Vessel Arrests

All accounts are to be paid promptly and within the time specified.  Payment of the charges listed may be required in advance of the service being taken up.  Credit and debit card facilities are available for payments made at the Harbour Offices or via telephone.

The Council have the right to exercise a general lien upon any vessel, and/or her gear and equipment, whilst in or upon the harbour premises, or afloat, until such time as the monies due to the Council from the applicant in respect of such vessel whether on account of storage or mooring charges or otherwise, shall be paid.

Penalty for evading payment of charges – Section 30 Tor Bay Harbour Act, 1970

"The owner of any vessel or goods or any other person who eludes or evades or attempts to elude or evade payment of, or refuses to pay, a charge payable by such owner or person to the harbour authority at the time when the same becomes due and payable shall be liable to pay to the harbour authority, in addition to the charge, a sum equal to the amount thereof, which sum shall be a debt due to the harbour authority and shall be recoverable by them in any court of competent jurisdiction."

Failure to notify the harbour office of arrival, or departing the harbour without paying harbour charges, will be taken as an attempt to evade the payment of harbour charges.

Detention

Vessels directed into the harbour by the Secretary of States Representative (SOSREP) or by any other person legally entitled to direct vessels into a harbour are required to pay one months harbour dues in advance as a condition of entry. If using a mooring facility, they will also be required to pay one months mooring fees in advance as a condition of entry. These charges are in addition to any charges incurred for pilotage, tugs, berthing the vessel or for the provision of any other service supplied by the Authority.

The Council have the right to exercise a general lien upon any vessel, and/or her gear and equipment, whilst in or upon the harbour premises, or afloat, until such time as the monies due to the Council from the applicant in respect of such vessel whether on account of storage or mooring charges or otherwise, shall be paid.