National Ports Act, 2005 (Act No. 12 of 2005)

Rules

Ports Rules

Chapter 5 : Working of Vessels and Dangerous and Flammable Goods Handling

Part D : Agents, Financial Security, Port and Cargo Dues and Charges, and Penalties

118. Manifest of cargo

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(1) At least one day before the arrival of a vessel in the port in respect of imported cargo and at least 14 days after the vessel's departure in respect of exported cargo —
(a) the owner, master or agent of a vessel must submit to the Authority a certified true copy in English of the manifest of any non-containerised, breakbulk or bulk cargo intended for landing or that has been shipped;
(b) the container operator must submit to the Authority a certified true copy in English of the manifest of any containerised cargo intended for landing or that has been shipped.

 

(2) The manifest referred to in sub-rule (1) must include —
(a) the vessel's details, voyage number, and estimated arrival and departure dates;
(b) its country or origin and destination;
(c) the port of loading, discharge, and trans-shipment;
(d) for non-containerised, breakbulk and bulk —
(i) the consignee and consignor names, addresses and contact details, where available;
(ii) the cargo agents or cargo agents' names, addresses and contact details;
(iii) the bill of lading or mates receipt;
(iv) the marks and numbers;
(v) the number and description of packages or goods;
(vi) the commodity description of the cargo; and
(vii) the gross mass; and
(e) for containers —
(i) the consignee and consignor names, addresses and contact details, and in the case of a group consignment, all the consignee and consignor names, addresses and contact details, where available;
(ii) the cargo agents or cargo agents' names, addresses and contact details;
(iii) the container number, size, type, status and container operator,
(iv) the commodity description of the cargo; and
(v) the gross mass.

 

(3) The container operator must submit to the Revenue Office within the timeframes stipulated in the Tariff Book a list of empty containers intended for landing or shipping at the port.

 

(4) The list referred to in sub-rule (3) must include—
(a) the vessel's details, voyage number, and estimated arrival and departure dates;
(b) the port of loading and discharge; and
(c) the container number, sizes, type, status and container operator.