Lease of public wharf

(1) The Minister may grant to any person a lease of the whole or any portion of a public wharf for a period of one year and any such lease shall be subject to the following conditions– (a) no public wharf shall be sub-leased; (b) no ships other than the ships of the lessee or any person transacting bona fide business with him shall be allowed to use the said public (c) not more than two ships shall be permanently abreast alongside such public wharf nor more than three ships temporarily abreast alongside such public wharf, provided in any event that at no time shall any ship tied alongside such public wharf interfere with or obstruct the fairway. (2) A lease granted under the provisions of subregulation (1) may be renewed from year to year and shall be terminable by six months’ notice on either side, provided that the Minister may determine a lease at any time for breach of any of the conditions attached thereto. Harbours and Merchant Shipping 19 (3) There shall be payable in respect of the lease of any public wharf rent assessed in accordance with the provisions of Schedule II to these Regulations and such rent shall be payable quarterly in advance, Schedule II. provided that the rent in respect of the lease of any public wharf by the owner of a vessel under contract with Government shall, if such wharf be used exclusively by such vessel, be two thirds of the rent otherwise payable under the said Schedule. Schedule. (4) No tonnage dues shall be payable in respect of any ship anchored or made fast at any public wharf which has been leased in accordance with the provisions of this regulation. (5) For the purpose of this regulation any reference to a public wharf shall include, where only a portion of a public wharf has been leased, any such portion as has been leased.