109Pilotage services provider charges

109 Pilotage services provider charges (1) A pilotage services provider for a pilotage area may, by written notice published on the pilotage services provider's website, fix the rates of charges payable to the pilotage services provider for the provision of pilotage services. (2) Different charges may be fixed in respect of different classes of vessels or according to such other factors as a pilotage services provider thinks fit. (3) The owner or master of a vessel is liable to pay to a pilotage services provider the charges for pilotage services provided in relation to the vessel. (4) Charges payable under subsection (3) and collected by the pilotage services provider may be retained by the provider. (5) This section is subject to any provision made by a pilotage services contract.