60Site occupation charge

#### 60 Site occupation charge 60 Site occupation charge > > (1) A site occupation charge is payable in respect of the occupation of all or part of a site— > > > > > (a) for stevedoring purposes, or > > > > > (b) for the embarkation or disembarkation of passengers, or > > > > > (c) for the accommodation of a vessel for any purpose (including quarantine or customs purposes), or > > > > > (d) for any other purpose in connection with a vessel, its passengers or cargo. > > > (2) Unless the regulations otherwise provide, the charge is to be calculated by reference to the amount of time (as ascertained by the relevant port authority) during which the site, or a part of it, is reserved or is occupied without reservation. > > > (3) The charge is payable by the person whom the relevant port authority recognises as the occupier of the site or part. > > > (4) This section does not apply in respect of so much of a site as is leased by the relevant port authority as lessor, unless the site is a site at a private port. > > **s 60:** Am 2002 No 112, Sch 1.20 \[6\]; 2012 No 101, Sch 6.3 \[15\].