Consultation outcome

Clarifying and reducing administration costs for maritime vessel light dues regulations

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 20 September 2021
• Last updated: 3 August 2023 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

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Government response to Clarifying and reducing administration costs for maritime vessel light dues regulations

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Detail of outcome

All 8 responses received about this consultation were supportive of the proposed amendments.

There are several areas where further revisions, additional enhancements or clarifications were requested, which are explained in summary and government’s response.

Detail of feedback received

We are analysing responses to this consultation and will publish the government response in due course.

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Original consultation

Summary

Proposed language and administrative cost improvements to the regulatory regime for the collection of light dues from vessels in UK and Irish ports.

This consultation ran from
20 September 2021 to 11:45pm on 15 November 2021

Consultation description

Proposed changes to legislation to improve the collection of light dues to:

• enhance regulatory clarity
• ensure exemption criteria are transparent
• reduce administrative burdens and costs
• modernise regulatory arrangement and drafting

The changes do not alter the existing system for the collection of light dues, which are paid by vessels calling at UK and Irish ports and pay for the work of the General Lighthouse Authorities (GLAs). The GLAs are:

• Trinity House
• Northern Lighthouse Board
• Irish Lights

Documents

Consultation on improvements to the Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) regulations

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Published 20 September 2021
Last updated 3 August 2023 + show all updates

1. 3 August 2023

   Consultation outcome and government response added.

2. 20 September 2021

   First published.