Preamble

Name of Port Vessels chargeable

Rate of port dues Dues how often

chargeable in respect of the

District Ports Class of vessel Rate of port same vessel dues

1. (1)(2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Trivandrum 1. KovalamVizhinjam 2. Trivandrum 3. Quilon 4. Neendakar 5.Allepey 6. Azikode 7. Ponnami 8. Calicut (including Beypore) 9. Badagara 10. Telicherry 11. Cannanore 12. Azhikkal 13. kasaragode All sea-going vessels of 40 cubic metres and upwards.
   1. (a)Foreign ship or steamer or coastal steamer calling at any port.
   2. (b)Coastal ship Not exceeding Rs. 1.50 per ton. The payment of the dues on entry at any minor port of Kerala will exempt steamers for a period of 30 days and ships for a period of 60 days from payment of port dues again at that port. Quilon Allepey (other than fishing vessels) Not exceeding 50 paise per ton. Trichrur Ernakulam Malappuram Kazikode Cannanore Notes: (1) In assessing the Port dues the date on which a vessel anchored shall be the date from which dues shall be calculated.
2. (2)In the case of vessels the certificate of registry of which shows her tonnage in the British standard tons only, a factor of 2.83 cubic metres will be the equivalent to one ton for purpose of levy of Port dues specified in column 3 and on conversion of such tons into cubic metres any fraction less than half will be omitted and half and above rounded to the nearest cubic metres. Explanation.—In this schedule—
   1. (a)“ship” means a vessel propelled solely by wind-power.
   2. (b)“Steamer” means any vessel other than a ship.
   3. (c)“Coasting ship”. or “Coasting steamer” means respectively a ship or steamer which at any Port discharges cargo exclusively from or takes in cargo exclusively for any ports in India or in Burma or in the Island of Ceylon and “Coasting Steamer” includes a coasting steam vessel having a general pass under section 164 of the Sea Customs Act, 1878.
   4. (d)“Foreign ship” or “Foreign Steamer” means respectively a ship or a steamer not being a coasting ship or coasting steamer.)] 1. Added by Notification No. S.R.O. 373/78, dated 26-4-1978, Gazette of Kerala. 1[PART-VIII.—PORTS UNDER THE CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA Name of Ports Vessels chargeable Rate of Port dues Dues how often chargeable in respect of the same vessel
3. (1)(2) (3) (4) 1. Mangalore Sea-going vessels of 15 cubic metres and upwards.
   1. (a)Foreign ship or steamer calling at the port. Not exceeding thirty paise per cubic metre. Payable on each entry into the Port.
   2. (b)Coasting ship calling at the port. Not exceeding thirty paise per cubic metre. The payment of the dues will exempt the ship for a period of sixty days from liability to pay the dues again at the port.
   3. (c)Coasting steamer calling at the port. Not exceeding thirty paise per cubic metre. The payment of the dues will exempt the steamer for a period of 30 days from liability to pay the dues again at the port. 2. Malpe 3. Mangarkatta 4. Coondapur Sea-going vessels of 15 cubic metres and upwards.
   4. (a)Foreign ship or steamer calling at the port. Not exceeding thirty paise per cubic metre. Payable on each entry into the Port. 5. Baindur (b) Foreign ship or steamer calling at more than one port. Not exceeding forty five paise per cubic metre. Payable once for the voyage. 6. Bhatkal 7. Shirali 8. Murdeshwar 9. Honavar/Manki 10. Tadri/Gangavali 11. Belekeri/Ankola Sea-going vessels of 15 cubic metres and upwards.
   5. (c)Coasting ships calling at any Port. Not exceeding twenty paise per cubic metre. The payment of the dues will exempt the ship for a period of sixty days from liability to pay the dues again at the port.
   6. (d)Coasting steamers calling at the Port. Not exceeding twenty four paise per cubic metre. The payment of the dues will exempt the steamer for a period of 30 days from liability to pay the dues again at the port. 12. Chendia 13. Binaga 14. Karwar 15. Majali Explanation 1.—
   7. (a)Ship” means a vessel propelled with sufficient sail area for navigation under sail alone whether or not fitted with mechanical means of the propulsion and includes a rowing boat or canoe.
   8. (b)“Steamer” means any vessel other than a ship.
   9. (c)“Coasting ship” or “coasting steamer” means respectively a ship or steamer which at any port discharges cargo exclusively from or takes in cargo exclusively for any Port in India. Provided for the purpose of levy of port dues vessel shall not be deemed during one and the same voyage to be both coasting ship or steamer and a Foregin ship or steamer but port dues shall, in respect of such voyage, be leviable on such vessels either as a coasting or as a foreign ship or steamer, whichever rate is higher. Explanation 2.— Ports enclosed in double brackets in the second column of the schedule shall be treated as if they are only one port every vessel in respect of which such dues have been charged and taken at one of the bracketed ports being exempted from the payment of port dues on entering another port within the period specified in the fourth column of the schedule.

↩1.Ins. by notification No. PWD 42 PSP 77, dated 29-4-1978, Gazette of Karnataka (Extraordinary), Part IV-2 c(ii).