The Hovercraft (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

• Citation: S.I. 2006/2053
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Hovercraft (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 and come into force on 11th September 2006.

Section 2 Amendment of Hovercraft (Fees) Regulations 1997

(1) The Hovercraft (Fees) Regulations 1997 (“the principal Regulations”) are amended as provided in this regulation.

(2) In regulation 5, for “£78” there is substituted “£94”.

(3) For the table in regulation 9(1) there is substituted the following table—

(1) Waiting time prior to the commencement of and during a survey or inspection conducted in the United Kingdom or abroad, after the first hour

(2) An abortive visit whether in the United Kingdom or abroad: time wasted—

(a) after the first hour at the place of an inspection or survey

(b) in travelling to and from that place

(3) Survey or inspection work (including time spent travelling) performed at the following times—

(a) between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m. on Monday to Friday or at any time on Saturday

(b) on Sunday or a day to be observed as a bank holiday under section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971

Section 3 Transitional provision

Where an application for a survey or inspection of a hovercraft is made before 11th September 2006 and any work to conduct that inspection, survey, test or other function is carried out after 10th September, the hourly rate prescribed under these Regulations applies for the purpose of calculating—

(a) the fee in respect of the survey and inspection work carried out after 10th September, and

(b) any additional fee which becomes payable under regulation 9(1) of the principal Regulations by reason of an event occurring after 10th September.