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Penang Port Commission Act 1955 s 32

Penang Port Commission Act 1955 s 32

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s 32 Scale of rates to be framed by Commission

(1) The Commission may levy, in accordance with a scale which it shall frame, and may alter, rates for each or any of the following matters: (a) the landing, shipping, wharfage, cranage, storage or demurrage of goods at; (b) vessels and boats lying alongside; (c) animals or vehicles carrying goods to or from , or entering upon, or plying for hire at or on; (d) the carriage of goods to or from; (e) the embarking and landing of, and use by any person, on or of, (f) (Deleted by Act A855) any wharf, dock, pier, building or other place in its possession or control. (2) The scale of rates framed under paragraph (1)(a) in respect of the storage of goods may provide for a higher rate or rates to be levied if the goods remain in storage beyond such period or periods as may be specified: Provided that the Commission may in its discretion remit the whole or any part of rates for storage or demurrage. (3) The Commission may levy, in accordance with a scale which it shall frame, and may alter, rates for the carriage of passengers, vehicles, animals and goods upon any ferry service which it may maintain. (4) The Commission may enter into a special agreement for any of the matters for which a scale of rates has been framed under subsection (1) instead of charging for the same in accordance with that scale. (5) The Commission may levy, in accordance with a scale which it shall frame, and may alter, dues and charges in respect of the matters specified in section 59(b). *NOTE—The Penang Water Authority Enactment 1972 [En. 7 of 1972] has been repealed by the Water Supply Enactment 1998 [En. 3 of 1998] with effect from 01-03-1999.

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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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