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Ports Act 1991

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14 Payment of levy.

(1) Levy chargeable on a disposal shall be paid to the appropriate Minister by the former relevant port authority by whom the disposal was made. (2) The amount of the levy shall be assessed by the appropriate Minister who shall serve a notice of assessment on the former relevant port authority stating the date of issue of the notice of assessment and the effect of subsection (3) below. (3) The amount assessed shall be payable within the period of three months beginning with the day on which the disposal was made or within the period of thirty days beginning with the date of issue of the notice of assessment, if that period ends later. (4) A person who is liable to make a payment of levy but does not make payment of the amount due during the period within which it is payable shall also pay to the appropriate Minister interest on the unpaid levy at the rate applicable under section 178 of the Finance Act 1989 from the first day after the end of that period until payment of the levy is made; and the interest shall be paid without deduction of tax. (5) In subsection (2) of that section, after paragraph (n) there shall be inserted and (o) section 14(4) of the Ports Act 1991. . (6) A disposal made by a nominee of the former relevant port authority shall be regarded for the purposes of this section as made by the authority.

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14 Payment of levy.

(1) Levy chargeable on a disposal shall be paid to the appropriate Minister by the former relevant port authority by whom the disposal was made. (2) The amount of the levy shall be assessed by the appropriate Minister who shall serve a notice of assessment on the former relevant port authority stating the date of issue of the notice of assessment and the effect of subsection (3) below. (3) The amount assessed shall be payable within the period of three months beginning with the day on which the disposal was made or within the period of thirty days beginning with the date of issue of the notice of assessment, if that period ends later. (4) A person who is liable to make a payment of levy but does not make payment of the amount due during the period within which it is payable shall also pay to the appropriate Minister interest on the unpaid levy at the rate applicable under section 178 of the Finance Act 1989 from the first day after the end of that period until payment of the levy is made; and the interest shall be paid without deduction of tax. (5) In subsection (2) of that section, after paragraph (n) there shall be inserted and (o) section 14(4) of the Ports Act 1991. . (6) A disposal made by a nominee of the former relevant port authority shall be regarded for the purposes of this section as made by the authority.

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