeding 100 lb. … … do. … .16
Coconut Meal, and any other Meal of the Colony
not exceeding 150 lb. … … do. … .27
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Rate
$
Hay, not exceeding 180 lb. … … … per bale … $ .45
Oats and Mixed Food … … … … per bag … .45
Oil Meal, Soya Beans, Linseed, etc.… … … do. … .30
Poultry Feed, imported, not exceeding 25 lb. … do. … .10
Poultry Feed, imported, not exceeding 100 lb. … do. … .30
Poultry Feed, local, not exceeding 100 lb. … … do. … .20
Stock Feed not exceeding 100 lb. (imported) … do. … .30
UNCLASSIFIED GOODS
Empties
Bottles, in barrels … … … … per barrel … .35
Bottles, in packages not exceeding 2 dozen … … per package… .20
Bottles in casks … … … … per cask … .85
Bottles, in cases or packages not exceeding 7 dozen… per package… .25
Bottles in bales/bags (imported) not exceeding 12 dozen do. … .40
Baskets, ordinary … … … … each … .06
Baskets, crooking or cocoa … … … do. … .12
Barrels … … … … do. … .12
Bags … … … … per dozen … .12
Casks … … … … each … .25
Crates, capacity 50 lb. … … … … do. … .08
Crates (Return–Fowl) … … … … do. … .15
Drums, steel, 40 to 45 gallons capacity … … do. … .35
Drums, biscuits … … … … do. … .10
Demijohns and Jars, 3 gallons capacity … …. do. … .08
Gas cylinders (large) … … … … do. … .40
Gas cylinders (medium) … … … do. … .30
Gas cylinders (small) … … … do. … .25
Hogshead … … … … do. … .35
Horse boxes … … … … do. … 3.10
Puncheons … … … … do. … .75
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UNCLASSIFIED GOODS
Rate
$
Ant Poison not exceeding 5 gallons … … each … $ .35
Boat, not exceeding 18 feet keel (at owner’s risk) … … … 7.50
Boat, exceeding 18 feet keel, every additional foot … … … .50
Bicycles (at owner’s risk) … … … each … .95
Bicycle tubes … … … … do. … .04
Bicycle tyres . … … … … … .08
Brooms (with and without handle)… … … … … .03
Books and printed matter… … … … per cub. ft … .20
Charcoal … … … …per bag or barrel .30
Cart and carriage wheels… … … … each … .80
Cart–2 wheels … … … … do. … 5.00
Cart–4 wheels … … … … do. … 6.25
Carriages–2 wheels … … … … do. … 6.25
Carriages–4 wheels … … … … do. … 7.50
Cocoa shovels … … … … do. … .08
Cocoa plants … … … … do. … .01
Cocoa plants in bamboo pots … … … do. … .03
Clothing, in grips, baskets, etc. … … … per cub. ft. … .20
Calcium Chloride not exceeding 600 lb. … … per drum … 1.50
Carbide not exceeding 100 lb. … … … … … .40
Carbon bisulphide not exceeding 50 lb. … … … … .40
Disinfectant in packages not exceeding 5 gallons … … … .35
Distilled water, in packages not exceeding 10 gallons
(for each additional gallon. 02) … … … … .35
Eggs in packages … … … … per cub. ft. … .20
Films (special stowage) … … … do. … .30
Fruits and other plants in bamboo pots … … each … .03
Guns and rifles … … … … do. … 1.50
Handles, broom … … … … do. … .01
Harmoniums … … … … do. … 5.60
Harmoniums (small) … … … … do. … 3.75
Hides, loose … … … … do. … .30
Hides … … … … per 100 lb. … .35
Hides, in casks … … … … per cask … 2.00
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Rate
$
Hides, in barrels or bags… … … … per … $1.00
Ice not exceeding 100 lb.… … … … … … .15
Ice not exceeding 500 lb.… … … … … … .65
Insecticide not exceeding 5 gallons… … … … … .35
Launches … … … (By special arrangement)
Leather in packages not exceeding 50 lb. … … … … .20
Leather in packages not exceeding 100 lb.… … … … .40
Manure, not exceeding 180 lb. … … … … … .50
Manure in bulk … … … … per ton … 4.50
Minimum freight on a single boatnote … … … … .20
Molasses, in packages not exceeding 50 gallons … … … 1.10
Molasses, in packages not exceeding 108 gallons … … … 2.75
Molasses in tins … … …. … per gallon … .03
Natural history (bodies, etc.) … … … per package… 14.00
Nuts, all kinds other than coconuts… … … per bag … .55
Pianos and Pianolas … … … … each … 7.50
Paper and paper bags … … … … per bale … .35
Pitch … … … … per barrel … .40
Pitch … … … … per drum … .80
Stationery … … … … per cub. ft. … .26
Smith–coal … … … … per bag or barrel .40
Specie (on declared value)… … … …minimum charge .30
Specie (exceeding $50 value) … … … 1⁄2 per cent.
Sundries in barrels or bags … … … … … .75
Sundries in baskets … … … … per basket … .30
Sundries in cases … … … … per cub. ft. … .20
Sulphuric acid (at shipper’s risk) … … … per jar … 1.06
Tins, kerosene, etc. … … … … … … .03
Trunks or Canisters, large … … … each … .95
Trunks or Canisters, medium … … … do. … .65
Trunks or Canisters, small… … … … do. … .30
Tarpaulin, large … … … … do. … .75
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UNCLASSIFIED GOODS—Continued
Rate
Tarpaulin, small … … … … each … $ .35
Typewriters … … … … do. … .95
Typewriters (Portable) … … … … do. … .65
Tricycles … … … … do. … .35
Tools–Tradesman … … … … per 100 lb. … .65
Treacle or syrup … … … … per gallon … .03
Tar–per barrel of 40 gallons … … … … … .65
Tar in tins … … … … per gallon … .04
Weed Killer in packages not exceeding 28 lb. … … … .30
Walking Sticks in bundles of 24 … … … per bundle … .30
Pianos, Pianolas and Harmoniums not accepted for shipment at Tobago Coast
ports.
Sugar shipped to Tobago Coast ports not to exceed 160 lb.
Excess freight to be collected as follows on net weights:
Copra, bags in excess 170 lb.–1 cent per every 2 lb.
Cocoa, coffee, and tonca beans, in excess 165 lb.–1 cent for every lb.
Vegetables and fruits in excess of 160 lb.–1 cent for every 4 lb.
Deck Cargo is accepted for shipment at owner’s risk.
The Freight Tariff applies between all ports in Trinidad or Tobago.
A surcharge of 10 per cent, will be made on Tariff rates on all goods
handled at the Tobago Out Ports.
SCHEDULE B
PASSENGER FARES
Between Port-of-Spain and Scarborough:
Single Return
1st Class … … … … $8.00 $14.40
2nd Class … … … … $5.00 9.00 (s.s. Tobago
only)
Deck … … … … 2.50 4.50
Children under 12 years half of above rates.
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