Powers of Authority to prescribe fees, recovery of fees and application of moneys
79.—(1) The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations prescribing the fees to be paid in respect of the issue or recording of any certificate or other document or the doing of any other thing in pursuance of this Act.
(2) All fees prescribed under this Act shall be paid to the Authority.
(3) All fees due to or which may be recovered by the Authority under this Act shall, without prejudice to any other remedy, be recoverable in the same manner as salvage is recoverable.
(4) The Authority may, where it considers appropriate in a particular case, waive, refund or remit the whole or any part of any fee paid or payable to it.
(5) For the purposes of this section, “fees” includes —
(a)
the fees in respect of any certificate or document issued under this Act; and
(b)
the fees in respect of services rendered to or in relation to a ship by the Director or a person authorised by the Director.
(6) All moneys recovered or received under this Act shall be paid to the Authority.