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the landing, shipping, wharfage, lighterage, cranage, and storage of goods, and the use of the authority’s vessels and vehicles and demurrage thereon;

the mooring of vessels and boats;

the carriage of goods by vehicles (whether plying for hire or otherwise);

the embarkation and landing of persons;

the carriage of passengers, vehicles, animals and goods by any ferry service maintained by the authority;

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the use of any quay, wharf, dock, jetty, pier, landing place, foreshore or any other property vested in or under the control of the authority;

any services rendered to, or any material supplied to or made use of by, any vessel and person;

the use of tugs, firefloats and launches belonging to or maintained by the authority;

water supplied by the authority;

the towing of and rendering of assistance to any vessel

(whether entering or leaving the wharves, docks or piers in the possession of the authority, or whether within or without the port);

the shipping and transhipping of goods or persons; and

any other matter upon which the authority is empowered to levy any charges.

The authority may with the approval of the Minister from time to time alter or vary the charges or scales of charges referred to in subsection (1).

The authority may instead of levying the charges in accordance with the charges or scales of charges prescribed, enter into any agreement on any of the matters specified in subsection (1).

In relation to any matter in respect of which no charges or scales of charges have pursuant to subsection (1) been prepared, the authority may levy any charges it deems fit.

The authority may with the approval of the Minister remit the whole or any portion of the charges leviable under this section:

Provided that the authority may remit the whole or any part of rates for storage or demurrage.

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The Minister may in any case where it appears to him expedient, having regard to the liabilities which the authority has to meet, require the authority to increase any charges prescribed under subsection (1), and the authority shall accordingly carry out that requirement.

The authority may cause the scale of charges to be printed in

English and national language and shall, for the information of the public, exhibit such scales (either in whole or in part) at such places as the authority deem fit.

Any charges or scales of charges prescribed shall be published in the Gazette.

Submission of memorandum for any change in existing structure of charges