South African Maritime Safety Authority Levies Act, 1998 (Act No. 6 of 1998)1. Definitions |
In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise—
"Authority"
means the South African Maritime Safety Authority established by section 2(1) of the South African Maritime Safety Authority Act, 1998;
"levy"
means an amount payable at intervals or at specified times by specified persons and based on—
(a) one or more of the following criteria, namely—
(i) gross tonnage of ship;
(ii) category of ship;
(iii) category of cargo;
(iv) age of ship;
(v) nationality of ship;
(vi) frequency of port calls by ship; and
(b) | the presence of ships in the internal or territorial waters of the Republic otherwise than in innocent passage; |
"Minister"
means the Minister of Transport;
"ship"
means a ship as defined in section 2 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951).