JERSEY HARBOURS
Amendment (no. 33) to the tariff of harbour and light dues 200-___________________________________________________________________________
PROPOSITION
The States are asked to decide whether they are of the opinion –
In accordance with Article 6 of the Harbour and Light Dues (Jersey) Law 1947, as amended, to approve the draft Amendment (No 33) to the Tariff of Harbour and Light Dues as set out in the Appendix to the Ministerial Decision of the Minister for Economic Development MD-E-2008-0176.
REPORT
Jersey Harbours is designated as a States Trading Operation under the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005, and as such undertakes ‘the administration, management, operation, financing, development and maintenance of the harbours of Jersey and their associated facilities’.
The schedule of charges attached implements the decision of the States of Jersey to approve the Jersey Harbours Business Plan 2009.
In order to meet its obligations as a Trading Operation and under legislation relating to shipping and sea navigation, the following charges are proposed under the Tariff of Harbour and Light Dues:
(a) To alter, with no more than a 2.5% increase in each case, the harbour dues for arriving and departing passengers and vehicles carried on ‘drive on / drive off ‘ ferries in line with the States Anti Inflationary Strategy;
(b) In order to cover increasing security demands by TRANSAS on port and vessel security, to introduce an additional element to the charge for passengers of £3.00 over and above the standard passenger charge for arriving and departing passengers on cruise ships only.
This element to the passenger due is being introduced in order that, in the event of an increase in cruise liner visits, the associated costs are adequately covered;
(c) alter, with no more than a 3.9% increase in each case (and a reduction in some), the dues payable for marina, visiting craft and other mooring spaces, except for the items from Section B of Part 3 listed in the following table (which exceed a 3.9% increase) –
Paragraph | 2008 | 2009 |
2(a)(i) | £22.00 | £23.30 |
| £27.00 | £28.16 |
| £36.00 | £37.86 |
(d) | £43.63 | £45.36 |
(e) | £58.20 | £60.48 |
(f) | £72.74 | £75.60 |
(g) | £71.22 | £75.54 |
(h) | £83.08 | £88.13 |
9 | £10.17 | £10.68 |
| £12.73 | £13.59 |
| £16.52 | £17.48 |
Leisure Dues
Leisure dues are recognised as not being directly related to the Island’s inflation rate. The Finance and Economics Committee previously commented in the States that: ‘The Committee believes that it is important that users of marinas and moorings do not receive a service subsidised by commercial users of the Harbour or the taxpayer.’ It is therefore proposed that these be increase by RPI(Y) of 3.9%.
These charges are also subject to GST as from 1st January 2009. Where the price increases are above 3.9%, this is to allow for the rounding to the nearest whole pound once GST has been applied.
There are no manpower implications and the additional income to be received is estimated at £140,000.
A. Boustouler
FINANCE DIRECTOR
Sept 08